Dan Work
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Friendship fuels innovation: engineering duo’s AI project paves the way for safer highways
Learn about the path that brought dynamic engineering duo Dan Work and Jonathan Sprinkle together and how they're using AI to prevent traffic jams and make highways safer. Read MoreFeb. 26, 2025
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Vanderbilt awarded $890,000 in inaugural TNGO Mobility and Automotive Discovery Grants
Vanderbilt University has been awarded $890,000 from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development's TNGO Mobility and Automotive Discovery Grants. The award will fund the leadership and collaboration on projects that enhance transportation safety and efficiency using advanced technologies like AI and LiDAR. These initiatives help position Vanderbilt as a leader in mobility research and innovation, driving economic growth and technological advancement in the state. Read MoreAug. 22, 2024
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Vanderbilt University’s Quantum Potential unveiled: Meet the minds shaping our future
Quantum Potential is a collection of wild but precise portraits of the scholars, scientists and students at Vanderbilt who are finding new ways to understand the world—and change it. A premiere event will take place Oct. 11 at 6 p.m., including a screening of two short films, behind-the-scenes discussions and an immersive performance. The event is open the general public; registration is required. Read MoreOct. 6, 2023
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World’s largest open-track traffic experiment being conducted in Nashville Nov. 14–18
The CIRCLES Consortium, consisting of Vanderbilt University and several other universities, in coordination with Nissan North America, Toyota, GM, and the Tennessee Department of Transportation, will test 100 AI-equipped vehicles in an effort to mitigate human-caused traffic jams. Read MoreNov. 10, 2022
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Vanderbilt faculty connect with regional partners, share interdisciplinary mobility, sustainability and resilience innovations at inaugural Tennessee Smart Mobility Expo
Faculty, representatives from the Office of Research and Innovation and the Office of Government and Community Relations share mobility, smart city, community resiliency, and transit technologies and solutions being developed, built and deployed by Vanderbilt and throughout the region and build connections for future collaborations. Read MoreAug. 10, 2022
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Dan Work’s Transportation Lab Predicts Extreme Traffic For Some Cities Following COVID-19
What will traffic look like if transit riders become car drivers? A new article, published online by the Work Research Group at Vanderbilt, takes a hard look at transportation modes during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Read MoreJul. 8, 2020
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Five graduate students named Eisenhower Fellows
Five engineering Ph.D. students have received prestigious Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowships and one of them was named the top Eisenhower Fellow in the U.S. Read MoreJan. 21, 2020
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Road test proves adaptive cruise control can add to traffic jam problem
For the experiment, the team put seven different cars from two manufacturers on a rural highway and simulated actual driving conditions. Read MoreMay. 7, 2019