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"If you want to buy an American car, you need to buy it from a Japanese company," said Stephen Carmel, a Senior Vice President at Maersk Line Limited. Carmel spoke about the "made in" label's irrelevance in today's global economy during a February 16 Straight from the Source presentation at...
Volpe was recently showcased on a new cable TV series, Your Federal Government. The 30-minute episode features Director Robert Johns discussing Volpe's history and its unique role in the federal government, functioning as both a consultant and a federal agency.
Diana Gomez, deputy district director of operations at Caltrans, shared her perspectives on transportation system management and "practicing the pyramid," California's efforts to manage the transportation system from planning through operations and maintenance to improvement.
On April 13, a panel of leading experts discussed key safety and policy issues pertaining to the planning, implementation, and unintended consequences of automated transportation systems.
Volpe, The National Transportation Systems Center, recently hosted Eisenhower Fellows from Colombia, Indonesia, and China to engage on a number of critical global transportation issues.
According to Robin Chase, founder and former CEO of Zipcar and GoLoco, creating and maximizing a shared infrastructure like those used in carsharing ventures may hold an answer to low-cost transportation innovation.