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U.S. DOT Volpe Center Staff Presenting at 2024 TRB Annual Meeting
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s staff will be presenting at a variety of sessions at the 103rd annual Transportation Research Board (TRB) meeting, January 7-11, 2024 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Seeks Student Interns
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is now recruiting talented individuals to join our team as part of our 2024 Volpe Pathways Internship Program. Interested students can apply via the Pathways Internship job posting on USAJobs.gov, which opened Thursday, October 19, 2023 and is expected to close on Friday,...Hear from One U.S. DOT Volpe Center Colleague About Their Journey to Transportation
Meet Brendon Providence, a computer engineer in our Situational Analysis and Logistics Division, and learn about his journey to transportation, how he ended up at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center, what working here is really like, and how he’s working to advance transportation for the public good.Prototyping New Ideas with the Volpe Innovation Accelerator
Since its launch in August 2020, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Volpe Innovation Accelerator (VIA) has spurred innovation by inviting employees to propose ideas, recruit teams, and develop prototypes and concept papers. In the process, it encourages collaboration, develops skillsets, and strengthens...The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Advances UAS Integration in the National Airspace System
Wake turbulence is the rotational movement of air created behind any aircraft under lift generation. The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s measurements and analyses of wake turbulence on behalf of FAA have been instrumental in enabling FAA to make positive operational changes in the National Airspace System...Improving the Safety of Commercial Motor Vehicle Operations with In-Motion Roadside Inspections
The U.S. DOT Volpe Center is supporting FMCSA in developing and implementing the Level VIII Inspection Program Operational Test, which will apply new technologies to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of roadside enforcement while mitigating the current process’s climate impacts and...Improving Resilience and Fostering Responsible Use of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Services
The national and economic security of the United States depends on reliable Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), which is an essential component of the nation’s transportation infrastructure. The civil, commercial, and military sectors rely on PNT technology to provide critical location...The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Designs for the Future
Designing for the future of transportation requires transforming our infrastructure, our technology, and our approach to problem-solving. Making our transportation system safer and stronger, more resilient and sustainable, fairer and more equitable requires a renewed commitment to innovation.The U.S. DOT Volpe Center Supported FAA Requirements Management Efforts
Requirements management provided FAA Program Management Organization programs with the knowledge and tools to efficiently manage program requirements. To facilitate this, FAA partnered with U.S. DOT Volpe Center to develop workshops, review requirements, and create metrics using a detail-...