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Thank you to Alan Jenn, UC Davis Associate Professor and ITS UC Davis affiliate who presented Electric Vehicle Grid Integration: Policy Challenges and Opportunities for a Decarbonized Future at the Institute of Transportation Studies Transportation Seminar on Friday, October 10, 2025.
October 13, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Thank you to Alan Jenn, UC Davis Associate Professor and ITS UC Davis affiliate who presented Electric Vehicle Grid Integration: Policy Challenges and Opportunities for a Decarbonized Future at the Institute of Transportation Studies Transportation Seminar on Friday, October 10, 2025.
@BerkeleyEngineering, @CeeBerkeley prof Susan Shaheen @TSRC co-director, talks about how autonomous vehicles may change the way we work, travel and live in the Bay Area and what environmental, safety and logistical concerns they raise at KALW 91.7 FM: its.berkeley.edu/news/cas-new...
October 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
@BerkeleyEngineering, @CeeBerkeley prof Susan Shaheen @TSRC co-director, talks about how autonomous vehicles may change the way we work, travel and live in the Bay Area and what environmental, safety and logistical concerns they raise at KALW 91.7 FM: its.berkeley.edu/news/cas-new...
ITS postdoc Cheng-Kai Hsu and SALURBAL researchers studied heat-related road traffic deaths in Latin America. The research analyzed temperature and traffic fatality data across 272 cities in 6 countries—Brazil, Mexico, Chile, El Salvador, Panama, and Costa Rica. its.berkeley.edu/news/rising-...
October 9, 2025 at 9:52 PM
ITS postdoc Cheng-Kai Hsu and SALURBAL researchers studied heat-related road traffic deaths in Latin America. The research analyzed temperature and traffic fatality data across 272 cities in 6 countries—Brazil, Mexico, Chile, El Salvador, Panama, and Costa Rica. its.berkeley.edu/news/rising-...
Thank you to Murat Arcak, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in UC Berkeley’s EECS department who presented Control Across Scales in Traffic Management at the ITS Transportation Seminar on Friday, October 3, 2025.
October 9, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Thank you to Murat Arcak, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in UC Berkeley’s EECS department who presented Control Across Scales in Traffic Management at the ITS Transportation Seminar on Friday, October 3, 2025.
Thank you to Kristin White, Google Transportation Industry Executive and Head of Transportation Strategy & Partnerships at Google, who presented All Hype or All In? The Future of Transportation with Artificial Intelligence at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.
September 29, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Thank you to Kristin White, Google Transportation Industry Executive and Head of Transportation Strategy & Partnerships at Google, who presented All Hype or All In? The Future of Transportation with Artificial Intelligence at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.
Excited to be part of @calenergy.bsky.social $1.1 million award to berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Prof Scott Moura, @udelaware.bsky.social, and EV charging company It's Electric to develop, certify, and commercialize world's first curbside vehicle-to-grid EV charger:
Moura Partners with it's electric, UD for $1.1M CEC Grant to Launch Breakthrough Vehicle-to-Grid EV Charger | Institute of Transportation Studies
ITS hosts a number of faculty members from nine UC Berkeley academic departments and schools and approximately 150 researchers and students are associated with ITS through our various research and…
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September 18, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Excited to be part of @calenergy.bsky.social $1.1 million award to berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Prof Scott Moura, @udelaware.bsky.social, and EV charging company It's Electric to develop, certify, and commercialize world's first curbside vehicle-to-grid EV charger:
Excited to see over 70 undergrad and graduate students from
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social and College of Environmental Design who came to Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology open house to learn about getting involved in #AI #AV research!
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social and College of Environmental Design who came to Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology open house to learn about getting involved in #AI #AV research!
September 16, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Excited to see over 70 undergrad and graduate students from
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social and College of Environmental Design who came to Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology open house to learn about getting involved in #AI #AV research!
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social and College of Environmental Design who came to Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology open house to learn about getting involved in #AI #AV research!
Thank you to Simona Onori, Associate Professor in Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University, who presented From EVs to the Grid: Unlocking Second-Life Battery Potential with AI at the Institute of Transportation Studies Transportation Seminar on Friday, September 12, 2025.
