Recognized for its longstanding history of excellence in safety research, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has been awarded a multiyear, multimillion-dollar contract by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety Research and Development. The contract, which could provide as much as $50 million in funding over the next five years, supports the FHWA […]
Archives for December 2016
The Power of Partnership: 90th Annual Transportation Short Course Focuses on the Future
Continuing the beneficial relationship between the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and state universities was the underlying message of this year’s Transportation Short Course, hosted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and held on the Texas A&M University campus Oct. 10–12. As part of its longstanding research partnership with TxDOT, TTI has hosted the […]
TTI Advisory Council Annual Meeting
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Advisory Council met in College Station Oct. 19–20, 2016, at the Thomas D. Hildebrand, DVM ’56 Equine Complex on the Texas A&M University campus. The meeting began with a reception, dinner and update on the Port of Houston Authority from Roger Guenther, Port Authority executive director and TTI Advisory […]
Teens in the Driver Seat® Launches Driver App to Curb Distracted Driving
As part of National Teen Driver Safety Week in October, teen advocates of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Teens in the Driver Seat® (TDS) program launched Teen Driver, a new smartphone app created by MobiSoft Infotech, LLC. The launch was held at Creekview High School in Carrollton, Texas, and highlighted the app’s functionality, as […]
TTI News
Hall of Honor Inducts Dwight D. Eisenhower Former President Dwight David Eisenhower was inducted into the Texas Transportation Hall of Honor Dec. 6 in a ceremony at the Eisenhower Birthplace State Historic Site in Denison, Texas. Eisenhower’s induction recognizes his leadership in creating the U.S. Interstate Highway System, which is 60 years old this year. […]
TTI Publications
Research Videos Access the research topics listed below via the URLs shown. Commercial Truck Platooning: Phase 1 Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dydR15tgeKo&t=2s Connected Vehicle Wrong-Way Driving Detection and Mitigation Demonstration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_DkTNq45g4 Continued Implementation of High Performance Thin Overlays in Texas Districts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gV37q-H-fWk Freight Movement Redefined: https://vimeo.com/183842437 Making Traffic Demand Models More Realistic Representations of Congestion: https://vimeo.com/170486486