Transportation

MIT Portugal venture competition aims to connect innovators with investors

Where the rubber meets the road"Why Chemomechanical Design of Materials is Critical to Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure" with Krystyn Van Vliet

Joseph Sussman on Transportation in Contemporary Society: A Complex Systems ApproachPresented by Transportation@MIT

Ray LaHood seeks ideas to curb distracted drivingIn MIT visit, U.S. transportation secretary asks students to help with effort to stop national 'epidemic'

Sheila Widnall named to Toyota North American Quality Advisory PanelInstitute Professor will advise Japanese carmaker as it seeks to address quality and safety issues.

Marta Gonzalez on Modeling Human MobilityPresented by Transportation@MIT

$3.5 million grant for bus rapid transit awarded to MIT, IST-Lisbon and global partnersCenter of Excellence on Bus Rapid Transit is eighth such center funded by the Volvo Research and Education Foundation

Charting a course toward cleaner carsMIT team recommends strategy for reducing automotive fuel use, emissions

John Sterman on sustainable accessibiltyFrom Transportation@MIT

Hari Balakrishnan on improving your commutePresented by Transportation@MIT

Nigel Wilson on the role of information technology in improving transit systemsPresented by Transportation@MIT

John Heywood on reducing greenhouse gas emissionsPresented by Transportation@MIT

3 Questions: Steven Spear on Toyota’s troublesWith the vaunted Japanese automaker recalling millions of cars, the MIT senior lecturer explains what went wrong

Portuguese student at MIT develops risk-assessment methodology to help prevent tunnel accidents

MIT bus service to open live arrival dataWould mean students could craft applications and hardware based on real-time information

The Future of Urban MobilityA Global Collaboration to Make Urban Transport Sustainable