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 AEW Collision returns to Berglund Center tomorrow night Web Staff July 10, 2026 Roanoke Valley enters Step One voluntary water conservation as drought drains reservoirs Ian Price July 9, 2026 LewisGale debuts new sim center for training Gene Marrano July 8, 2026
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:
