Texas A&M University’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISEN), part of Texas A&M’s College of Engineering, has recognized Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) Senior Research Scientist Bob Brydia for his ongoing collaboration with ISEN. Brydia was presented with ISEN’s Partner of Excellence Award during the department’s annual gala April 13. He was also recently […]
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Can Artificial Intelligence Improve Mobility for Texas A&M’s Mobility Challenged?
This summer, researchers, faculty and students at Texas A&M University explored innovative new ways to use artificial intelligence (AI) to improve campus transportation for mobility-challenged riders on campus. As part of its Campus Transportation Technology Initiative, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) worked with IBM and the Texas A&M University College of Engineering to explore […]
First Texas A&M Self-driving Shuttle Recruits Volunteer Passengers
Come ride along and tell us what you think As part of the Campus Transportation Technology Initiative, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI)—in partnership with Texas A&M Transportation Services and Texas A&M University’s Department of Mechanical Engineering—is testing a self-driving shuttle to improve campus mobility. TTI invites students, the local community and members of the […]
TTI Receives Green Business Award
Following a nomination from an individual in the Bryan-College Station community, the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) received the Green Business Award from the Keep Brazos Beautiful (KBB) organization during its annual awards luncheon May 17. The Green Business Award “is given to a local business that incorporates green practices, consciously conserves resources or demonstrates […]
Texas A&M, TTI, TEES Partner in Campus Transportation Technology Initiative
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and the Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) are partnering under a contract with Texas A&M University to develop a smarter campus transportation ecosystem. Texas A&M University President Michael K. Young created the Campus Transportation Technology Initiative (CTTI) to bring private-sector transportation innovation into the real-world environment of a […]
First in U.S. Dutch-Style Unsignalized Intersection at Texas A&M Featured in Fast Company Newsletter
Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) and Texas A&M University Transportation Services completed construction on a first-of-its-kind non-signalized, Dutch-style intersection last October that is still making news. The protected intersection includes bright green solar luminescent pavement markings used to delineate the bicycle pathways—also a first use in the United States. In this innovation, the illuminating green […]
TTI, EPA Team Up with Transportation Services to Analyze Texas A&M Transit Fleet Performance
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI), in cooperation with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), recently kicked off a project to study the drive cycles of the Texas A&M University fleet buses that serve the campus and surrounding areas. The agencies are working together through a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA). “Texas A&M Transportation […]
Smart Campus Website Goes Live
The Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI) has launched a new website that provides information about the Campus Transportation Technology Initiative, funded by Texas A&M University and currently under way by TTI under the direction of Texas A&M Transportation Services. The website includes current research projects and a link to the Request for Information (RFI) for […]