Safety21 News

The big trend in robots is handing the keys over to a generative AI model, but that brings with it a problem: that architecture isn’t predictable the way traditional algorithms...

A two-mile test track in Westmoreland County has gained the attention of federal officials. The Regional Industrial Development Corporation showcased its progress toward opening the course, which is named PennStart,...

Construction is progressing on PennSTART, a new closed-loop testing facility that will give autonomous vehicle companies, researchers and transportation agencies a place to develop and test emerging technologies in real-world...

Federal transportation executives are visiting the Steel City in two weeks, and regional leaders hope to use it as an opportunity to sell Pittsburgh as the “center of the universe”...

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,...