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Transportation

Automotive

News and Updates

Industry Impacts

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Fare Standards for Rideshare Services

To calculate fares, app-based ride services such as Lyft and Uber don’t use traditional taxi meters, but instead combine data from GPS and cellular networks to

Projects and Programs

Precursor Material Qualification

The lack of repeatable process outcomes from additive manufacturing (AM) has been broadly acknowledged as an impediment to widespread implementation. While most
autonomous vehicles on a road

NIST and Autonomous Vehicles

Ongoing
NIST is embarking on a new effort to develop a plan for an autonomous vehicle program. The goal of the effort is to assess areas of support towards the

Hierarchical Materials

Ongoing
Nature utilizes a hierarchy of length scales and tiered structure to build lightweight, strong, and tough materials. Engineers look to exploit the advantage of

Publications

Awards