Safe-D: Safety through Disruption

April Gray

Safe-D at the Roanoke College STEM and Robotics Outreach Project

On Saturday September 7, 2019 Safe-D PhD student Alex Noble (VT) visited with 4th – 8th graders participating in the First Lego League (FLL) workshop hosted by the Roanoke College STEM and Robotics Outreach Project.

VTTI/Safe-D Hosts USDOT Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Diana Furchtgott-Roth and Attendees of FAST-zero Symposium

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology, Diana Furchtgott-Roth, and other attendees from the Future Active Saftey Technology(FAST) Toward Zero Accidents Symposium visited VTTI on a tour to learn more about VTTI and Safe-D research.

Featured Safe-D Faculty Interview: Myunghoon Ko (TTI)

Myunghoon Ko is a Safe-D faculty researcher at TTI working on Safe-D Project 01-004: Driver Training for Automated Vehicle Technology and Safe-D Project 01-006: Implications of Truck Platoons for Roadside and Vehicle Safety Hardware. Safe-D Student Eddie Cordova (SDSU) interviewed Dr. Ko as part of the the Safe-D Student and Faculty Interview Chain. Read on to learn more about Dr. Ko and his research!

Safe-D K-12 STEM Outreach Activities at TTI

TTI hosted a number of K-12 STEM outreach activities related to Safe-D projects during the summer of 2019.

Featured Safe-D Student Interview: Mengke Liu (TTI)

Mengke Liu is a Safe-D student at TTI working on Safe-D Project 03-051: Response of Autonomous Vehicles to Emergency Response Vehicles. Read his Safe-D Student interview, conducted by Eduardo Cordova (SDSU), below!

Featured Safe-D Student Interview: Eduardo Cordova (SDSU)

Eduardo Cordova is a Safe-D student at SDSU working on Safe-D Project 03-087: Big Data Visualization and Spatiotemporal Modeling of Aggressive Driving. Read his Safe-D Student interview, conducted by Huyen T.K. Le (VT), below!