UFTI News June 2014

June 26, 2014 in Uncategorized

Research

UFTI Joins Forces with FDOT to Develop Policy for Automated Vehicles

An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Florida from the fields of Transportation Engineering, Urban Planning and Mechanical Engineering have been
awarded a research project to provide the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) with the necessary information and guidance on drafting and implementing policies associated with the Automated Vehicles (AV) technology. [read more]

Florida Automated Vehicles Initiatives 2014

FDOT Secretary Ananth Prasad says that “Florida is trying to be at the head of the game as automated vehicle technology evolves.”
As the second state in the nation with legislation to test on public roadways, this short video and website give a glimpse into Florida’s automated vehicle program. [read more]

Education

Meet the 2014 TRIP Summer Interns

Four students where chosen to participate in this summer’s Transportation  Research Internship Program (TRIP).
The program is managed by the STRIDE Center, a U.S. DOT grant-funded regional transportation center housed at the University of Florida. [read more]

University of Kansas Hires a UFTI Alumna

Alexandra Kondyli had high expectations of her time in transportation studies, and those expectations were exceeded here at UF.
Alexandra will be an assistant professor at the University of Kansas (Lawrence, KS) in August. [read more]

Technology Transfer

McTrans Website Overhaul

Recently, the McTrans Center website has been transformed to be consistent with the University of Florida standards. The new site also provides more immediate access to the most used areas like product information and ordering… [read more]