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Doctoral student wins ITE District Best Paper award for autonomous shuttle study
September 23, 2025By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., M.A., Research/Communications Coordinator, UFTI Congratulations to Renan Favero for winning the Daniel B. Fambro Student Paper Award at the Florida-Puerto Rico Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) District Annual Meeting in Orlando, Florida, on August 12, 2025. Renan Favero is a doctoral student in transportation engineering, conducting research on autonomous shuttles. “This […]
Read more »Enhancing Road Traffic Safety Through the Synchronization of Self-Driving Vehicles
April 16, 2024Written 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 […]
Read more »Civil Engineering Graduate Student Named 2024 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar
April 12, 2024By Ines Aviles-Spadoni, M.S., Research Coordinator Bryce Grame, a doctoral student in the UF Department of Civil Engineering, is one of 19 students nationwide to be selected as a 2024 Lifesavers Traffic Safety Scholar (TSS). This recognition has also earned him a spot at the Lifesavers Conference on Roadway Safety, which was held April 7 […]
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