Jacob Levin

2 months ago | theroanokestar.com | Jacob Levin

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is now trying to prevent a different type of traffic. “Transportation plays a significant role in the human trafficking cycle and can play a key role in disrupting it,” said Erin Mabry, the project’s principal investigator and senior research associate at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.

Nov 7, 2024 | theroanokestar.com | Jacob Levin

Safety is not only for truck drivers, but also the drivers around them. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute recently received nearly $1 million in two grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to develop and enhance tractor-trailer educational programs.

Sep 3, 2024 | theroanokestar.com | Jacob Levin

After four years, a guidebook for the future of autonomous trucking has driven across the finish line. In 2020, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and 17 partners were awarded a $7.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to develop a concept of operations. The final report, published in July, includes best practices for the implementation of automated driving systems (ADS) in large trucks and policy issues for fleets to consider across eight topic areas.

Apr 21, 2024 | theroanokestar.com | Jacob Levin

The ability to safely navigate around semi-trucks recently took stage in Las Vegas. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s (VTTI) outreach initiative Sharing the Road with Trucks traveled across the country to the city to present at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention and Exposition 2024.

Jun 20, 2023 | tobaccocontrol.bmj.com | Andrea H. Weinberger |Lisa Dierker |Jiaqi Zhu |Jacob Levin

Andrea H Weinberger1,2, Lisa Dierker3, Jiaqi Zhu4, Jacob Levin1, http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1363-5729Renee D Goodwin4,5 1 Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, Yeshiva University, Bronx, New York, USA 2 Epidemiology & Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York, USA 3 Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA 4 Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, The City University of New York, New York, New...