Carnegie Mellon’s Safety21 is helping Pennsylvania grow and retain a skilled workforce that will adapt to forthcoming advanced and autonomous vehicle technologies… The center is supporting workforce development at the...
[As Pittsburgh prepares for the Parkway East’s 25-day closure beginning July 10, CMU researchers weighed in on the psychological toll and how commuters can cope.] Beginning July 10, the I-376...
Self-driving tractor trailers are ready to roll in Pennsylvania. But with comprehensive regulations and testing still in the works, the state has not yet to see driverless big rigs —...
[The Greene County, Pennsylvania Board of Commissioners approved] partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on an Appalachian Regional Commission grant to fund a program in the county. Greene County would receive...
The NFL draft is coming to Pittsburgh on April 23… bringing an estimated 500,000-700,000 visitors… The impact of such a massive influx of people will put the city’s transportation systems...
In honor of the nation’s 250th Anniversary, the U.S. Department of Transportation plans to deploy self-driving shuttle services in Washington DC this summer. As a precursor… researchers from Carnegie Mellon...
Carnegie Mellon University’s new Robotics Innovation Center (RIC) provides faculty members, students and industry partners with a world-leading collaborative ecosystem for research and development in robotics, automation and artificial intelligence....
The Federal Government has awarded a $3.7 million “Safe Streets and Roads for All” grant… to Westmoreland County, much of which will support the construction of the PennSTART test track,...
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded nearly $1 billion in grants under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program in fiscal year 2025. The program, created by the Infrastructure...
Western Pennsylvania is an emerging world of exoskeletons, digital twins, and V2X (vehicle-to-everything) technology, shaped by research centers and organizations that prioritize safety, including [Carnegie Mellon University’s] Safety 21. “Safety...
Construction of a 2-mile track in East Huntingdon to test autonomous vehicles and train first responders is underway, with the facility expected to be in operation by late 2026. The...
…One of the main challenges with landslides: They’re tough to predict and prevent. “A lot of our work does tend to be reactive,” [Eric Setzler, chief engineer at Pittsburgh’s Department...
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