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The mission statement of the Connected Vehicle/Infrastructure University Transportation Center (CVI-UTC) is to conduct research that will advance surface transportation through the application of innovative research and using connected-vehicle and infrastructure technologies to improve safety, state of good repair, economic competitiveness, livable communities, and environmental sustainability.

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Andy Schaudt
Mr. Andy Schaudt is a Senior Research Associate in the Center for Truck and Bus Safety (CTBS) at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). Schaudt earned his B.S. in Psychology and his M.S. in Human Factors Psychology from the University of Idaho. He also earned his M.B.A. in Business Administration from Virginia Tech. Since joining VTTI in 2004, Schaudt has been involved in multiple transportation safety projects involving commercial motor vehicles, school buses, light vehicles, and motorcycles. These projects include the design, development and testing of safety technologies such as drowsy driver warning systems, indirect visibility systems, systems for reducing illegal passing of school buses, enhanced rear signals for reducing rear-end collisions, and connected vehicle technology. Schaudt has been a Principal Investigator (PI), Co-PI and/or Project Manager on over $5.95 million of contracted transportation research... Read More

White House to honor VTTI'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. This year's theme is Transportation Technology Solutions for the 21st century... Read More

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An Innovative “Intelligent” Awareness System for Work Zone Workers Using Dedicated Short-Range Communications
The movement of vehicles (e.g., traffic, dump trucks, and powered mobile construction equipment) around a work zone poses a significant safety risk to nearby workers-on-foot (WOFs). Each year more than 20,000 injuries and more than 100 fatalities occur at road construction zones. Nearly two-thirds (62%) of these incidents involved a worker being struck by a vehicle.1 This project will use the expertise of the research team in the fields of vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication and pervasive computing to develop an innovative “intelligent” awareness system. The system will comprise dedicated short-range communications (DSRC) technology mounted on vehicles and worn by WOFs. Since WOFs are required to wear Class 2 or 3 apparel (e.g., reflective vests) while working in right-of-ways on federal-aid highways, 2 the DSRC technology will be embedded within these garments and present on roadway workers during dangerous situations.

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