Virginia Tech Transportation Institute named a national safety center; continues work on self-driving cars Ian Price December 13, 2016 1 minute read One of five highly competitive federal grants have been awarded to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to research maximizing the safety benefits for technology like automated cars. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: Share: Post navigation Previous: Moment of Silence allows ER medical staff to copeNext: Poplar Forest gets funding boost for construction Related Stories Chaos Corner bus is an art on wheels “splatter studio” Gene Marrano March 31, 2026 0 RAM House invites Roanokers to join the Star City Challenge Gene Marrano March 31, 2026 0 Kids Square and the RVRA team up for The Journey of Trash exhibit Gene Marrano March 31, 2026 0
One of five highly competitive federal grants have been awarded to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute to research maximizing the safety benefits for technology like automated cars. WFIR’s Ian Price has more:
