New expansions to smart road open at Virginia Tech Ian Price November 14, 2017 1 minute read Photo: VTTI The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute is unveiling four expansions to the Virginia Smart Road today that are all engineered to accelerate testing autonomous vehicles. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: Share: Post navigation Previous: Roanoke County school leaders ask for input on Cave Spring High renovationNext: Dominion seeking to renew nuclear reactor license Related Stories Stephanie Moon Reynolds officially launches campaign for Roanoke City Council Web Staff May 25, 2026 Virginia and Virginia Tech selected for NCAA baseball tournament Clark Palmer May 25, 2026 Roanoke City Police investigating multi-vehicle crash that injured two people Clark Palmer May 25, 2026