Category: Featured
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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 >>>
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08-11-19
Traffic21 Launches “Traffic21 Smart Transportation” Podcast
The Traffic21 Smart Transportation Podcast launched today, coinciding with the Traffic21 10-Year Anniversary Symposium. This podcast was created to feature and share information from thought leaders and highlight the smart transportation work happening at Carnegie Mellon University and in the community. Click here to learn more. The inaugural episode of the podcast highlight content recorded … Continue reading “Traffic21 Launches “Traffic21 Smart Transportation” Podcast”
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29-10-19
Sean Qian Interviewed by WPXI
October 29, 2019 UTC Faculty and Director of the Mobility Data Analytics Center at CMU, Sean Qian, was interviewed by WPXI this morning for an upcoming story on the Smart Mobility Challenge project with the Airport Corridor Transportation Association. Stay tuned for the interview.
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28-10-19
Surtrac Allows Traffic To Move at the Speed of Technology
October 25, 2019 Author Heidi Opdyke Artificial intelligence is giving more Pittsburgh drivers the green light. Developing and deploying the technology to keep the traffic flowing took a team of researchers and roboticists from Carnegie Mellon University together with the help of city engineers and funding from foundations. It all started because Henry Hillman, the … Continue reading “Surtrac Allows Traffic To Move at the Speed of Technology”
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25-10-19
CMU News Features Traffic21 and Surtrac in Article
October 25, 2019 CMU News featured the history, accomplishments and partnerships of Traffic21 and Surtrac technology in a new article. The article highlights quotes from Mayor Peduto, Traffic21’s Stan Caldwell, and Mobility21 faculty, Steve Smith. Read how it all started here.
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23-10-19
Raj Rajkumar Featured on NOVA’s Episode on Self-Driving Cars: “Look Who’s Driving”
October 23, 2019 NOVA is the most-watched prime time science series on American television, reaching an average of five million viewers weekly and on 10/23/2019, it featured Mobility21’s Director, Raj Rajkumar. The episode has a look at self-driving cars taking to the streets, investigates how they work, and if they are safe. Watch the full … Continue reading “Raj Rajkumar Featured on NOVA’s Episode on Self-Driving Cars: “Look Who’s Driving””
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30-09-19
RISS Program Participant to CMU Employee
In June, the Mobility21 UTC welcomed Tessa Guengerich as part of the CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS) program. By the end of August, she was offered a job as a Robotics Engineer and began working for Carnegie Mellon University at the National Robotics Engineering Center. During the spring, Tessa was an undergraduate student at … Continue reading “RISS Program Participant to CMU Employee”
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09-09-19
Mobility21 UTC Participates in the Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit
September 4-6, 2019 The Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit is the largest dedicated Automated Vehicle conference in the Northeast region, bringing together both public and private industries – and the Mobility21 UTC students, staff and faculty participated, serving as presenters and session moderators. Mobility21 UTC Director, Raj Rajkumar participated on a panel of CAV Testers during … Continue reading “Mobility21 UTC Participates in the Pennsylvania Automated Vehicle Summit”
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29-07-19
Update from Tessa Guengerich, CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholar
July 29, 2019 In June, Mobility21 welcomed Tessa Guengerich as part of this year’s CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholars (RISS) program. Currently an undergraduate student at the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, she arrived in Pittsburgh hoping to learn more about machine learning and programming and learn more about the implementation of robots … Continue reading “Update from Tessa Guengerich, CMU Robotics Institute Summer Scholar”
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24-07-19
Roads Australia Delegation Visits CMU
July 24, 2019 Roads Australia, a delegation of Australian industry and government leaders traveled all the way to North America from 22 July – 2 August 2019 to explore Future Transport: Smart Cities. Their visit was designed to deepen their understanding of the progress, challenges and emerging trends in Regulatory and Technological Innovation around future transport … Continue reading “Roads Australia Delegation Visits CMU”
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03-07-19
