Research

BMW expands ChargeForward incentive program to EV drivers in the contiguous United States

November 21, 2023

The UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center conducts an evaluation of the BMW USA ChargeForward program.

As BMW of North America is expanding its national smart charging service, ChargeForward, so all BMW North America EV and PHEV customers in the contiguous 48 states are eligible to earn cash incentives for optimizing their charging, TSRC will provide research support to the program that could enable significant carbon emission reductions from electric vehicle charging.

TSRC will provide evaluation of the company’s smart charging programs and...

UCOP, LBNL, TSRC Collaboration ARCHES Receives $1.2 Billion Hydrogen Funding

October 26, 2023

ITS Berkeley part of statewide clean hydrogen hub expected to generate nearly $3 billion per year in health care cost savings and create over 220,000 new green jobs

California has been awarded up to $1.2 billion from the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to build and expand projects focused on clean energy and creating green jobs with the ultimate goal of achieving a net-zero carbon economy by 2045.

The Institute of Transportation Studies Berkeley’s Transportation Sustainability Research Center (TSRC) will work with the ARCHES collaboration of Go-Biz, UCOP,...

Engineering Innovative Paths and Pacts between US and EU towards a Sustainable Environment

November 7, 2023

Scott Moura, PATH Faculty Director, Director of the eCAL, and Clare & Hsieh Wen Shen Distinguished Professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at UC Berkeley, presented his current research projects about energy systems, vehicle electrification, distributed energy resources, and the significant improvements of the California Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology (PATH) at the Engineering Innovative Paths and Pacts between US and EU towards a Sustainable Environment lecture on Nov. 8, 2023.

Also presenting, Agata Kotkowska, European Commission Deputy...

Study by ITS faculty and others finds more than 200 million people are exposed to unhealthy levels of nitrogen dioxide, mostly from transportation sources

December 5, 2023

THe Lancet cover with smoggy cityAs reported in the cover issue of Lancet Planetary Health, over 200 million people in Latin American cities are exposed to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) pollution at levels that exceed World Health...

Berkeley Space Center at NASA Ames to become innovation hub for new aviation, space technology

October 16, 2023
By Robert Sanders
UC Berkeley will develop a 36-acre site to house companies, labs and students in heart of Silicon Valley

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NEXTOR Welcomes FAA to Campus

September 15, 2023

Aditya Saref, ATAC Research Programs Director, UC Berkeley CEE doctoral students Yati Liu, Kaijing Ding, Ke Liu, Jing Xu, Tyler Truska, and Albert Cao, and GWU professor Peng Wei, sitting, UC Berkeley CEE Prof Mark Hansen and FAA's Dave KnorrCivil and Environmental Engineering Professor Mark Hansen and Berkeley NEXTOR doctoral students hosted Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Division Manager for NextGen...

2023 SB1 and RIMI Projects Funded

August 14, 2023

The Institute of Transportation Studies Berkeley (ITS Berkeley) is excited to award 16 projects through the State of California’s ongoing, annual allocation from the Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017 (Senate Bill 1) and a one-time allocation in the 2021 State Budget for the Resilient and Innovative Mobility Initiative (RIMI).

ITS Berkeley received 27 proposals, requesting $3.1 million, and awarded 16 projects totaling $1.6 million. Proposals came from a variety of departments and centers across the university and awardees form a diverse group of research interests in...

TSRC Supports NABSA Annual Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report

August 18, 2023

NABSA logo, just released study cartoon with biker and scooter riderNorth American Bikeshare and Scootershare Association (NABSA), the nonprofit membership-based association representing public, private, and nonprofit organizations in shared micromobility, is...

Fu Receives H2H8 Research Grant

August 3, 2023

Zhe FuCongratulations to Civil and Environmental Engineering doctoral candidate Zhe Fu for being awarded a 2023 Hearts to Humanity Eternal (H2H8) research grant award.

Fu’s studies focus on machine learning and controls to augment traffic system mobility under advisor Civil and Environmental Engineering and Electrical Engineering...

ITS Research Roundtable

May 9, 2023

On May 5, 2023, ITS Berkeley gathered researchers together from its research centers to give center and research updates and join in research discussions to explore topics, collaboration, and future research projects.

5-minute research updates included:

Ipsita Banarjee (SafeTREC): Incorporating Equity into Safety Monitoring Tools

Marta Gonzalez (HuMNet): Modeling and Planning Urban Systems with Novel Data Sources

Julia Griswold (SafeTREC): Understanding Bike Suitability

Kendra Levine (Transportation Library): How to Find and be Found...