Nearly all new vehicles have some degree of self-driving capability and internet connectivity. Every time one of those cars corrects a lane-departing drift, brakes hard, or senses a sharp speed boost, it sends a message. And if we listen to those signals, we could save a lot of lives. Host Bernie Fette talks with TTI’s […]
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Episode 1: WHOA, THAT WAS CLOSE! Can we prevent crashes from happening by studying the ones that almost happened?
Episode Preview with TTI’s Shawn Turner (audio, 26s): Full Episode (audio): Episode Detail February 12, 2021Whoa, That Was Close! Can we prevent crashes from happening by studying the ones that almost happened? Featuring: Eva Shipp, Shawn Turner Nearly all new vehicles have some degree of self-driving capability and internet connectivity. Every time one of those […]
Andy Mullins, Former TTI Researcher and Program Manager, Honored with Transportation Planning Fellowship
The Board of Regents of The Texas A&M University System approved the Andy Mullins Transportation Planning Fellowship, established by colleagues at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). A friend to many across the Institute, Mullins passed away unexpectedly Oct. 22, 2020. Mullins was a TTI research scientist and the manager of TTI’s Travel Forecasting Program. […]
TTI’s Zmud Helps Author Policy Brief on Infrastructures and Robomobility
TTI Senior Research Scientist Johanna Zmud helped author the recently published policy brief “Defining the Role of Automated Transportation Infrastructure in Shaping Sociotechnical Systems” in the Think20 (T20) Task Force publication Infrastructure Investment and Financing. T20 is an engagement group comprised of regional and international think tanks serving to research and generate policy proposals on […]
Statement on the Passing of Neilon Rowan, Retired TTI Research Engineer and Traffic Operations Pioneer
We are saddened to hear that Neilon Rowan passed away on Jan. 8, 2021. His big smile and friendly demeanor immediately put everyone at ease around him. Known to his students as Dr. Rowan, he was a beloved mentor to many researchers early in their extensive careers. He was a retired Texas A&M Transportation Institute […]
Briaud Named President of American Society of Civil Engineers
In a virtual ceremony held Oct. 29, Distinguished Professor Jean-Louis Briaud assumed the role of 2021 president of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), accepting the presidential pin and gavel from 2020 President K.N. Gunalan. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society and represents more than 150,000 civil engineers worldwide. Briaud […]
TTI/TAMUS Members Schedule of Presentations at 2021 TRB
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers — as well as employees from The Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) members — are sharing their expertise at the Transportation Research Board’s (TRB’s) 100th Annual Meeting, which will be held January 21–22 and 25–29, 2021, in a virtual format. The PDF below contains a schedule of TTI/TAMUS members presentations […]
Viral Spread Magnified at U.S.–Mexico Gateways
By Rafael Aldrete and Okan Gurbuz With hope growing that COVID-19 vaccines will soon be widely available, the answer to one of life’s most torturous questions — when will the pandemic end? — may soon be clearer. It will likely be a while longer, however, before we can thoroughly sort out how the disease spread so […]
Thinking Transportation Podcast
Latest Episode Episode Preview with TTI’s Greg Winfree (audio, 15s): Full Episode (audio): Policies, Priorities, and Possibilities: What might we see from new leadership at USDOT? FEATURING: Greg Winfree Presidential administrations and their appointees come and go, but USDOT’s mobility mission remains constant. Challenges span a wide spectrum from yesterday’s aging infrastructure to tomorrow’s emerging […]
Video Summary Report — Capacity and Cost Benefits of Super 2 Corridors
The growing popularity of Super 2 corridors in Texas has prompted TxDOT and Texas A&M Transportation Institute researchers to develop and update a tool that helps pinpoint locations where new projects should be considered. The TTI video production group worked with the research team to produce a video summary report on the impact of the […]
Center for International Intelligent Transportation Publishes New Reports on Border Research
Researcher’s with TTI’s Center for International Intelligent Transportation Research recently published two reports based on center-sponsored research. Evaluation of Ambulance Cross-border Operations | Cross-border travelers across the U.S.–Mexico border often experience delays due to international security and customs concerns. However, medical emergencies require expedited travel through land ports of entry to save patients. Researchers examined […]
Will Our Transportation System Support a Post-COVID World?
The coronavirus changed our working and shopping patterns, and the changes could be permanent. By Ginger Goodin As the COVID-19 vaccines are distributed, we’re one step closer to addressing how we can avoid falling victim to one of the most destructive diseases ever. What’s gotten less attention are the questions of how and where we […]
Winfree Column in December 2020 Traffic Technology International Now Available
In the December 2020 edition of Traffic Technology International, Texas A&M Transportation Institute Director Greg Winfree outlines the transportation research challenges we face in a post-COVID world. Winfree’s Mode Warrior editorial invites the public to review and comment upon a white paper he and TTI Assistant Director Joe Zietsman authored that “outlines nine factors to […]
TTI’s Bullard and Chrysler Named Regents Fellows for Transportation Research, Service
Continuing a commitment to excellence in research and service, Senior Research Engineer Lance Bullard and Senior Research Scientist Sue Chrysler have been named Regents Fellows by The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents. Employees of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), Bullard and Chrysler have dedicated their lives to improving the safety of motorists […]
Turnbull, Zmud Published in TR News
Texas A&M Transportation Institute Executive Associate Director Katie Turnbull and Senior Research Scientist Johanna Zmud were published in the September/October issue of TR News, TRB’s bimonthly magazine. Turnbull’s article, “That Was Then, This Is Now, Tomorrow Will Be Amazing!,” celebrates the TRB Centennial by taking a look at what life was like in 1920, where […]
Research Internships
Engage in transportation research at the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), recognized as the largest university-affiliated transportation research institute in the nation. The application period for 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Internships has ended. 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Internship Program On this page: Program Overview Funding and Relocation Applicant Eligibility Participant Requirements and Expectations Internship Application […]
TTI Researchers Publish Paper on Speed-Crash Relationship for City Streets
Estimating the speed-crash relationship has long been a focus area of interest in roadway safety analysis. Because of many confounding factors that may influence both speeds and crashes, the relationship cannot be appropriately established without considering the corresponding roadway characteristics and accounting for their effects on speeds and crashes. Texas A&M Transportation Institute researchers Eun […]
Human Connections: Tech Transfer During a Pandemic
Volume 56, Number 4 (2020) Adobe PDF version Inside This Issue: Texas DIR Recognizes TTI’s Smart Intersection Project for Benefiting Texans Despite Challenges, 2020 Transportation Short Course Sees Record Attendance Short Course Session Examines COVID-19’s Impacts on Transportation Planning College Students, Traffic Safety Professionals Attend Virtual 2020 U in the Driver Seat Symposium For a […]
Texas DIR Recognizes TTI’s Smart Intersection Project for Benefiting Texans
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) highlighted the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Smart Intersection project as an accomplishment in its Biennial Performance Report published Nov. 15. DIR’s stated mission is to “serve Texas government by leading the state’s technology strategy, protecting state technology infrastructure, and offering innovative and cost-effective solutions for all levels […]
Despite Challenges, 2020 Transportation Short Course Sees Record Attendance
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) hosted the Ninety Fourth Annual Transportation Short Course Oct. 12–14, 2020. Traditionally held in person at Texas A&M University in College Station, Texas, travel restrictions and concerns for personal health in the era of COVID-19 forced planners to hold the event online for the first time in its near-century […]