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2007

Winter 2007 – Vol. 8, No. 3

• Haptic feedback research explores driver cognition issues
• University team takes second at annual Intelligent Ground Vehicles Competition
• Rural intersection safety reports published
• Seminars bring transportation experts from industry, academia to Minnesota
• Undergraduate students get perspective on traffic research

Summer 2007 – Vol. 8, No. 2

• Minnesota Traffic Observatory opens its eyes on complex transportation issues
• Observatory research improves safety on I-94
• National surface transportation policy committee hears from ITS Institute researchers
• Traffic modeling to improve Alaskan visitors' experience
• ITS Institute director receives Distinguished Service Award
• HumanFIRST director briefs Minnesota Senate committee

Spring 2007 – Vol. 8, No. 1

• Minnesota researchers add their expertise to federal intersection safety initiative
• Winter Luncheon highlights safety of teen drivers
• “Tags” in the road hold promise for smarter vehicle location systems
• Minnesota researchers add their expertise to federal intersection safety initiative
• Travel awards enable students to attend TRB Annual Meeting

2006

Winter 2006 – Vol. 7, No. 3

• The less-than-perfect driver: a new model of car-following behavior
• Seminar addresses privacy, scalability of location-based services

Summer 2006 – Vol. 7, No. 2

• Researcher Spotlight: Gary Davis
• Signal priority technology to put buses on the fast track

Spring 2006 – Vol. 7, No. 1

• Remote sensing takes wing: unmanned aerial vehicle technology
• Shawn Brovold is 2006 Student of the Year

2005

Winter 2005 – Vol. 6, No. 3

• A scientific approach to evacuation planning
• Improving evacuation traffic operations with adaptive control strategies

Summer 2005 – Vol. 6, No. 2

• Ensuring the integrity of critical ITS data;
• Researcher spotlight: Rajesh Rajamani;
• 2005 Advanced Trasnportation Technologies Seminars.

Spring 2005 – Vol. 6, No. 1

• Technological assistance aims to reduce dangerous driving by teens
• Safety implications of ATIS use with cell phones
• 2004 Student of the Year contributes to vision-based traffic monitoring

2004

Winter 2004 – Vol. 5, No. 3

• Finding the fountain of youth for snowplows
• Evolving ITS paradigms topic of winter luncheon
• Program develops new test track capability

Summer 2004 – Vol. 5, No. 2

• Improving the estimation of travel demand
• A safer way to multi-task.

Spring 2004 – Vol. 5, No. 1

• Monitoring activity in public places
• Sanderson named Student of the Year

2003

Fall 2003 – Vol. 4, No. 3

• Putting limits on the speed-versus-safety debate
• Intersection Decision Support: reducing crashes at rural intersections
• Speaker to address traffic safety

Spring 2003 –Vol. 4, No. 2

• Dynamic route clearance: saving time, saving lives
• New system helps capture the driving experience

Winter 2003 –Vol. 4, No. 1

• Assessing road user charges using GIS and GPS technologies
• Interactive simulations enhance ITS education, outreach
• Martin named 'Student of the Year'

2002

Spring 2002 – Vol. 3, No. 1

• The ITS Laboratory: Building the future
• HumanFIRST Program launches research with Nissan

Winter 2002 – Vol. 2, No. 4

• Research investigates effects of advance warning flashers at signalized intersections
• Institute researcher seeks to increase highway capacity
• Chihak honored as Student of the Year

2001

Fall 2001 – Vol. 2, No. 3

• Research explores the role of software in critical transportation systems
• Troopers say new vision technology could make for safer driving

Spring 2001 – Vol. 2, No. 2

• Considering the alternatives
• Under the virtual microscope

Winter 2001 – Vol. 2, No. 1

• Research examines skills of elderly drivers
• Sergi named Student of the Year
• Taking a closer look at crash data

2000

Fall 2000 – Vol. 1, No. 4

• ITS Institute, Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College host National Summer Transportation Institute
• Researchers Team Up to Develop New Techniques
• Zooming In on Better Electronic Images

Spring 2000 – Vol. 1, No. 3

• New HFRL Staff to Assist With IVI Field Test
• Research on Vehicle Turns May Improve Traffic Flow Through Intersections
• Seminars to Highlight Advanced Transportation Technologies

Winter 2000 – Vol. 1, No. 2

• Research Observes Final Seconds Before Crash
• ITS Institute to Expand Program at UMD
• New Technology May Improve Safety for Pedestrians

1999

Fall 1999 – Vol. 1, No. 1

• Welcome to the ITS Institute Sensor
• Video Cameras Focus on Visibility
• Real-Life Statistics Drive Institute's Work
• New Simulation Can Improve Freeway Management