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As U.S. Sen. Mark Warner discovered this week, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute-affiliated Global Center for Automotive Performance Simulation is driving the latest advancements in tire and vehicle testing, modeling, and simulation for the next generation of vehicles. On August 16, Warner visited the center to get a first-hand look at its endeavors in enhancing… Continue Reading Sen. Mark Warner visits Virginia-based tire and vehicle testing center; praises it as an economic leader

In addition to causing headaches, traffic congestion costs drivers and legislators time, money, and environmental resources. To address this issue, researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute have developed an award-winning automatic congestion identification model that can map and calculate the impact of weather and road visibility on traffic. Researchers in the institute’s Center for… Continue Reading Transportation researchers develop award-winning model to identify weather and road congestion

Blacksburg, Va., June 6, 2016 – Students interested in the field of transportation will have a unique opportunity to interact first-hand with industry researchers and professionals during the inaugural Women in Transportation Seminar – The Future of Transportation, Aug. 31 – Sept. 1 at the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center, Blacksburg, Va. The… Continue Reading Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to host first Women in Transportation Seminar; call for poster abstracts now open