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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 15h

@BerkeleyEngineering, @CeeBerkeley prof Susan Shaheen @TSRC co-director, talks about how autonomous vehicles may change the way we work, travel and live in the Bay Area and what environmental, safety and logistical concerns they raise at KALW 91.7 FM: its.berkeley.edu/news/cas-new...

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 1d

ITS postdoc Cheng-Kai Hsu and SALURBAL researchers studied heat-related road traffic deaths in Latin America. The research analyzed temperature and traffic fatality data across 272 cities in 6 countries—Brazil, Mexico, Chile, El Salvador, Panama, and Costa Rica. its.berkeley.edu/news/rising-...

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to Murat Arcak, @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Mechanical and Electrical Engineering Professor of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering in UC Berkeley’s EECS department who presented Control Across Scales in Traffic Management at the ITS Transportation Seminar on Friday, October 3, 2025.

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you to Kristin White, Google Transportation Industry Executive and Head of Transportation Strategy & Partnerships at Google, who presented All Hype or All In? The Future of Transportation with Artificial Intelligence at the ITS Berkeley Transportation Seminar on Friday, Sept. 26, 2025.

UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 22d

Excited to be part of @calenergy.bsky.social $1.1 million award to berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Prof Scott Moura, @udelaware.bsky.social, and EV charging company It's Electric to develop, certify, and commercialize world's first curbside vehicle-to-grid EV charger:

Moura Partners with it's electric, UD for $1.1M CEC Grant to Launch Breakthrough Vehicle-to-Grid EV Charger | Institute of Transportation Studies

ITS hosts a number of faculty members from nine UC Berkeley academic departments and schools and approximately 150 researchers and students are associated with ITS through our various research and…

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 24d

Excited to see over 70 undergrad and graduate students from
@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social and College of Environmental Design who came to Partners for Advanced Transportation Technology open house to learn about getting involved in #AI #AV research!

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you to Simona Onori, Associate Professor in Energy Science and Engineering at Stanford University, who presented From EVs to the Grid: Unlocking Second-Life Battery Potential with AI at the Institute of Transportation Studies Transportation Seminar on Friday, September 12, 2025.

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · Sep 5

Read the UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies September Newsletter: SB1 grants awarded, Xiao-Yun Lu receives lifetime achievement award, researchers win Kevin Corker Award, and more! conta.cc/41muv92

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · Jun 25

@berkeleyengineer.bsky.social PhD students Zhe Fu, Linda Lim, DCRP PhD student Michael Montilla were in DC as 2025 Eno Transportation Fellows for a week-long experience engaging with dozens of nationally recognized experts, key policymakers, industry leaders, & fellow transportation enthusiasts

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · Jun 9

@ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social researcher Adam Cohen comments on Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on flying taxis www.wsj.com/business/mem... via @WSJ

Meme Stocks Made Him a Fortune. Now He’s Betting on Flying Taxis.

Hedge-fund manager Jason Mudrick was looking for his next big bet. He was as surprised as anyone that he settled on a futuristic industry.

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UC Berkeley SafeTREC @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social · Jun 4

SafeTREC's Matthew Raifman discusses #AutonomousVehicle #Safety for "Waymos are getting more assertive. Why the driverless taxis are learning to drive like humans" www.sfchronicle.com/sf/article/w...

Waymos are getting more assertive. Why the driverless taxis are learning to drive like humans

Waymo is teaching its driverless robotaxis to drive more like humans, so they can blend in better with human traffic.

www.sfchronicle.com

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · Jun 5

Read our latest newsletter: We're thrilled to celebrate 2025 graduates at ITS Berkeley! With new acting leadership in place and exciting advancements like the Berkeley Mobility Hub, we're committed to shaping the future of transportation. #Graduation2025 #MobilityInnovation

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Email from UC Berkeley Institute of Transportation Studies Read the June Newsletter- Commencement, New Acting Director, Berkeley Mobility Hub, and more! View in your browser June Newsletter Spring 2

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · Jun 4

Excited to announce @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social Professor Scott Moura will serve as Acting Director for the 2025-26 academic year! CEE and DCRP Associate Professor Marta Gonzalez will serve as Acting Faculty Director at PATH! Read more: its.berkeley.edu/news/moura-n...

