Project Grant DESC0022888

This $250,045 National Science Foundation project grant under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on developing technologies and policies to enable remote operation of long-distance trucks. The research team will develop data-driven systems to continuously monitor challenging traffic conditions for remote operators. They will also develop safety filters mediating commands between autonomous systems and remote operators. The project will...

This EAGER (Early-Concept Grants for Exploratory Research) award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) provides $150,000 to conduct research on advancing system designs, models, and algorithms for state-aware demand control to enhance shared use of emerging autonomous mobility systems. The research aims to leverage real-time network data and vehicle/rider trajectories to dynamically shape demand and scale ride-pooling operations, with potential applications...

The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) has awarded a $1,863,725 Cooperative Agreement to Wabash National Corp to design, fabricate, and assess the durability of a sustainable composite refrigerated trailer integrated with photovoltaic (PV) systems. This project, funded under EERE's Renewable Energy Research and Development program (CFDA 81.087), aims to investigate the long-term durability, environmental exposure, vehicle loads, and...

The Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy awarded a $3,674,627 Project Grant under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program to the University of Alabama. The objective of this project, titled "CO-E3T: Energy-Efficient and Equitable Transit through User-Centric Hardware and Software Co-Development and Community Co-Design", is to develop an innovative mobility system approach for providing energy-efficient and equitable transit...

This Cooperative Agreement, awarded by the Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy under the Conservation Research and Development (CFDA 81.086) program, provides $2,480,441 to Calstart, Inc. to support a regional effort to expand public investment in electric vehicle (EV) mobility programs and neighborhood-specific infrastructure for disadvantaged and low-income communities in Sacramento, California. The project will create three mobility hubs and study their...

This Cooperative Agreement award of $1,516,969 from the Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) Federal Grant Program (CFDA 81.135) supports the "INTERMODAL FREIGHT OPTIMIZATION FOR A RESILIENT MOBILITY ENERGY SYSTEM (INFORMES)" project. The award is designed to enhance U.S. energy security, reduce emissions, improve energy efficiency, and strengthen energy infrastructure resilience through innovative transportation and logistics research and development. The University...

The National Science Foundation Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems awarded a $149,999 Project Grant to the University of Houston System to support the "PILOT FOR EQUITABLE ELECTRIC MOBILITY: SMART CHARGING, SMART PARKING, AND METRO PASS SYSTEM" project. Funded under the NSF Engineering (47.041) program, which seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering research and education, this project will develop and pilot test technologies...

This $500,000 Project Grant awarded by the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.200 - Highway Research and Development Program) will enable the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, to implement the Municipal EV Readiness Program. The program will guide at least 30 municipalities in the metropolitan Chicago area to become "EV ready" by facilitating the safe and rapid deployment of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, promoting...

This $1,730,017 Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration (CFDA 20.205 - Highway Planning and Construction) is supporting the "Charging the Atlanta Region: A Transportation System Electrification Strategy that Works for Everyone" initiative. The grant will fund the Atlanta Regional Commission's efforts to develop a comprehensive transportation electrification strategy for the Atlanta metropolitan area. Key deliverables include operational plans, safety management...

This $365,955 project grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will fund research by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute related to preventing rural crashes involving logging trucks and improving data collection on such crashes. Specific objectives include identifying topics for risk communication messaging and training tailored to logging truck drivers and law enforcement. This will be done through a literature review on risk factors for logging truck crashes or those...