Senior Research Engineer Ginger Goodin and Associate Research Engineer Rajat Rajbhandari of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have proposed two panels for the South by Southwest Conference to be held March 9-18, 2018, in Austin, Texas. Both panels examine how technology and transportation intersect to impact our quality of life. How Government Can Fast-track New Mobility … Read More
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TTI Researchers Use Data Visualization to Create Interactive Congestion Strategy Website
In 2016, Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Associate Transportation Researcher Phil Lasley came to James Moughon, TTI software applications developer, looking for a way to make his congestion-mitigation strategy website more user-friendly. At the time, the website listed more than 100 congestion-mitigation strategies using static graphics, but Lasley wanted to make it more interactive. “One … Read More
FHWA-Texas Division Staff Visits TTI
Seven staff members from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)-Texas Division spent the day at TTI on Wednesday, July 26, to learn about current research initiatives and tour TTI laboratories. The group visited both the TTI Proving Grounds at the Texas A&M University System’s RELLIS Campus and TTI’s State Headquarters on the Texas A&M University campus … Read More
Statewide Safety Conference Unites Child Car Seat Technicians for Unique Gathering
A Texas conference dedicated to child passenger safety was held in Richardson, Texas, July 10–12, highlighting the enormous strides made in the last 25 years to protect children who ride in safety seats. But it also revealed how much more work needs to be done. A majority of children who ride in child safety seats … Read More
Winfree Participates in National Congressional Roundtable on CAV Policy
At the invitation of U.S. Congressman Dan Lipinski (D-IL), TTI Agency Director Greg Winfree is participating in a connected and automated vehicle (CAV) policy roundtable in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, July 26, at 1:00 p.m. (CDT) at the Capitol Visitors Center. The roundtable, titled ‘‘The Road Ahead: Developing Policies to Make Connected and Automated Vehicles … Read More
TTI, Aruba Explore Way to Improve the Experience for 7.5 Million Annual Bus Riders
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, today announced an exploratory transportation project to optimize traffic flows for bus ridership and utilize data analytics to improve navigation at Texas A&M University through Aruba Wireless and Data Analytics. Texas A&M University is one of the largest universities in the United States … Read More
TTI Signs MOA with Korea Transport Institute
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) recently signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the Korea Transport Institute (KOTI). The MOA was signed during a visit by a Korean delegation to TTI on July 12. The day included presentations by KOTI and TTI leadership. The three-member Korean delegation consisted of Dr. Chang Woon Lee, president … Read More
WSP and TTI Partner to Advance Transportation Research
WSP USA and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly collaborate on creating a stronger connection between research and deployment of transportation systems management and operations (TSMO) as well as connected and automated vehicle solutions. The agreement includes sharing expertise on research, transportation operations and management, and connected … Read More
TTI Traffic Safety Conference Plays Major Role in Developing Safety Plan for Texas
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) 10th Traffic Safety Conference is historic in that it was the first time attendees helped shape the state’s latest Strategic Highway Safety Plan. It’s a federal requirement that all the nation’s state departments of transportation renew their plans every five years. Texas must submit its newest version of the … Read More
TTI Researchers Conduct Five-Year Motorcycle Crash Analysis
Researchers at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute recently completed a five-year analysis of Texas motorcycle crashes. “The purpose of this project was to understand the complex nature of motorcycle crashes in Texas by constructing a motorcycle crash database and a multi-year analysis of these data with an emphasis on the prevention of fatal and incapacitating … Read More