Last week, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced its its preliminary estimates for motor vehicle fatalities in the second quarter of 2020. During the second quarter (April-June), the projected number of traffic fatalities decreased by 3.3 percent. However, the agency also reported an increased fatality rate and a potential trend toward risky driving… Continue Reading VTTI offers insight into 2020 U.S. traffic fatality estimates

Media Contacts Maureen Vogel630-775-2307media@nsc.org Kate Thermansen860-954-1789ktherman@travelers.com 540-231-1501inquiries@vtti.vt.edu Trucking companies face a variety of industry challenges, including an aging workforce, driver shortages, injuries and fatalities, and the cost of implementing advanced safety technologies. The National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence (NSTSCE) has issued several new reports on these topics to help fleets navigate them successfully… Continue Reading National transportation center evaluates commercial driver risk, in-vehicle monitoring, and return on investment for safety technologies

Hesham Rakha of VTTI’s Center for Sustainable Mobility and Osama Osman have been recognized by the Transportation Research Board for their study of machine learning techniques that can detect distracted driving behaviors. They received the User Information Systems’ 2019 Best Paper Award and presented their findings on Jan. 14 during the Transportation Research Board’s 99th… Continue Reading VTTI mobility researcher recognized by Transportation Research Board for application of deep learning for in-vehicle systems