Category: Featured
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11-02-20
Mobility21 UTC Publishes “Recommended Policies for the 21st Century Trends in US Mobility” Report
February 11, 2020 Mobility21’s Rick Grahn, Stan Caldwell and Chris Hendrickson published a new policy report entitled “Recommended Policies for the 21st Century Trends in US Mobility.” The report analyzes the 2017 National Household Travel Survey which captured impacts of emerging technologies on the transportation system to learn about users of such technologies and shifting … Continue reading “Mobility21 UTC Publishes “Recommended Policies for the 21st Century Trends in US Mobility” Report”
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03-02-20
UTC researcher and PH.D. student quantifying transportation relationships
Mobility21 UTC researcher Sean Qian along with Ph.D. student Rick Grahn, studied the relationship between Uber and public transportation, proving it can vary by time of day and location. Read more here: https://engineering.cmu.edu/news-events/news/2020/02/03-transportation-relationships.html.
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27-01-20
Carnegie Mellon University Student Wins ARTBA Student Transportation Video Contest
January 27, 2020 Lijun Yu, research master student in Language Technologies Institute, School of Computer Science at Carnegie Mellon University produced a video for the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s 9th Annual “Student Transportation Video Contest.” Yu won the post-secondary/college/graduate level in the Safety category of ARTBA’s 2019 Student Transportation Video Contest. Watch the … Continue reading “Carnegie Mellon University Student Wins ARTBA Student Transportation Video Contest”
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27-01-20
Research Recap: Busload Detection via Autonomous Sensing
January 27, 2020 Today, Mobility21 UTC released its latest “Research Recap.” The recaps are one-page overviews of the UTC funded research that describe the research project’s purpose, approach, key findings, conclusions, contact information for the research team and a link to the final research report. Check out the one page recap to learn more about … Continue reading “Research Recap: Busload Detection via Autonomous Sensing”
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16-01-20
Mobility21 UTC at the Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting
January 14, 2020 As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation booth at the 2020 Transportation Research Board’s Annual Meeting, Mobility21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell, Program Manager, Lisa Kay Schweyer and Postdoctoral Research Associate Wei Ma staffed an demo and talked with attendees about the Mobility 21 research project “Data-driven real-time traffic prediction and management.”
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16-01-20
Research Recap: Contact Sensing for Improved Inspection of Transportation Infrastructure
Today, Mobility21 UTC released its latest “Research Recap.” The recaps are one-page overviews of the UTC funded research that describe the research project’s purpose, approach, key findings, conclusions, contact information for the research team and a link to the final research report. Check out the one page recap to learn more about this project.
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16-01-20
CMU Student Poster Wins Best in Session at TRB
January 16, 2020 Rick Grahn, a PhD student in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department at Carnegie Mellon University displayed his poster on “Are travelers substituting between Uber and public buses? A case study in Pittsburgh, PA” at the TRB Annual Meeting this week. The poster won “Best in Session.” The poster session was a … Continue reading “CMU Student Poster Wins Best in Session at TRB”
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13-01-20
Mobility21 Program Manager Shares Best Practices at TRB
January 13, 2020 Earlier this morning, Mobility21 UTC Program Manager, Lisa Kay Schweyer presented at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting on “Dynamic synthesis and dissemination of research results” as part of the “Research Implementation and Management Best Practices” conference session sponsored by the Standing Committee on Conduct of Research (ABG10). She shared successful strategies … Continue reading “Mobility21 Program Manager Shares Best Practices at TRB”
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12-01-20
Traffic21 Director Chris Hendrickson Awarded CUTC – HNTB Lifetime Achievement Award
January 11, 2020 Last night at the Council of University Transportation Centers (CUTC) awards banquet at the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting, Traffic21 Director Chris Hendrickson was presented with the prestigious CUTC- HNTB Lifetime Achievement Award for Transportation Education and Research. “This award honors individuals who have had a long history of significant and outstanding … Continue reading “Traffic21 Director Chris Hendrickson Awarded CUTC – HNTB Lifetime Achievement Award”
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11-01-20
CMU’s Matt Battifarano Named Student of the Year
January 11, 2020 Matt Battifarano was honored tonight as a “Student of the Year” at the Council of University Transportation Centers awards banquet held during the Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in Washington, DC. Annually the United States Department of Transportation honors the most outstanding student from each participating University Transportation Center for his/her achievements … Continue reading “CMU’s Matt Battifarano Named Student of the Year”
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09-01-20
Rahul Mangharam Gives Keynote Banquet Speech at Comsnets
January 9, 2020 Rahul Mangharam, the Penn Academic Director for the Mobility21 UTC was the featured banquet speaker today at the Comsnets 2020 conference in Bangalore, India. He spoke about his UTC research project, Designing Safe Autonomous Systems: A Driver’s License Test for Driverless Vehicles.
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08-01-20
Mobility21 UTC at the Consumer Electronics Show
As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation booth at the 2020 Consumer Electronics Show, Mobility21 Executive Director Stan Caldwell and Postdoctoral Research Associate Wei Ma staffed an demo and talked with attendees about the Mobility 21 research project “Data-driven real-time traffic prediction and management.”
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20-12-19
UTC Executive Director Stan Caldwell Serves on Pittsburgh’s Mobility Collaborative Public Stakeholder Group
December 20, 2019 Stan Caldwell, Executive Director of the Mobility21 UTC serves on the Public Stakeholder Group for Pittsburgh’s Mobility Collaborative. As part of his role on the committee he provides guidance for crafting policy for the new micromobility technologies in the context of deploying new services in the City of Pittsburgh (in a manner … Continue reading “UTC Executive Director Stan Caldwell Serves on Pittsburgh’s Mobility Collaborative Public Stakeholder Group”
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12-12-19
UTC Researcher, Costa Samaras Mentioned on Marketplace and in Los Angeles Times
December 12, 2019 UTC Researcher Constantine Samaras offers his expertise to Marketplace on the declining price of battery packs used for electric vehicles and energy storage systems. He also spoke with the Los Angeles Times about his study, stating that drones could have the lowest carbon footprint for deliveries.
