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 Beale’s Brewery set to reopen tomorrow under new owner Clark Palmer May 1, 2026 Radford political science chair weighs in on former FBI director’s indictment over social media post Web Staff May 1, 2026 Governor defends existing Google data center deals amid Roanoke-area protests Ian Price April 30, 2026