September 15, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Thank you to Simona Onori, Associate Professor in Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University, who presented From EVs to the Grid: Unlocking Second-Life Battery Potential with AI at the Institute of Transportation Studies Transportation Seminar on Friday, September 12, 2025.
Read the UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies September Newsletter: SB1 grants awarded, Xiao-Yun Lu receives lifetime achievement award, researchers win Kevin Corker Award, and more! conta.cc/41muv92
September 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Read the UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies September Newsletter: SB1 grants awarded, Xiao-Yun Lu receives lifetime achievement award, researchers win Kevin Corker Award, and more! conta.cc/41muv92
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social PhD students Zhe Fu, Linda Lim, DCRP PhD student Michael Montilla were in DC as 2025 Eno Transportation Fellows for a week-long experience engaging with dozens of nationally recognized experts, key policymakers, industry leaders, & fellow transportation enthusiasts
June 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social PhD students Zhe Fu, Linda Lim, DCRP PhD student Michael Montilla were in DC as 2025 Eno Transportation Fellows for a week-long experience engaging with dozens of nationally recognized experts, key policymakers, industry leaders, & fellow transportation enthusiasts
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social researcher Adam Cohen comments on Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on flying taxis www.wsj.com/business/mem... via @WSJ
Meme Stocks Made Him a Fortune. Now He’s Betting on Flying Taxis.
Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on a futuristic industry.
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June 9, 2025 at 9:41 PM
@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social researcher Adam Cohen comments on Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on flying taxis www.wsj.com/business/mem... via @WSJ
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SafeTREC's Matthew Raifman discusses #AutonomousVehicle #Safety for "Waymos are getting more assertive. Why the driverless taxis are learning to drive like humans" www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w...
Waymos are getting more assertive. Why the driverless taxis are learning to drive like humans
Waymo is teaching its driverless robotaxis to drive more like humans, so they can blend in better with human traffic.
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June 4, 2025 at 5:59 PM
SafeTREC's Matthew Raifman discusses #AutonomousVehicle #Safety for "Waymos are getting more assertive. Why the driverless taxis are learning to drive like humans" www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w...
Read our latest newsletter: We're thrilled to celebrate 2025 graduates at ITS Berkeley! With new acting leadership in place and exciting advancements like the Berkeley Mobility Hub, we're committed to shaping the future of transportation. #Graduation2025 #MobilityInnovation
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Email from UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Read the June Newsletter- Commencement, New Acting Director, Berkeley Mobility Hub, and more! View in your browser June Newsletter Spring 2
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June 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Read our latest newsletter: We're thrilled to celebrate 2025 graduates at ITS Berkeley! With new acting leadership in place and exciting advancements like the Berkeley Mobility Hub, we're committed to shaping the future of transportation. #Graduation2025 #MobilityInnovation
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Excited to announce @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Professor Scott Moura will serve as Acting Director for the 2025-26 academic year! CEE and DCRP Associate Professor Marta Gonzalez will serve as Acting Faculty Director at PATH! Read more: its.berkeley.edu/news/moura-n...
June 4, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Excited to announce @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Professor Scott Moura will serve as Acting Director for the 2025-26 academic year! CEE and DCRP Associate Professor Marta Gonzalez will serve as Acting Faculty Director at PATH! Read more: its.berkeley.edu/news/moura-n...
Congrats to all our @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social and DCRP ITS affiliated graduates! We so enjoyed your company and your talents! See commencement photos: its.berkeley.edu/news/2025-co...
June 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Congrats to all our @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social and DCRP ITS affiliated graduates! We so enjoyed your company and your talents! See commencement photos: its.berkeley.edu/news/2025-co...
ITS affiliate, Ted Lamm, CLEE at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social assoc director and UC ITS Board of Advisors/ITS Berkeley alum Laura Tolkoff, SPUR transportation policy director talk about BART Meltdowns, Fare Hikes, Budget Cuts and Other Bay Area Transit Woes at KQED Forum: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
BART Meltdowns, Fare Hikes, Budget Cuts and Other Bay Area Transit Woes | KQED
We’ll talk about how different transit agencies are bracing for cuts, the federal government’s check on California’s shift toward electric vehicles, and the critical ways our transportation system has...
