The Third International Symposium on Naturalistic Driving Research:

Call–for–abstracts deadline has been EXTENDED to June 1, 2012!

Call for abstracts information(PDF)

Poster session guidelines(PDF)

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) serves as Virginia Tech's largest university–level research center. The center is dedicated to conducting research to save lives, save time, and save money in the transportation field by developing and using state–of –the–art tools, techniques, and technologies to solve transportation challenges.
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Virginia Green Highway Initiative is a partnership between: VTTI; Virginia Tech's Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science, College of Engineering, and Office of the Vice President for Research; and the Virginia Department of Transportation (Virginia Transportation Research Council).

What's New at VTTI?

  • U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood visited Virginia Tech
    Blacksburg, Va., February 17, 2012 –The Honorable Ray LaHood, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation traveled to Virginia Tech today to tour the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and to meet with students, faculty and staff who are conducting research aimed at reducing the number of injuries and deaths caused by distracted driving accidents. Read More
  • Paper Selected for Special Recognition by TRB
    Blacksburg, VA, January 17, 2012 – "Development of a Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed for Evaluating Truck Safety Systems" was submitted by Hesham Rakha, director of VTTI's Center for Sustainable Mobility to the Truck and Bus Safety Committee of the Transportation Research Board (TRB). Read More
  • VTTI's Associate Finance Director Passes Certified Research Administration Examination
    Blacksburg, VA, January 16, 2012 – Pascha Gerni , VTTI's Associate Finance Director, recently passed the Certified Professional Research Administrator (CRA) exam. Candidates applying to sit for the examination must possess a Master's Degree with a specialization in research administration or sponsored programs or a Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of substantial involvement in research or sponsored programs administration either in a sponsoring or recipient organization or the equivalent in a self-funded organization. Recertification is required at the end of each five-year period. Read More