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Fiscal Year 2022 SBIR Awards

U.S. DOT is pleased to announce its selection of 12 small businesses to receive a total of $2 million in Small Business Innovation Research program Phase I awards stemming from the fiscal year 2022 Phase I solicitation. These selections support advancing transportation research and development on...

Increasing Efficiency in Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Inspections

Some highway-rail grade crossings are inspected only every 2-3 years. To address this challenge, VisioStack developed the Aerial Crossing Inspection System (AXIS) to assess crossing safety more efficiently with help from U.S. DOT’s SBIR program and the Federal Railroad Administration. AXIS allows...

New Drone-Based System Assesses Highway-Rail Crossings to Improve Safety

Poor highway-rail grade crossing design can contribute to rail incidents. To address this challenge, MTRI Inc. developed Crossing-i, a drone-enabled inspection system, to assess crossing safety with help from U.S. DOT’s SBIR program and the Federal Railroad Administration. Crossing-i can help rail...

Our Priorities

The U.S. DOT Volpe Center draws upon our multimodal, multidisciplinary expertise to advance U.S. DOT’s key priorities to improve our transportation system.

Global Railway Alliance for Suicide Prevention: 2021 Meeting Notes

On November 19, 2021, The Volpe Center (US) hosted the 10th meeting of the Global Railway Alliance for Suicide Prevention (GRASP). On November 22, 2021, the Volpe Center hosted a smaller meeting to accommodate members from a variety of time zones. The GRASP working group began in January 2014...