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UF researchers look at how autonomous vehicles behave when sensors are manipulated 

March 23, 2026

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator Autonomous vehicles (AVs) use a range of sensors to understand and navigate their environment. They use cameras and other technologies to detect the positions and distances of nearby vehicles, pedestrians, animals and road objects, allowing them to drive safely on our streets and highways. But what happens when […]

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Duanya Lyu studies ways to improve transit systems that meet people’s needs

March 17, 2026

By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator How can a city run a better and more reliable transit service that people feel comfortable using? That is the question at the center of Duanya Lyu’s doctoral research in transportation engineering at the University of Florida. “At UF, all of my research centers around one big question: […]

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Uncovering Bias in Human Mobility Analysis through Mobile Device Location Data

January 23, 2024

Doctoral student Xiaojian Zhang is working to reduce social inequalities by analyzing biases in mobile device location data gathered and tracked from technologies such as mobile phones or other GPS-enabled devices. Mobile device location data has become an important tool for transportation researchers and professionals working to improve human mobility analysis. For example, transportation professionals […]

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