2021 Transportation Technology Tournament Winner: University of Massachusetts - Lowell. See their final presentation here: https://youtu.be/kllPMsbjloI.
Overview
The National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the U.S. DOT ITS JPO PCB program are hosted the 4th annual competition for students to work directly with public agencies to solve real-world transportation problems utilizing ITS and TSMO solutions.
Student teams worked with a State or local DOT, MPO, or transit agency to define a transportation problem, then worked with academic advisors to learn about potential ITS and TSMO solutions via online training programs. Teams then utilized their experience, education, and new coursework to develop a solution or suite of solutions to directly address the originally defined problem. Finalist teams then participated in a live event during the summer of 2021 where they presented in front of a panel of judges made up of leaders in the ITS and TSMO community.
2021 Teams
Finalist Teams in BOLD
| College/University | Challenge Problem | Agency | Submissions | Student Information |
| Memphis (BUZZ) | Rural ITS Solutions for I-40 at Rockwood and I-75 Jellico Mountain. These areas experience high crash rates due to weather and grade conditions. This area also experiences rockslides. |
Tennessee DOT | Student Information | |
| Memphis (Ibarra) | High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane violations in Nashville and Memphis | Tennessee DOT | Student Information | |
| Memphis (Trucking Tigers) | Shortage of truck parking in Tennessee | Tennessee DOT | Student Information | |
| Mizzou | Interactive data platform for non-recurring congestion detecting and analysis | Missouri DOT | ConOps | Student Information |
| UMass Lowell | Turning existing camera video into traffic sensors | MassDOT | Student Information |
If you have any questions, please contact Adam Hopps with the National Operations Center of Excellence.