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Volpe’s Transportation Human Factors Division provides internationally recognized human factors research, engineering, development, and evaluation capabilities within a human systems integration framework. We pioneer new relationships between humans and policies, processes, automation, and...Volpe Internship: "It's Like Getting a Whole Other Education"
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The U.S. DOT Volpe National Transportation Systems Center is located at 55 Broadway in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Situated in the heart of Kendall Square, we are across the street from the Marriott hotel, near the MIT/Kendall Square stop on the MBTA Red Line.
Volpe Introduces New CAFE Infographic
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Big Data Analytics: Driving Value Beyond the Hype
We are in the midst of a "big data" explosion, in volume and velocity. The challenges for federal agencies, industry, and other organizations are to figure out how to manage and analyze big data to create value, increase accurate predictions, and provide approaches that drive sound decision...
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Transportation Challenges and Opportunities - A Colloquia Series
Continuing its long tradition of facilitating knowledge exchange across the transportation community, Volpe has designed a new colloquia series on "Transportation Challenges and Opportunities" that brings together thought leaders and experts from government, academia, and the private sectors to...