Overview
The Transportation Technology Tournament (TTT) is an annual event hosted jointly by the National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) that connects student teams with public agencies to solve real-world transportation problems utilizing ITS and Transportation Systems & Operations (TSMO) solutions. Former projects feature exciting solutions that include video detection, machine vision, Artificial Intelligence (AI), machine learning, digital twins, and more. TTT Finalist teams are invited to the ITE Annual Meeting to present their submission to judges – all expenses paid!
2026 Tournament Schedule and Milestones
| Status | Activity | Links | Details | Dates |
| Complete | Sign-up Deadline | Last day to register a team for the tournament | February 2026 | |
| Complete | Tournament Kickoff | Recording | Slides | Officially kick off the 2026 TTT and egin working on problem statements | February 9 |
| Complete | Training Module #1 | Link | Recording | Slides | Introduction to ITS and the Safe Systems Approach | March 2 |
| Training Module #2 | Systems Engieering, ConOps, and Developing Solutions | March 30 | ||
| Training Module #3 | Architecture and Other Considerations for Solution Document | April 27 | ||
| Solution Documents Due | Final Deadline to submit solution documents | May 18 | ||
| Finalists Chosen | 3 teams selected to send to the ITE Annual Meeting to compete in the Final | June 1 | ||
| Final Event at ITE Annual Meeting | July 20 |
2026 Tournament Resources
Submit Your Team Info
- Team Information (use university/team name on each file)
- Solutions Document (coming in April)
2026 Teams
Full team information will be provided in March 2026. This years teams come from:
- Iowa State University
- South Carolina State University
- UC Riverside
- University of Alabama - Huntsville
- University of Memphis
- University of Texas - Arlington
- University of Toronto