Month: September 2016

View in Constant Contact [view] Research Researchers Recommend Strategy to Incorporate Autonomous Vehicles into MPO Long Range Transportation Plans A recently enacted bill (HB 7061) in the Florida legislature requires that Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs) in the state include infrastructure changes to accommodate advanced technologies such as autonomous vehicles. And with Florida as one […]

A recently enacted bill (HB 7061) in the Florida legislature requires that Long Range Transportation Plans (LRTPs) in the state include infrastructure changes to accommodate advanced technologies such as autonomous vehicles. And with Florida as one of the states in the nation to have approved on-road testing of these vehicles, state entities such as Metropolitan […]

An interdisciplinary group of researchers at the University of Florida (UF) has joined forces to enhance one of its driving simulators with up-to-date technology to study the human-vehicle interactions. Such studies aspire to potentially keep people safe, improve their driving performance, quality of life, or help them adapt to new technology, e.g. advanced driver assistance […]

Congratulations to Eleftheria (Ria) Kontou and Megan McGinley, both graduate students in the UFTI transportation engineering program. Kontou and McGinley are executive board members of the WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter at UF, serving as the vice president and secretary, respectively. Both students were awarded the Frankee Hellinger Scholarship. The special night included Florida Department […]

The picnic will take place at Lake Wauburg’s South Pavilion I on Oct. 23, 2016, from 11 am to 2 pm. Food and refreshments will be provided. RSVP by October 19th to Jennifer Gomez (UFTI Administrative Assistant) at ufti@eng.ufl.edu.  

The University of Florida Transportation Institute (UFTI ) will be inaugurating its newly updated driving simulator on October 28, 2016 from 1 pm to 4 pm at the Smart House located at Oak Hammock off Willison Road in Gainesville, Florida. A reception will follow the event. About the Simulator: The simulator contains more visual channels […]

Mark your calendars! The WTS Advancing Women in Transportation student chapter at UF is hosting a symposium on Wednesday, October 19, 2016 from 6 pm to 8 pm in G-310, Reitz Union (UF Campus). A raffle and reception will follow the event. RSVP by Oct. 17th to iaviles@ce.ufl.edu. The symposium will bring together planners, transportation […]

The UFTI is pleased to welcome Dr. Chimay Anumba as a member of the Institute’s External Advisory Board. Dr. Anumba serves as the Dean of the College of Design Construction and Planning. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering at the University of Leeds in the UK and his D.Sc. from Loughborough University (UK). His […]

Once in a while, you come across a really interesting graduate student, one that is not only academically talented, but one who can speak a second language and is musically inclined with interests in singing and dancing. Kyle Ventura is one of those students – a first year graduate student affiliated with the UFTI. He […]

Every year on September 15th, the engineering community in India celebrates Engineering Day. This special day is a tribute to Sir M. Visvesvaraya, who is considered one of the country’s best engineers. To UFTI doctoral candidate Pruthvi Manjunatha, this day is especially important because learning about Sir Visvesvaraya throughout his formative years is what led […]