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SBIR Success Stories

U.S. DOT SBIR success stories highlight how SBIR program funding supports small businesses in developing new and innovative technologies that benefit the U.S. DOT and the public. 

Have an SBIR success story to tell? Contact us at dotsbir@dot.gov.

Recent Success Stories

A car and a truck approach a lighted intersection. Smart technology alerts the vehicles that the light is turning yellow.
The Dilemma Zone: Addressing High-Speed Crashes at Lighted Intersections

Cars proceed through an intersection that has a mini roundabout at its center.
Low-Cost, Modular Mini-Roundabouts Help Improve Small-Intersection Safety, Congestion

ThermalStare’s Infrared Coating Inspection System inspects the deck of a ship for defects.
Detecting Damage in Structural Components with New Infrared Technologies

A woman crosses the street in front of an approaching taxi cab while looking down at her cell phone.
A New, Safer Way to Cross the Street

A man wearing a hard hat and safety vest holds a drone that's equipped with a camera.
New Drone-Based System Assesses Highway-Rail Crossings to Improve Safety

A photo of a highway-rail grade crossing with graphical overlays that indicate the crossing's height and identify rail assets such as crossing signage.
Increasing Efficiency in Highway-Rail Grade Crossing Inspections

The Robotic Utility Mapping and Inspection System drives on 4 wheels and is equipped with a ground-penetrating radar, GPS receiver, stereo camera, and 3D LiDAR sensor.
Robotic Utility Mapper Reduces Costs, Improves Safety During Infrastructure Planning and Maintenance

A motorcyclist is alerted to a pothole on the road ahead via the BARRACUDA app.
First-of-Its-Kind Hazard Alert System for Motorcyclists

A teacher and several students sit on the floor testing small robotic vehicles with marker-drawn roads on large sheets of paper.
Introducing Students to Careers in Intelligent Transportation Systems

A semi truck driving on a highway at sunset.
Evaluating Fatigue in Individual Drivers

The dashboard of a car with the DAISY system installed. A heads-up warning flashes on a visual display to alert the driver that he's being tailgated.
Supporting Safe Handoff between Human Drivers and Automated Driving Systems

A smiling woman buckles a toddler in to a child car seat in the back row of a vehicle.
New Seat Belt Locking Mechanisms Aim to Improve Child Safety

More SBIR Success Stories


A Safer Way to Access Freight Locomotives

Pedestrians and cyclists cross a roadway in a crosswalk.
Understanding Traffic Systems with Innovative Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection

Sensors on the top of a roadway sign monitor nearby traffic.
Traffic Monitoring Sensors Provide Real-Time Data

A highway with the Inductive Loops Signature loop wires installed in the pavement.
Measuring Traffic Performance through Innovative Low-Cost Solutions

A close-up view of the TRAVIS VIN receiver and transmitter. The TRAVIS VIN receiver is located within the tractor cabin, while a VIN transmitter is located on each trailer.
New Technology Aims to Simplify Tractor-Trailer Fleet Management

A man holds a gas nozzle while refueling a tractor trailer.
An App for Monitoring Tractor-Trailers’ Fuel Usage

The DOTWASH system, which sits on a trailer and can be towed behind a pickup truck.
DOTWASH Tackles Invasive Species Catching a Ride on Construction Vehicles

 

A man kneels down, testing a pipeline that runs along a bridge overpass.
SBIR-Funded Sensors Detect Pipeline Stresses Early, Mitigating Future Problems

An artist's rendering of an everyday street where hexagonal solar panels have replaced traditional pavement.
A New Pavement System Supported by Solar Panels?

 

 

SBIR: America's Seed Fund. Powered by the Department of Transportation.

Last updated: Thursday, October 26, 2023