UPitt wins grant to research accessible autonomous vehicles
By HME News Staff
Updated Fri August 21, 2020
PITTSBURGH - The University of Pittsburgh's Human Engineering Research Laboratories has received $1 million in grant funding to research the effects of accessible autonomous vehicles and other mobility services. HERL, in consortium with the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and the Catholic University of America, is one of four recipients of the new Tier 1 University Transportation Center grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation. “These investments in four new transportation research centers will help advance innovation and create new solutions to increase accessibility,” said Elaine Chao, U.S. Transportation Secretary. Each center will conduct its research over the next 18 to 24 months. The other three universities receiving grants: Ohio State University, Northwestern University and Georgia Institute of Technology.
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