Programs & Labs

• HumanFIRST Program
• Intelligent Vehicles Lab
• Minnesota Traffic Observatory
• NATSRL
• Policy & Planning for ITS

News

Research explores privacy, legal implications of emerging ITS technologies

Intelligent transportation systems (ITS) technologies can provide planners and engineers with new tools that produce a safer and more efficient transportation system. However, because many of these technologies rely on the ability to track and record the movements of individual citizens, scholars and legal advocates have begun to raise privacy concerns. More

Sleepy driver takes a test drive

KMSP-TV Fox 9 News, May 21, 2008

Using the University of Minnesota HumanFIRST virtual driving simulator, researchers can monitor how a sleepy driver isn't able to drive safely. More

High school students get an inside look at transportation technology

Twelve students and two teachers from the Blaine High School Center for Engineering, Math, and Science visited the Center for Transportation Studies (CTS) and the ITS Institute on April 23. The Center for Engineering, Math and Science is a specialty program within Blaine High School offering an integrated and rigorous, in-depth program in mathematics, science, and engineering. More

“Merge madness”

Fox 9 News, May 1, 2008

John Hourdos, director of the Minnesota Traffic Observatory, contributes to an analysis of merging behavior among Twin Cities drivers. More

Featured Studies

• Cooperative Intersection Collision Avoidance Systems (CICAS)
• Rural Intersection Decision Support
• Driver Performance and Behavior
• Teen Drivers
• Ramp Metering
• Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Systems
• Driver Assistive Technologies
• Security Applications

Recently published research reports

• Cross Median Crashes: Identification and Countermeasures
  June 2008 Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-17
• Integration of Infrared Imaging for a Head Up Display Lane Keeping and Collision Avoidance System
  June 2008 Report no. CTS 08-09
• Multi-Camera Monitoring of Human Activities at Critical Transportation Infrastructure Sites
  June 2008 Report no. CTS 08-08
• Access to Destinations: Twin Cities Metro-wide Traffic Micro-simulation Feasibility Investigation
  May 2008 Report no. Mn/DOT 2008-15 1381
• Advanced BRT Volume I: Innovative Technologies for Dedicated Roadways
  March 2008 Report no. CTS 08-06

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