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Using Robots to Clean Public Transit Assets

While public transit vehicle and station sanitation has always been an important part of maintaining a healthy and welcoming public transportation system, the COVID-19 pandemic revealed a critical need for improvements to public transportation sanitation processes as a means for public safety and...

Surface Transportation Systems Safety

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Surface Transportation Systems Safety Division works closely with federal, state, and local agencies to develop and implement data-driven programs that improve transportation safety through innovative technologies, programs, policies, and practices.

Michael Lau

Michael Lau is the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s Information Systems Security Manager (ISSM) with 24 years of information technology experience at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center.

Leveraging Smart Storage Technology to Combat Lithium-ion Battery Fires

Lithium-ion batteries are gamechangers for charging and energy storage and essential to a variety of household devices including laptops, bicycles, and cars. For the transportation sector, lithium-ion batteries are central to the rapid growth of electric mobility, making it feasible to travel...

Using Innovative Technology to Repair Pipelines from the Inside

Pipeline damage can be very dangerous, causing significant harm to communities when an incident occurs. The Pacific Gas & Electric Pipeline Rupture in San Bruno, CA devasted the community and resulted in the death of 8 people, 51 hospitalizations, and the destruction of 38 homes. For every...

Dab Kern

Dabney (Dab) Kern is the director for operations at the U.S. DOT Volpe Center. In this role, he is responsible for guiding the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s operational workforce in delivering mission support across the Center.

Using AI-Powered Camera Technology to Improve Railroad Safety

In many places around the United States, railroad tracks intersect local roads used by vehicles and pedestrians at grade, some in dense, inhabited communities. This can set the stage for deadly conflict with pedestrians and vehicles. Since trains are heavy, taking upwards of one mile to stop, the...