Student Spotlight:  Renan Favero Says It’s Not All About the Degree; It’s about Making a Difference

June 9, 2025

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Who would have thought that a microsimulation class would have made such an impact on Renan Favero that he would go on to pursue a career in transportation engineering? It was 2013, and Favero, then an undergraduate student in civil engineering, was attending the Politecnico di Torino, […]

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Enhancing Road Traffic Safety Through the Synchronization of Self-Driving Vehicles

April 16, 2024

Written by Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., UFTI Research Coordinator As self-driving vehicles (also known as connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs) become increasingly common, it is vital that their movements are seamlessly coordinated so they can drive safely and efficiently on our highways and roads. Among those coordinated driving maneuvers such as car-following and lane change, vehicle […]

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