What's New in Vehicles and Equipment

We congratulate three TRB Executive Committee members who have been appointed to senior positions in President Biden's administration. Vicki Arroyo ,  2019 Chair of the Executive Committee, has been appointed as Associate Administrator for the Office of Policy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Nuria Fernandez , an Executive Committee member, has been appointed as Deputy Federal ...

We're happy to note that more than a third of President Joe Biden's appointees to key U.S. Department of Transportation leadership positions have volunteered their service to or have engaged with TRB in the past. See the full list of appointees.

TRB is pleased to announce the third episode of our new podcast, Transportation Explorers. The series gives voice to the many volunteers of the Transportation Research Board and other leading transportation experts. The co-hosts explore the latest and most critical research and innovations in transportation. In this episode, Susan Shaheen of the Institute of Transportation Studies at the Univer...

Decarbonising Azerbaijan’s Transport System: Charting the Way Forward , released by the International Transport Forum

Driving A Green Future: A Retrospective Review of China’s Electric Vehicle Development and Outlook For the Future , released by the International Council on Clean Transportation

Modeling Driver Behavior during Automated Vehicle Platooning Failures , released by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Real-World Use of Automated Driving Systems and Their Consequences , released by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Interest in driverless vehicles, including low-speed automated vehicles (LSAVs), continues to expand globally and in the United States. The TRB Transit Cooperative Research Program's TCRP Research Report 220: Low-Speed Automated Vehicles (LSAVs) in Public Transportation presents current use cases for LSAVs and provides a practitioner guide for planning and implementing LSAV services as a new pu...

A new 7-minute video will help preparers populate ‘Field 17 Keywords’ field with the best terms from the Transportation Research Thesaurus (TRT) that most accurately describe the content of their report.  See AASHTO’s Report Guidelines and Requirements for more information about the Technical Report Documentation Page. SPR-funded reports must include this form in the report, and it is good...

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has undeniably changed our normal routines and established practices. These changes, along with ongoing advancements in technology, may present opportunities to offer better mobility options to a wider segment of the American population than ever before. If carefully combined with public transit and substantially scaled up, the concept of offering con...

The November-December 2020 issue of TR News —with a cover feature on the development of a Recycled Material Web Map—is available in hard copy and digital copy for subscribers. For those who are not subscribers, the table of contents is available. Other feature articles in the issue include "Living with Transformational Technologies and Other Surprises," "Asphalt Recycling: History of Recycled M...

Small gasoline-powered aircraft are the single largest emitter of lead in the United States. A highly toxic substance that can result in an array of negative health effects in humans, lead is added to aviation gasoline to meet the performance and safety requirements of a sizable portion of the country’s gasoline-powered aircraft. TRB will host a webinar on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 1:00 t...

The January 2021 TRB Annual Meeting is generating headlines from press and participants alike. Catch up on your reading, watching, and listening!       Video   Kittelson & Associates, Inc. TRB 2021 - Conversation with Kittelson Cambridge Systematics TRB 100th Anniversary Celebration         Podcast AASHTO's ETAP Podcast Environmental Topics at the Vir...

Latest Generation Data Portal for the Intelligent Mobility Meter , released by Carnegie Mellon University

TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) has issued a request for proposals to (1) develop a register of risks to state and local transportation agencies and their constituents posed by the emerging technologies of Connected and Automated vehicles, electric vehicles, Mobility on Demand/Mobility as a Service, and Advanced Air Mobility, (2) recommend approaches agencies can use...

Download the TRB Annual Meeting mobile app before the 100th Annual Meeting. To download the app, search “TRB 2021” in the Apple Store or Google Play. When opening the app for the first time, enter the same email address used to register for the Annual Meeting to unlock the app. The app provides registered attendees with the ability to search the full schedule of events, program participants, ex...

Resource pages for the 2021 TRB Annual Meeting are available. Visit this page for information about how to participate in the virtual meeting , the the online program , mobile app  (available in late December), and other information . The TRB 100th Annual Meeting will be conducted as a virtual event  throughout January 2021. Exact dates are January 5-8, 11-15, 21-22, and 25-29. Regis...

TRB is pleased to announce the second episode of our new podcast, Transportation Explorers. The series gives voice to the many volunteers of the Transportation Research Board and other leading transportation experts. The co-hosts explore the latest and most critical research and innovations in transportation. In this episode, Katie Turnbull of the Texas A&M Transportation Institute discusse...

If combined with public transit and increased in scale, shared modes of transportation, such as ride-hailing, scooter sharing and bike sharing, can enhance mobility, equity, and sustainability in metropolitan areas. Cities, transit agencies, and shared mobility providers should collaborate in goal-setting, experimentation, testing, and implementation. These are among the findings in TRB Special...

TRB thanks its  2021 Annual Meeting exhibitors . Please make sure to schedule time to visit some of the more than 130 virtual exhibits to learn about the goods, services, and potential solutions that are available to help address changes you are facing. Exhibit Hours “Live” Hours : Exhibits will be listed as “live” from 11:00 AM to 3:00 PM Eastern Time each day, during the dates of the TRB...

Small gasoline-powered aircraft are the single largest emitter of lead in the United States, as other major emission sources such as automobile gasoline have been previously addressed. A highly toxic substance that can result in an array of negative health effects in humans, lead is added to aviation gasoline to meet the performance and safety requirements of a sizable portion of the country’s ...

TCRP is seeking panel nominations for the approved FY 2021 research projects . Descriptions are available of FY 2021 projects for which RFPs are expected to be issued. Please nominate yourself or other candidates to serve on the expert panels of these research projects online at MyTRB . These panels will develop requests for proposals, select contractors, and review draft deliverables. Nominati...

2017 Report on Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) Skills Testing Delays , released by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx discusses growing up in Charlotte, N.C., where freeways that were essentially walls cut his neighborhood off from the rest of the world. Neighborhoods like this – “on the other side of the tracks” – all over the country saw their economic values decrease without any real restitution. Foxx talks about how the lessons of the past can inform how we...

The Transportation Research Board thanks its 2021 TRB 100th Annual Meeting Patrons who are showing their support for transportation research and innovation, and aiding TRB in its mission to provide leadership in transportation innovation and progress through research and information exchange. TRB's 100th Annual Meeting program will cover all transportation modes, addressing topics of interest t...

TRB is pleased to announce our new podcast, Transportation Explorers. The series gives voice to the many volunteers of the Transportation Research Board and other leading transportation experts. The co-hosts explore the latest and most critical research and innovations in transportation. Listen to the first episode, with former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx discussing equity iss...

Electrifying Freight: Pathways to Accelerating the Transition , released by the Electric Coalition

Estimating Changes in Parking Capacity and Urban Form From Vehicle Automation , released by Carnegie Mellon University

Are you curious about what a virtual TRB Annual Meeting might look like? Hear from TRB Executive Director Neil Pedersen, TRB Technical Activities Division Director Ann Brach, and TRB volunteer Sandra Larson of Stanley Consultants. From sessions to keynotes and everything in between, they give you the highlights of what's coming throughout January 2021. The meeting's exact dates are January 5-8,...

Guidelines for Trials of Automated Vehicles in Australia , released by Austroads