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What happens when you can’t drive, but you still want to get around? Autonomous vehicles may be the answer. Transportation is taken for granted by many from day-to-day. But what happens when something goes wrong?  As drivers age, they may experience physical or cognitive declines which can challenge their ability to drive safely. Autonomous vehicle […]

Over the summer this year, Dr. Ruth Steiner of the Department of Urban & Regional Planning, participated in an ongoing collaboration between the University of Florida and the University of Indonesia on an International Development Smart Cities project. Dr. Steiner was a keynote speaker at a the International Conference in Quality on Research in Padang, […]

On June 13, 2019, Governor Ron DeSantis signed CS/HB 311: Autonomous Vehicles, which will expand testing of autonomous vehicles. The bill signing took place at the SunTrax facility in Polk County, Florida. “Signing this legislation paves the way for Florida to continue as a national leader in transportation innovation and technological advancement,” said Governor DeSantis. […]

Researchers in the UF Department of Occupational Therapy, led by Dr. Sherrilene Classen, recently published, “Smart In-Vehicle Technologies and Older Drivers: A Scoping Review” in the American Journal of Occupational Therapy’s Special Issue on Robotics, AI, and Automation. The researchers determined the impact, specifically convenience, comfort, and safety, of In-vehicle Information Systems or Advanced Driving […]

The WTS Florida Gator Student Chapter at the University of Florida hosted their annual Symposium on Thursday, March 28, 2019, at the Arredondo Cafe, Reitz Union (UF Campus). The focus of this year’s symposium was “Big Data in Transportation” with topics such as cyber security, Mobility as a Service (MaaS), performance optimization of intersections performance, […]

The next Highway Capacity Analysis Webinar Series presented by McTrans is scheduled for April 8-12 with a bonus session to cover simulation using TransModeler SE, now integrated with the HCS7 Streets module.  This session will provide training on converting Streets analyses to TransModeler SE simulation runs that are HCM-compliant and include 3D animation and geo-referencing.  […]

Congratulations to Aschkan Omidvar for winning the first place ITS Florida Anne Brewer Academic Scholarship! Omidvar is a Ph.D. student at the UFTI working with Dr. Lily Elefteriadou on projects related to autonomous vehicles. The scholarship is awarded to students from universities in Florida who are majoring in a field related to transportation and/or ITS […]

The UFTI’s McTrans Center will be working with the Southwest Research Institute’s (SwRI) Critical Systems Department (CSD) as subject matter expert consultants for HCS7 (a product of McTrans) under the Central Florida Regional Integrated Corridor Management System (R-ICMS) project. McTrans Director Bill Sampson will serve as the PI with assistance from Vishal Khanapure, assistant director […]

A project funded by the Southeastern Transportation Research, Innovation, Development and Education Center, which is the U.S. Department of Transportation’s grant-funded, Regional (Southeastern) University Transportation Center (UTC) housed at the UFTI, is being led by Research Assistant Professor Dr. Clark Letter. The research team includes Dr. Lily Elefteriadou (UFTI professor and director) in collaboration with […]

The University of Florida has partnered with Temple, Inc., and Applied Information, Inc., to test and evaluate the use of GPS and cell phone technology that can send an alert or warning message on the driver’s cell phone if the driver is speeding in an active school zone. A secondary benefit of the same application […]