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May 27, 2025 at 8:57 PM
ITS affiliate, Ted Lamm, CLEE at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social assoc director and UC ITS Board of Advisors/ITS Berkeley alum Laura Tolkoff, SPUR transportation policy director talk about BART Meltdowns, Fare Hikes, Budget Cuts and Other Bay Area Transit Woes at KQED Forum: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...
Happy Graduation to the @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social ITS affiliated doctoral students! Congratulations, you did it!
May 24, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Happy Graduation to the @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social ITS affiliated doctoral students! Congratulations, you did it!
Super excited to be with our @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social masters students at commencement today!
May 21, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Super excited to be with our @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social masters students at commencement today!
Congratulations to our Transportation Masters in City Planning and PhD students who graduated today! It as great to see you at the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Environmental Design Commencement today and the Department of City and Regional Planning celebrations!
May 20, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Congratulations to our Transportation Masters in City Planning and PhD students who graduated today! It as great to see you at the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Environmental Design Commencement today and the Department of City and Regional Planning celebrations!
Congratulations to alum SPUR Chief Policy Officer Sujata Srivastava on her Distinguished Alumni Award at the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Environmental Design commencement!
May 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Congratulations to alum SPUR Chief Policy Officer Sujata Srivastava on her Distinguished Alumni Award at the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Environmental Design commencement!
It's happening! College of Environmental Design commencement!
May 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
It's happening! College of Environmental Design commencement!
ITS Director Daniel A. Rodríguez, Chancellor's Professor of City and Regional Planning UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, talks about #Buses vs. #Trains: The Future of #PublicTransit in the Great Lakes Region to Great Lakes Now - Detroit PBS: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/buse...
Buses vs. Trains: The Future of Public Transit in the Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Now
As cities invest in greener, more accessible transit, a key debate emerges: sleek light rail or cost-effective bus rapid transit? The answer may depend more on perception than performance.
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May 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
ITS Director Daniel A. Rodríguez, Chancellor's Professor of City and Regional Planning UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, talks about #Buses vs. #Trains: The Future of #PublicTransit in the Great Lakes Region to Great Lakes Now - Detroit PBS: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/buse...
ITS Berkeley Senior Fellow Egon Terplan talks about Lawmakers reluctantly float sales tax as public transit boon to the San Francisco Examiner: www.sfexaminer.com/news/politic...
Sales tax reluctantly floated as transit boon
Would you rather pay crossing bridge or at register?
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May 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
ITS Berkeley Senior Fellow Egon Terplan talks about Lawmakers reluctantly float sales tax as public transit boon to the San Francisco Examiner: www.sfexaminer.com/news/politic...
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Experts @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social including @berkeleyits.bsky.social @scottmoura.bsky.social, Steven Shladover & SafeTREC's Matt Raifman discuss robotaxi safety: sfchronicle.com/sf/article/z... via
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@sfchronicle.com #AutonomousVehicles #TransportationSafety #BikeMonth #BicyclistSafety
A Zoox and an e-bike collided in S.F. Here’s what it says about robotaxi safety
A Zoox and an e-bike collided in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. Here’s what it says about robotaxi safety.
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May 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Experts @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social including @berkeleyits.bsky.social @scottmoura.bsky.social, Steven Shladover & SafeTREC's Matt Raifman discuss robotaxi safety: sfchronicle.com/sf/article/z... via
@sfchronicle.com #AutonomousVehicles #TransportationSafety #BikeMonth #BicyclistSafety
@sfchronicle.com #AutonomousVehicles #TransportationSafety #BikeMonth #BicyclistSafety
Congratulations to @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social PhD students Zhe FU and Linda Lim and City and Regional Planning PhD student Michael Montilla on being selected to attend the 2025 @enotrans.bsky.social Leadership Development Conference!
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May 13, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Congratulations to @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social PhD students Zhe FU and Linda Lim and City and Regional Planning PhD student Michael Montilla on being selected to attend the 2025 @enotrans.bsky.social Leadership Development Conference!
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