Students from PA Rural Robotics Initiative Visit CMU
June 27, 2019 Today, 15 students from the Franklin Area High School went to Carnegie Mellon University for the day. The students, all part of the PA Rural Robotics Initiative, traveled almost 2 hours each way to get a glimpse into some of CMU’s programs and resources. Organized and supported by CMU’s Mobility21 University Transportation … Continue reading “Students from PA Rural Robotics Initiative Visit CMU”
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07-06-19
Mobility21 Fellow Attends ENO Leadership Development Conference
June 2-7, 2019 Mobility21 UTC’s 2018 – 2020 Women in Transportation Fellow, Bonnie Fan, participated in the Eno Leadership Development Conference this week in Washington, DC. Fan won a scholarship to attend the conference through the Council of University Transportation Centers. Eno is a non-partisan transportation think-tank started by William Phelps Eno, the “Father … Continue reading “Mobility21 Fellow Attends ENO Leadership Development Conference”
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03-06-19
Carnegie Mellon University student, Sharika Hedge, Spending Her Summer at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center
June 3, 2019 Carnegie Mellon University student, Sharika Hedge, is a senior at CMU, majoring in Civil Engineering with a minor in Computer Science. She is currently an intern at Leidos in the Transportation Solutions Division, but is spending her summer as a contractor at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. Her team, FHWA’s Saxton Transportation … Continue reading “Carnegie Mellon University student, Sharika Hedge, Spending Her Summer at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center”
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29-05-19
Mobility21 Welcomes New Women in Transportation Fellow – Carlee Benhart
Mobility21 welcomes Women in Transportation Fellow for 2019– 2021, Carlee Benhart. Carlee developed an interest in smart transportation, urban infrastructure, and transportation equity during her time studying Regional Planning at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. While pursuing her degree, she undertook internships with the Indiana County (PA) Office of Planning and Development where she worked as … Continue reading “Mobility21 Welcomes New Women in Transportation Fellow – Carlee Benhart”
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19-05-19
Key Lessons in Urban Mobility Podcast Featuring Mobility21 UTC Executive Director Stan Caldwell
May 21, 2019 Stan Caldwell, Mobility21’s Executive Director, sat down with Ken Dunlap, Managing Partner of Catalyst-Go, a company that specializes in the autonomous technologies industries, to discuss urban mobility in their latest podcast. The podcast entitled ““Key Lessons in Urban Mobility” explores a wide variety of topics, including how Pittsburgh has transitioned from an … Continue reading “Key Lessons in Urban Mobility Podcast Featuring Mobility21 UTC Executive Director Stan Caldwell”
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08-05-19
CMU’s Traffic21 Announces Winners of Second Smart Mobility Challenge
May 8, 2019 Today, Carnegie Mellon University’s Traffic21 announced North Huntingdon Township and the Airport Corridor Transportation Association (ACTA) as the winners of its second Smart Mobility Challenge. Traffic21, a research institute operated out of CMU’s Heinz College of Information Systems and Public Policy and Mobility21, its affiliated USDOT National University Transportation Center in the … Continue reading “CMU’s Traffic21 Announces Winners of Second Smart Mobility Challenge”
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06-05-19
Smart Mobility Challenge Project: Traffic Impact Study of CSX Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal and Mitigation Plans for McKees Rocks
May 6, 2019 In September 2017, CSX Transportation began operations at its newest Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal, located in Stowe and McKees Rocks. The facility provides shippers a new transportation option to move freight to and from the region and enhances the area and the company’s competitive advantage through greater connectivity. However, studies show the … Continue reading “Smart Mobility Challenge Project: Traffic Impact Study of CSX Pittsburgh Intermodal Rail Terminal and Mitigation Plans for McKees Rocks”
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26-04-19
Smart Mobility Connection features Steve Quick
April 26, 2019 The last Smart Mobility Connection of the Spring ’19 semester featured Steve Quick, Adjunct Faculty in the School of Architecture at CMU. Quick highlighted his UTC project that is currently investigating how the integration of multimodal policies onto regional corridors will impact small towns differently from urban and suburban corridors. Watch the … Continue reading “Smart Mobility Connection features Steve Quick”