North Carolina A&T Center for Advanced Transportation Mobility

06/22/2023

Have you checked out CATM's most recent newsletter?

It's full of lots of interesting transportation news. Take a look.

https://www.ncat.edu/cobe/transportation-institute/_files/pdfs/2023springnwsltrada.pdf

06/16/2023

Please take a minute to watch this video explaining who the Center for Advanced Transportation Mobility (CATM) is, what we do, and how we support transportation education and research.

https://youtu.be/qUbhiwu9VKU

06/13/2023

“We are committed to doing everything we can to get I-95 back up and running because we know how important this interstate is to commerce, economies, and quality of life for everyone along the northeast corridor,” said FHWA Administrator Bhatt.

06/07/2023

05/31/2023

Why the humble city bus is the key to improving US public transit

"Public transit in the U.S. is in a sorry state – aging, underfunded and losing riders, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic. Many proposed solutions focus on new technologies, like self-driving cars and flying taxis. But as a researcher in urban policy and planning, I see more near-term promise in a mode that’s been around for a century: the city bus."



https://theconversation.com/why-the-humble-city-bus-is-the-key-to-improving-us-public-transit-199052

05/23/2023

Federal Highway Administration grants will go toward making surface , such as roads, , and ports more resilient to extreme weather. https://bit.ly/3Ww2gkp

05/23/2023

Virginia Tech, a contributor to Federal Highway Administrationand ITS JPO’s cooperative driving automation (CDA) research, has created a driver for the CARMA Platform℠. Their work is completed on high-quality, affordable hardware with the intention of increasing versatility and facilitating its adoption for cooperative driving autonomy research and development.

Interested in using CDA in your research or want to learn more about the program? Contact [email protected]

05/09/2023

CATM-sponsored research: Analysis of the Non-Driving Mobility Needs of People with Disabilities

"Overall, we determined that the needs of the PWD community are extraordinarily varied and heterogeneous and that members of this community should be meaningfully involved in the development of future transportation modalities and technology."

Read the final report here:https://www.ncat.edu/cobe/transportation-institute/catm/catm-finalreport_disabilitysurvey_final-1.pdf

05/05/2023

CATM is sponsoring one of Dr. Klauer's current research projects, Evaluation of Web-Based Driving Feedback for Teens and Their Parents. (Klauer is in the bottom picture in the middle.)

05/03/2023

Dr. Arim Parks held a Case Competition in her Materials Management course, and CATM sponsored the prizes. There were seven teams in total. You may view all the team presentations here: https://bit.ly/3HByeWg

Judges: Dr. Marinda Mcbride, Dr. Joseph Huscroft, Dr. Arim Park

1st Place: Team 2: Joshua Rose, Clinton Boadu, Zharbray Livingston
2nd Place: Team 1: Brandon Taylor, Samaya Brooks
3rd Place: Team 4: Savana Jordan, Kimaly Dixon

From L to R: Dr. Parks, Samaya Brooks, Brandon Taylor (2nd Place team), Clinton Boadu, Zharbray Livingston, Joshua Rose (1st Place team), Kimaly Dixon, Savana Jordan (3rd Place team)

04/26/2023

Over 70% of freight in the United States is hauled by heavy-vehicle drivers. Trucking Along is a website that aims to help these drivers live healthy lifestyles on and off the road! http://ow.ly/E6h150NQFGv