Transportation Systems and Materials

Nov 18, 2022

Research update: How can we assess the challenge of reducing freight locomotive pollution?

Freight locomotives require massive amounts of energy — nearly four billion gallons of diesel per year — to move tons of goods and materials across the country. In a $1.9… 

Sep 20, 2022

CCEE’s Dr. Ali Hajbabaie featured on WRAL

CCEE associate professor Dr. Ali Hajbabaie was recently interviewed on news station WRAL about his research using computer simulations to find ways to make autonomous vehicles safer. Hajbabaie and other… 

Sep 8, 2022

Dr. Ali Hajbabaie interviewed on CBS 17

CCEE associate professor Dr. Ali Hajbabaie was recently interviewed on CBS 17 about his research on increasing the safety of self-driving cars. Hajbabaie and other CCEE researchers are utilizing software to… 

Aug 29, 2022

CCEE’s Dr. Ali Hajbabaie featured in Triangle Business Journal

CCEE associate professor Dr. Ali Hajbabaie was recently featured in the Triangle Business Journal.  The article, which focuses on the potential for a $70 billion self-driving car market, notes Hajbabaie’s… 

Aug 24, 2022

Helping autonomous vehicles navigate tricky highway merges

By Matt Shipman If autonomous vehicles are ever going to achieve widespread adoption, we need to know they are capable of navigating complex traffic situations, such as merging into heavy… 

Aug 18, 2022

Two CCEE graduate students travel to South Korea to participate in NSF program

This July, CCEE Ph.D. candidate Minerva Bonilla and Ph.D. student Morgan Westbrook, advised by CCEE professor Dr. William Rasdorf, traveled to South Korea as part of the 2022 National Science…