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Prioritize safety throughout your transportation project.

SBIR Fiscal Year 2024.1 Awards

Topic Title Award Information 24-FH1: Next-Generation Sensing and Communication Technology for Cooperative Driving Automation Aiwaysion, Inc. - Seattle, WA Integrated Perception and Communication System for Cooperative Driving Automation PI Name: Wei...

SBIR Success Stories

Discover how SBIR awardees are working to improve the safety of the traveling public. See our most recent projects in the spotlight and discover more about SBIR. /* Basic styles for the tiles */ .tile { width: 100%; max-width: 250px; /* Adjust as needed */...

Leveraging AI-Powered Technology to Gather Traffic Safety Data

In the face of high road deaths, Yakama Nation partners with SBIR recipient AIWaysion to save lives in national SMART grant  THE CHALLENGE 

Funding Agency: FHWA 

Small business: AIWaysion Inc. https://www.aiwaysion.com/

Project: Edge Server-Based AI...

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Small Business News

Keep up with the latest announcements from small businesses to see how our awardees are using SBIR funding to solve complex transportation challenges.

 

 

 

 

Other Posts from Small Businesses:

InnoTech Systems: “This grant will significantly propel our efforts in advancing our micro-localization and sensor development technologies…” Read more on LinkedIn.

ConnectWise: “We’re out here in beautiful Florida putting our ‘Bridge Weigh-in-Motion’ system through its paces…” Read more on LinkedIn.

AIWaysion: “MUST is a sterling example of technology transfer from academia to industry…” Read more on LinkedIn.

Transportation Innovation on the Move Newsletter

Sign up for our DOT SBIR newsletter, Transportation Innovation on the Move, to learn more about small business successes, program announcements, and more. 

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Using Vehicle-Sensing Technology to Evaluate Road Safety

SBIR awardee CLR Analytics’ vehicle signature technology leveraged in New Hampshire SMART grant award THE CHALLENGE  

Funding Agency: FHWA

Small business: CLR Analytics Inc. https://www.clr-analytics.com/

Project: Transportation System Performance Measurement...

PNT and Spectrum Lab

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center facility features approximately 26,000 square feet of state-of-the-art, accessible lab space that allows our researchers to collaborate and innovate to test theoretical concepts in real-world simulations and put research to work to advance transportation innovation for the...

Quiet User Interface Environmental Test Lab

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center facility features approximately 26,000 square feet of state-of-the-art, accessible lab space that allows our researchers to collaborate and innovate to test theoretical concepts in real-world simulations and put research to work to advance transportation innovation for the...