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… Read More
Month: September 2016
Researchers Recommend Strategies 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 of the states in… Read More
UFTI Upgrades Its Full-Car Simulator, Creating Opportunities for Interdisciplinary Driving Research
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… Read More
Graduate Students Receive Scholarships during the Central Florida WTS Awards Banquet
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,… Read More
UFTI Annual Picnic, October 23, 2016, at Lake Wauburg. RSVP Now!
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.
UFTI Driving Simulator Inauguration, Oct. 28, 2016
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.… Read More
The WTS Presents a Symposium on the “Old Florida Heritage Highway”, Oct. 19, 2016, 6 pm to 8 pm, Reitz Union
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… Read More
Dr. Chimay Anumba joins the UFTI External Advisory Board
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… Read More
UFTI Fellowship Spotlight: Kyle Ventura
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… Read More
Student Spotlight: Pruthvi Manjunatha, Doctoral Student
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… Read More