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- - Virginia Tech Transportation Institute signs partnership with Paris-based transportation research group
    The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has signed a collaborative agreement with the Paris-based French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks.
- - Gov. Bob McDonnell helps Virginia Tech Transportation Institute launch Virginia connected vehicle test bed
    On June 6, Virginia Gov. Robert McDonnell attended the official launch of the Virginia Connected Test Bed, a public-private partnership spearheaded by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
- - White House to honor Virginia Tech Transportation Institute's Tom Dingus as 'Champion of Change'
    Thomas Dingus, director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, will be honored May 8 by the White House as a Champion of Change, a group of Americans seen as making positive change.
- - 11th annual Undergraduate Research Conference to be held April 19
- - Day or night, driving while tired a leading cause of accidents
    Analysis of the 100-car naturalistic driving study demonstrated that fatigue is much more often the cause of accidents than was previously thought.
- - Graduate student award-winning research documents road surfaces that quiet tire noise
    A graduate student's award-winning research on the measurement of tire noise identifies quieting road surface treatments.
- - If you think seatbelt use inconvenient, consider the inconvenience of being injured
    Virginia Tech Transportation Institute researchers determine that occasional seatbelt users often only buckle-up for high speed roads.
- - Future cruise control to have environmental, safety features
    A new cruise control system will reduce fuel use and emissions.
- - Transportation research leader heads connected vehicle/roads research operation
    A veteran smart cars/smart roads researcher will head Virgnia Tech Transportation Institute's operation in the National Capital Region
- - Myra Blanco receives international award for transportation research, leadership, work-life balance
    Myra Blanco has received an international award recognizing her professional contributions while overcoming personal challenges.
- - Virginia Tech ranking for research spending jumps; remains tops in Virginia
    With more than $450 million in research expenditures for fiscal year 2011, Virginia Tech continues to rank in the top 5 percent of research universities and colleges in an annual survey of more than 900 institutions conducted by the National Science Foundation.
- - Work on automatic control of driverless vehicles through intersections receives recognition
    A paper about a simulator tool to control unmanned vehicles through intersections wins an award.
- - Lighting research with real-world impact recognized
    Ron Gibbons has been named a fellow.
- - Symposium opens dialogue about transportation and the aging population
    Announcement for senior mobility awareness symposium on Dec. 6.
- - Naturalistic study used in China to examine causes of accidents
    Technology developed by VTTI to study driver behavior is being used in China.
- - New communication systems would allow vehicles to 'talk' with roadways
    Connected vehicle and infrastructure test beds have begun operation in two parts of the state.
- - Research predicts warning, automatic braking systems on autos will help save lives
    The article describes research to predict the effectiveness of 3 collision avoidance systems available on some cars.
- - National Tire Research Center to open
    The National Tire Research Center will have a ribbon cutting on Oct. 24.
- - Lighting critical to safety of parking lots
    New lighting technology is being tested.
- - Observations of real-life driving behavior enables researchers to recommend life-saving strategies
    A paper on estimating crash risk has received the best article award from the Ergonomics in Design Society.

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