VTTI Automated vehicle-related Testing In Arlington, Va.

About automated vehicles If designed well, automated vehicles have considerable potential for reducing congestion, increasing safety, and providing new transportation solutions for people who currently cannot drive. This study is one of many being conducted to determine how best to design automated vehicles. This study is investigating the potential need for additional exterior signals on… Continue Reading VTTI Automated vehicle-related Testing In Arlington, Va.

Institute engineers drive advanced-vehicle technology forward

Jean Paul “J.P.” Talledo Vilela is an embedded hardware team leader in the Center for Technology Development at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). The department in which he works, the Hardware Engineering Lab (HEL), develops connected- and automated-vehicle systems for use in the institute’s research studies and test-bed applications. We went down to the… Continue Reading Institute engineers drive advanced-vehicle technology forward

Institute wraps up successful Fifth International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research

Driving researchers and practitioners worldwide recently gathered in Blacksburg, Va., for the Fifth International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research, hosted by the National Surface Transportation Safety Center for Excellence at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. “This year’s symposium was our most successful one yet,” said Myra Blanco, director of the institute’s Center for Public Policy, Partnerships,… Continue Reading Institute wraps up successful Fifth International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research