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USDOT Announces Iowa to Receive Prestigious ADS Demonstration Grant
ADS for Rural America project seeks to lead the nation in rural roadway safety, with a focus on connecting transportation-challenged populations. more »
Iowa Researchers Prepare Rural Roads for the Future
Most roads in the US are in rural areas. We're working now to make them safer and prepare for a future with automated vehicles more »
Cannabis and Driving: New Study Seeks to Understand and Measure Impairment
Driving under the influence of cannabis is increasing. We're partnering in a new study to better understand and measure cannabis-impaired driving. more »
Looking Beyond Bioptic Telescopes
NADS and UI Hospitals & Clinics to evaluate on-the-road driving performance of bioptic telescopes vs. talking GPS for way finding more »
NADS Simulators Critical Tools in Drugged Driving Research
Watch the CBS Evening News segment here to learn more more »
The Road Ahead: How do we start to plan for automated vehicles in Iowa, today?
Read the article in the Iowa League of Cities' Cityscape magazine more »

Current News

11-20-2019	Kirkwood STEAM Institute Set for Nov. 25-26 more »

11-07-2019	Experts stress winter driving safety following recent snowfall more »

10-18-2019	Touch screens in cars are distracting, so why do we keep putting them there? more »

10-02-2019	Advanced Brain Monitoring Hits the Road with Cannabis Impairment Detection more »

10-02-2019	Advanced Brain Monitoring Hits the Road with Cannabis Impairment Detection more »

09-25-2019	A Cool 60 Million for Automated Driving R&D more »
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USDOT Announces Iowa to Receive Prestigious ADS Demonstration Grant