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October 21, 2019

The Pathway towards the Deployment of Self-Driving Vehicle Technology

4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Banatao Auditorium, 310 Sutardja Dai Hall

October 21, 2019

Understanding BART: A Conversation with the Vice President Rebecca Saltzman

6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Rebecca Saltzman, 134 Dwinelle Hall

Happening at the Institute

Alum Testifies to Congress to Invest more in Public Transportation

In testimony before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) Executive Director Therese McMillan (MCP/MS Transportation dual degree ‘84) urged Congress to reauthorize the 2015 Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act.

Shared mobility data platform secures further funding

ITS Berkeley alumni created Populus allows cities to securely access vehicle and trip data from shared mobility operators to help shape transportation policies

Alumna Laura Schewel Talks Transportation Analytics in ITS International

The January/February 2019 edition of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) International features an interview with UC Berkeley Energy Resources Group (ERG) alumna Laura Schewel.

Alum Therese W. McMillan Named MTC, ABAG Executive Director

The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) named ITS Berkeley alum Therese Watkins McMillan as its new Executive Director. This position also serves as the top executive for the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG).

Alshaikh Inducted Into CEE Academy of Distinguished Alumni

Congratulations to Mohammad Abdulaziz Alshaikh on his induction into Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering Academy of Distinguished Alumni on Oct. 4, 2018.

Learn2Launch Alum Brings Parking App to Berkeley

What began as an exercise in frustration over trying to find a parking space to attend classes at UC Berkeley’s Learn2Launch program four years ago has blossomed into an enterprising business based in San Francisco. And now, it’s coming full circle as SpotAngels is launching in Berkeley Oct. 25, 2018, where it all began.

Top 40 Under Forty Women: Kagure Wamunyu

Congratulations to alumna Kagure Wamunyu, a former Mastercard Foundation Scholar, who has been named one of Kenya's Top 40 Under 40 Women.

Amin Earns WTS Woman of the Year

Congratulations to Ratna Amin, ITS Berkeley Senior Fellow and alumna, for being named Woman of the Year Women's Transportation Seminar by the San Francisco and Bay Area Chapter.

Transforming Traffic Control

As a Masters (’07) and Doctoral (’10) student at UC Berkeley, Danie

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Wired

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Medium

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UC Berkeley has 6,000 parking spaces, but only 1 electric vehicle charger? What gives?

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