U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Celebrates the Volpe Center’s 50 Years of Advancing Transportation Innovation for the Public Good

In honor of the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s 50th anniversary, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao released a special video message today to celebrate the Center’s sustained contributions to advancing transportation innovation for the public good.

Over the past five decades, the U.S. DOT Volpe Center’s extensive cross-modal partnerships have led to innovative solutions that have advanced the safety and efficiency of the national and global transportation systems.

Volpe Center experts have worked on automobile crash sensors, advanced urban transit technologies, grade crossing protection, and crash energy management systems for passenger trains. The Center’s work has also evolved from helping respond to and analyze crashes, to helping anticipate them so they can be prevented in the first place.

“…Volpe is also helping enable a better future during this historic period of transportation innovation. These innovations include drones and autonomous vehicles. These have the potential to increase safety, create new goods and services, and increase access to transportation for senior citizens and people with disabilities,” Secretary Chao said.

Read more about the Volpe Center’s 50 years of progress and innovation and watch U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao’s video message.