Three teams (Umojo, Crew IITS FIU, Cambridge Systematics) were selected by a panel of judges as finalists in the CoMotion Miami Mobility Challenge powered by I-STREET. The finalists made their presentations to leaders in the transportation mobility industry as part… Read More
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Research to Practice Transit Symposium, October 12-14, 2021
The Symposium took take place on October 12-14, 2021, as a virtual event. This free, online event brought together transit experts to discuss the latest in public transportation research around the world. The central theme for this year’s symposium was… Read More
UFTI Team Selected as Finalist for ITE’s Vision Zero Sandbox Design Competition
Congratulations to Dr. Siva Srinivasan, Dr. Rui Guo, Dr. Karla Rodrigues-Silva, and Dr. Gustavo de Andrade for representing the UFTI in ITE’s Vision Zero Sandbox Challenge. The UFTI team has been selected as one of two finalists for the Professional… Read More
UFTI Welcomes Maryam Ghyabi-White as UFTI External Advisory Board Member
Ms. Maryam Ghyabi-White is the CEO/President of Ghyabi Consulting and Management, LLC (GCM). In her current role at GCM, and as the former CEO/President of Ghyabi & Associates, Inc., Ms. Ghyabi-White provides leadership and support to position the company at… Read More
Find a Ride Florida Helps Older Drivers Discover Transportation Options
By: Dr. Justin Mason, Dr. Sandra Winter, Dr. Ilir Bejleri, and Donna Schoenfelder Research has shown that as people age, their eyesight, hearing, and reflexes are not as sharp as they once were. Additionally, their reaction time decreases, making it… Read More
Cyber-Resilient Connected Autonomous Vehicles
By: Dr. Sandip Ray, Professor & Endowed IoT Term Professor, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Florida How would you feel if a hacker could remotely push a button that would cause your vehicle to veer off the… Read More
NSF-Funded Study Creates Strategy to Improve System Performance of Traffic Apps
This study was recently published in IEEE – Transactions on Intelligent Transportation Systems (https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9312471) Doctoral candidate Stephen Spana and his adviser, Dr. Lili Du of the UF Department of Civil & Coastal Engineering, worked on a National Science Foundation study… Read More
Coordinated CAV Platooning Driving Using Real-Time Learning & Distributed Optimization
Connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) technologies present great opportunities for reducing traffic congestion through advanced sensors, communication, and portable computing devices – those which assist with conducting cooperative or coordinated driving. However, much of the CAV-related work focuses on assisting… Read More
Algorithm Created to Identify Traveler Coordination Groups & Improve Efficiency in Route Decisions
Several apps such as Waze and Google Map provide ways for travelers to share routing decisions with each other. These apps aggregate the data to provide information on the best routes to take and the time it takes to arrive… Read More
Using Machine Learning Techniques to Help Mitigate Congestion
Urban traffic control is one of the most important and challenging issues facing cities. Increases in the volume of traffic has significant impacts on congestion and consequently in the amount of time that travelers spend on the road. Furthermore, traffic… Read More