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ITS Hosts New École Polytechnique, France President

ITS Berkeley hosted Eric Labaye, the new President of Ecole Polytechnique, France, with a delegation of representatives from École Polytechnique April 29, 2019 to discuss current and future collaborations between UC Berkeley’s College of Engineering, ITS Berkeley and École Polytechnique.

Kaminsky Named Sastry Chair for Leadership and Innovation

Congratulations to ITS affiliate Professor Phil Kaminsky, who has been named to the Sastry Chair for Leadership and Innovation.

ITS Berkeley at Davos for World Economic Forum Annual Meeting

ITS Director Alexandre Bayen was featured on a panel discussing the

Shaheen Joins TRB Exec Committee

Congratulations to Transportation Sustainability Research Center Co

Max Shen named to succeed Ken Goldberg as chair of IEOR

Professor Zuo-Jun "Max" Shen has just been named to be the next chair of the Department of Industrial Engineering & Operations Research (IEOR).

An Interview with Susan Shaheen, the “Mother” of Shared Mobility

Lily Maxwell, smart cities content writer for iomob.net, interviews Susan Shaheen Ph.D., a pioneer in future mobility strategies. She was among the first to observe, research, and write about changing dynamics in shared mobility and the likely scenarios through which automated vehicles will gain prominence. She is an internationally recognized expert in mobility and the sharing economy.

Marta Gonzalez Featured on WCAI's Living Lab Radio

Marta Gonzalez has been using cell phone and credit card data to probe how different groups of people move around a city and talks about it on Living Lab Radio.

Waddell, Moura Co-Author New Assessment of Bay Area Climate Impacts

Last month, the state of California issued its latest assessment of the many challenges the state faces from climate change — including wildfires like those still raging throughout the state – and highlighted for the first time the regional impacts with nine deep-dive reports spearheaded by University of California scientists.

Trapenberg Frick Makes TranspotiCA's Sept. Book Club Selection

Remaking the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge: A Case of Shadowboxing with Nature by Dr. Karen Trapenberg Frick, as TransportiCA’s September Book Club selection.

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Jun. 10, 2019

StreetsblogCal

Op-Ed: Cities Can and Should Regulate Scooters, and A.B. 1112 Doesn’t Help

Jun. 10, 2019

SF Gate

Supes Unanimously Approve Appointment Of Heminger To Sfmta Board

Jun. 7, 2019

LA Times

Self-driving tech attracts investors, but Uber still relies on its drivers

May. 20, 2019

SI Live

Uber launches free online data portal for NYC street speeds

May. 15, 2019

KQED

SamTrans Tests On-Demand Shuttle Option for Pacifica Neighborhood

May. 14, 2019

Colorado Boulevard

Why Is The U.S. So Bad At Building High Speed Rail?

May. 14, 2019

Washington Post

Uber, Lyft losses keep competitors at bay

May. 13, 2019

Taylor and Francis

Book Review: Parking and the City

May. 10, 2019

LA Times

Ridesharing companies worsened congestion in San Francisco

May. 10, 2019

Tech Node

Didi launches open platform for smart transportation, AI services

May. 10, 2019

Smart Cities Dive

All-electric Gig Car Share launching in Sacramento, CA

Apr. 30, 2019