C2SMART/NYU Establishes Multi-year Agreement with NYSDOT C2SMART/NYU established a multi-year agreement with the New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) to provide on-call research services in support of the Department’s goals. C2SMART was selected based on its USDOT UTC designation and due to its research portfolio and outputs being aligned with NYSDOT needs. Broadly, C2SMART…
Wearables to Command More Access and Inclusion in a Smarter Transportation System Background There are 39 million blind and 246 million individuals with low vision worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). The economic impact, inclusive of unemployment, approached $3 trillion dollars in 2010 with conservative estimates of $75 billion dollars per year in…
Implementation and Effectiveness of Autonomous Enforcement of Overweight Trucks in an Urban Infrastructure Environment Overview Transportation agencies have been enforcing illegal overweight trucks at the weighing stations and by the Police enforcement units. It was found that only 8.6% of the actual overweight trucks are cited at the weight stations in New Jersey. Thus, current…
Street-level Flooding Platform: Sensing and Data Sharing for Urban Accessibility and Resilience Overview Of the myriad climate change impacts, flooding is expected to have an outsized influence on public health and infrastructure. In New York City, for example, sea-level rise and high-intensity rainstorms (which convey large volumes of water to drains, leading to backups and…
Energy Harvesting for Self-Powered Sensors for Smart Transportation Infrastructures Overview Finding an efficient source of energy has always been a big challenge for humans on Earth. Fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, have traditionally been considered as major sources of energy. These energy sources are not only nonrenewable but are also harmful to our…
Cooperative Perception of Road-Side Unit and Onboard Equipment with Edge Artificial Intelligence for Driving Assistance Overview Cooperative sensing refers to a technology that increases perception range and field-of-view by exchanging sensor information between vehicles (and roadside devices). Bagnell et al. developed a method that combines vehicle onboard data with static satellite imagery for path planning.…
Emerging Leaders in Transportation Introduction Ben Kabak kicking off the program with a discussion on NYC Transit. Emerging leaders aboard a new JetBlue Mint plane What do solutions to our transportation challenges look like? C2SMART Center sponsored the seventh annual Emerging Leaders in Transportation Program. Hosted by C2SMART’s affiliates at the NYU Rudin Center for…
Accessible Mobility Technology Showcase C2SMART Center and the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation, together with the Transit Tech Lab, hosted a showcase on new mobility technologies for people with disabilities. This program included a panel to discuss new mobility technologies and how they can work best in New York City. The panel was followed by…
Christian Claudel, Robust Control of Traffic Flow on Networks using Chance Constrained Optimization Traffic control on networks is one of the most cost-effective and scalable solutions to worsening urban traffic congestion. This talk discussed a novel formulation of robust network traffic control involving a first order traffic flow model, with initial condition, model parameter and…
Women Leaders in Transportation: Workshop for Students C2SMART Center and the NYU Rudin Center for Transportation hosted a Women Leaders in Transportation Workshop for Students. This half-day event provided attendees with the opportunity to grow their leadership skills and network with current women leaders in the transportation field. Featured: Jennifer Strasser Vice President Cambridge…