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · Jun 3

Congrats to all our @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social and DCRP ITS affiliated graduates! We so enjoyed your company and your talents! See commencement photos: its.berkeley.edu/news/2025-co...

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 27

ITS affiliate, Ted Lamm, CLEE at @ucberkeleylaw.bsky.social assoc director and UC ITS Board of Advisors/ITS Berkeley alum Laura Tolkoff, SPUR transportation policy director talk about BART Meltdowns, Fare Hikes, Budget Cuts and Other Bay Area Transit Woes at KQED Forum: www.kqed.org/forum/201010...

BART Meltdowns, Fare Hikes, Budget Cuts and Other Bay Area Transit Woes | KQED

We’ll talk about how different transit agencies are bracing for cuts, the federal government’s check on California’s shift toward electric vehicles, and the critical ways our transportation system has...

www.kqed.org

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 24

Happy Graduation to the @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social ITS affiliated doctoral students! Congratulations, you did it!

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 21

Super excited to be with our @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social masters students at commencement today!

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 20

Congratulations to our Transportation Masters in City Planning and PhD students who graduated today! It as great to see you at the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Environmental Design Commencement today and the Department of City and Regional Planning celebrations!

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 20

Congratulations to alum SPUR Chief Policy Officer Sujata Srivastava on her Distinguished Alumni Award at the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social College of Environmental Design commencement!

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 20

It's happening! College of Environmental Design commencement!

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 19

ITS Director Daniel A. Rodríguez, Chancellor's Professor of City and Regional Planning UC Berkeley College of Environmental Design, talks about #Buses vs. #Trains: The Future of #PublicTransit in the Great Lakes Region to Great Lakes Now - Detroit PBS: www.greatlakesnow.org/2025/05/buse...

Buses vs. Trains: The Future of Public Transit in the Great Lakes Region | Great Lakes Now

As cities invest in greener, more accessible transit, a key debate emerges: sleek light rail or cost-effective bus rapid transit? The answer may depend more on perception than performance.

www.greatlakesnow.org

UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 15

ITS Berkeley Senior Fellow Egon Terplan talks about Lawmakers reluctantly float sales tax as public transit boon to the San Francisco Examiner: www.sfexaminer.com/news/politic...

Sales tax reluctantly floated as transit boon

Would you rather pay crossing bridge or at register?

www.sfexaminer.com

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UC Berkeley SafeTREC @ucberkeleysafetrec.bsky.social · May 14

Experts @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social including @berkeleyits.bsky.social @scottmoura.bsky.social, Steven Shladover & SafeTREC's Matt Raifman discuss robotaxi safety: sfchronicle.com/sf/article/z... via
@sfchronicle.com #AutonomousVehicles #TransportationSafety #BikeMonth #BicyclistSafety

A Zoox and an e-bike collided in S.F. Here’s what it says about robotaxi safety

A Zoox and an e-bike collided in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood. Here’s what it says about robotaxi safety.

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 13

Congratulations to @berkeleyengineer.bsky.social PhD students Zhe FU and Linda Lim and City and Regional Planning PhD student Michael Montilla on being selected to attend the 2025 @enotrans.bsky.social Leadership Development Conference!
its.berkeley.edu/news/fu-lim-...

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UC Berkeley ITS @berkeleyits.bsky.social · May 9

ITS Berkeley showed the @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Innovation and Entrepreneurship group, City of Richmond, California and other guests around the Richmond Field Station as the Berkeley Mobility Hub phase 1 takes off. Read more about the new plans for RFS here: its.berkeley.edu/news/its-lau...

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