The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has been selected as a team leader for a major multiyear, multimillion dollar contract awarded recently by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Office of Safety (HSA). The wide-ranging safety support contract, which could provide as much as $19 million in funding over a five-year period, will involve numerous efforts […]
Archives for 2016
New Center of Excellence Focuses on Borders, Trade and Immigration Research
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) created the Centers of Excellence (COEs) to develop multidisciplinary, customer-driven, homeland security science and technology solutions and help train the next generation of homeland security experts. The University of Houston (UH) recently was awarded the Center for Borders, Trade, and Immigration Research (CBTIR). The […]
TTI Researchers Recognized with Outstanding TRB Papers
Five researchers with the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) were honored with Outstanding Paper Awards during ceremonies at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, January 10-14 in Washington, D.C. Three TTI researchers are the recipients of TRB’s esteemed Fred Burggraf Award, designated to honor transportation researchers 35 years of age or younger. Lead author Michael […]
Teens in the Driver Seat® “Zero Crazy!” Activity Seeks to Reduce Distracted Driving Among Teens
Every day teens take their eyes off the road to tweet, text, snapchat, or post to the Internet. In 2013, 3,154 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. According to NHTSA and the US Department of Transportation, drivers under the age of 20 made up 27 percent (about 850) of the distracted […]
Who’s Driving the Revolution?: Latest Edition of Texas Transportation Researcher Now Available
New technologies are revolutionizing our transportation system. In a few decades, cars could be driving themselves. How the private and public sectors work together to implement these new technologies will prove key to ensuring a seamless, safe and secure transportation network in the future. The latest issue of the Texas Transportation Researcher focuses on TTI’s […]
Study Suggests Austin Residents are Evenly Split on Using Self-driving Cars
How likely might Austin-area residents be to use a self-driving vehicle, which could be on Texas roadways within several years? In a recent TTI study sponsored by the Transportation Policy Research Center, 50 percent of those interviewed said yes to the idea, and 50 percent said no, each group offering a variety of reasons for […]
Schedule of TTI TRB Presentations
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering researchers were selected to present papers at the annual Transportation Research Board meeting this month on multiple topics, ranging from infrastructure and safety, to automated vehicles, economics and the environment. Schedule of TTI Presentations
Yu Elected to Chair Special Libraries Association’s Transportation Division
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Research Librarian Hong Yu was recently elected as Chair-Elect-Elect for the Special Libraries Association’s (SLA’s) Transportation Division. Yu will serve as Chair-Elect-Elect in 2016, which also includes being Conference Program Chair for their 2017 annual conference. In 2017, the role transitions to Chair-Elect, prior to assuming the duties as Chair in […]
Polunsky Receives Straub Award Following Homeland Security Masters Class
Steven Polunsky, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) research scientist, is the recipient of a prestigious homeland security award given to one student in each Naval Postgraduate School Center For Homeland Defense and Security (CHDS) class. The Curtis H. ‘Butch’ Straub Achievement Award is named after the man who founded CHDS and is presented to the […]