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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

Tammy Trimble, senior research associate with VTTI’s Center for Public Policy, Partnerships, and Outreach, received the John C. Vance Paper Award on Jan. 13 during the Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting in recognition of her team’s research on the regulatory landscape of advanced vehicles. Trimble, along with colleagues at VTTI, led a team of… Continue Reading Researcher honored by the Transportation Research Board for her work on automation in state motor vehicle codes