New Driving Simulator, Wake Turbulence Research, Calculating Truck Crashes

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New Simulator Enables Testing of Dangerous Driving Scenarios with No Harm to Drivers

 

Volpe recently acquired a new research simulator to understand driver behavior. Owned by the Federal Railroad Administration, the driving simulator helps researchers examine user reactions in a myriad of scenarios, providing important safety data that shapes new technologies and federal regulations.

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New Series: Transportation and the Economy

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Series Kickoff : "Logistics Clusters: Jobs, Growth, and Economic Development"

October 3, 2014
12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Dr. Yossi Sheffi

 

Elisha Gray II Professor of Engineering Systems
Director, Center for Transportation and Logistics
Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Attend the event via webinar or join us in person.

Learn more about the other speakers in the series on our website.
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