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11-12-19
Mobility21 UTC Researchers Participate on Transportation in Smart City Ecosystem Panel
December 11, 2019 Mobility21 UTC Executive Director & Researcher, Stan Caldwell and UTC Researcher Don Carter, served as panelists at the Transportation Engineering and Safety Conference in State College, PA today. Speaking about Transportation in Smart City Ecosystems, their presentations included how transportation threads into the Smart City Ecosystems including energy, building systems, and telecommunication.
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10-12-19
Traffic21 Director, Chris Hendrickson is participating in the Research and Technology Coordinating Committee
December 10, 2019 Traffic21 Director, Chris Hendrickson, is in California to participate in the Transportation Research Board’s Research and Technology Coordinating Committee. “The committee will monitor and review FHWA’s research and technology activities and advise FHWA on (a) research agenda setting and coordination of highway research with states, universities, and other partners, (b) strategies to … Continue reading “Traffic21 Director, Chris Hendrickson is participating in the Research and Technology Coordinating Committee”
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10-12-19
Mobility21 UTC researcher and student team won the Best Demonstration honorable mention award
December 8, 2019 Mobility21 UTC researcher Rahul Mangharam and his student team won the Best Demonstration honorable mention award at #neurips2019 for their F1/10 demo! “They illustrated a platform for distributed #RL, sim to real transfer, and self supervised online learning of a vision based obstacle avoidance/racing policy. Plus, they wrapped this all in the … Continue reading “Mobility21 UTC researcher and student team won the Best Demonstration honorable mention award”
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06-12-19
Smart Mobility Connection with Ding Zhao
December 6, 2019 This Smart Mobility Connection session featured Ding Zhao who described how his team is trying to build the world’s first scenario-based driving database that is dedicated to connected and autonomous vehicles. Watch the video here.
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05-12-19
CMU Students Share Capstone Project Results, Day 2
December 5, 2019 Students of the CMU Heinz College engage in semester long “Capstone Projects” to apply coursework to real-world scenarios. Today, students shared the results of their semester long research projects during the final day of the poster fair. The projects featured today included 3 transportation related projects: A Public Transportation Accessibility Index for … Continue reading “CMU Students Share Capstone Project Results, Day 2”
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03-12-19
Mobility21 UTC Researcher Yang Cai’s Helmet Team Won the NIST Haptic Interface for Public Safety Challenge
December 3, 2019 Mobility21 UTC Researcher Yang Cai’s Helmet Team won the National Institute of Standards and Technology Haptic Interface for Public Safety Challenge. The team set the shortest haptic guided navigation record less than half of the average time. The prototype will be exhibited at Consumer Electronics Show in January 2020. The link … Continue reading “Mobility21 UTC Researcher Yang Cai’s Helmet Team Won the NIST Haptic Interface for Public Safety Challenge”
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25-11-19
Mobility21 Director and Executive Director Participate in the Governor’s Action Team Meeting on Autonmous Vehicle Technology in PA
November 21, 2019 Mobility21 UTC Director, Raj Rajkumar and Executive Director, Stan Caldwell, participated in today’s “Autonomous Vehicle Technology in PA Roundtable.” The roundtable included a discussion of the economic development impact of AVs and included industry leaders, state department of transportation officials, representatives of the Pittsburgh Regional Alliance, Allegheny County and the city of … Continue reading “Mobility21 Director and Executive Director Participate in the Governor’s Action Team Meeting on Autonmous Vehicle Technology in PA”
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19-11-19
Mobility21 UTC Hosts Breakfast and Learn For Business Managers
November 19, 2019 Business Managers representing faculty across the Carnegie Mellon University attended a “breakfast and learn” hosted by Mobility21 to learn more about the Traffic21 and Mobility21 UTC funding. During the event, Rhonda Kloss & Heather Depasquale of the Research Accelerator, and Jacob Bacharach of the Heinz College reviewed the funding sources and shared … Continue reading “Mobility21 UTC Hosts Breakfast and Learn For Business Managers”
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19-11-19
Mobility21 UTC Program Manager Gave Guest Lecture in Smart Cities: Growth and Intelligent Transportation Systems Class
November 19, 2019 Tonight, Mobility21 UTC Program Manager, Lisa Kay Schweyer provided a guest lecture for CMU students enrolled in the Smart Cities: Growth and Intelligent Transportation Systems class. She discussed her experience leading the regional ridesharing program, commuting options, and how students can get involved with the UTC.
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13-11-19
WPXI Features the Traffic21 Smart Mobility Challenge in Interview
November 13, 2019 Watch the WPXI interview highlighting the Traffic21 Smart Mobility Challenge and work being led by CMU researcher Sean Qian. “Unique service helping areas with limited public transportation.” https://www.wpxi.com/news/investigates/unique-service-helping-areas-with-limited-public-transportation/1007942538 via @WPXI
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08-11-19
Recap: Traffic21 10-Year Anniversary Symposium
November 7-8, 2019 The Traffic21 Institute celebrated its 10-Year Anniversary with a two-day Symposium at Carnegie Mellon University. The symposium brought together expert panelists, keynote speakers and participants from industry, academia and government to discuss emerging transportation technology and deployment. Read the full recap >>>