On average, car crashes cause more than 40,000 deaths per year in the United States. Technologies like seat belts, advanced airbags, and automated braking systems have improved car driver and passenger safety, but pedestrian deaths due to crashes have actually increased by 48% over the last decade, reaching about 7,500 fatalities in 2022. Transportation researchers […]
Katherine Asmussen, research assistant professor with UT-ORII’s Transportation Convergent Research Initiative and the Center for Transportation Research, has received an award for her project, “Consumer Acceptance of Automated Vehicles: Evidence from a Newly Deployed U.S. Survey and Stated-Preference Experiment”. This research aims to provide evidence-based insights to help cities and agencies prepare for the integration […]
Tesla has already disrupted the global market through its innovative electric vehicles. However, a bigger question remains: Is Tesla poised to change not just what we drive, but how automobiles are made?The Center for Social Theory, in collaboration with the Center for Transportation Research (CTR), invites you to a deep dive into “Teslism” and the […]
This Spring, the 2026 Data Competition for an Efficient Transportation Design was held at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, bringing together students to develop data-driven solutions to improve transportation safety in rural communities. The competition was organized by the Center for Regional and Rural Connected Communities (CR2C2) and made possible through the contribution of Honda, […]
We are proud to celebrate CTR undergraduate research assistant Samuel Barbour for being awarded the prestigious Goldwater Scholarship for the 2026-2027 academic year. Selected from a pool of nearly 1,500 nominees nationwide, Samuel is recognized for his exceptional promise in STEM research and his dedication to the future of civil engineering. Goldwater Scholarship Awardees each […]
