USC Institute of Transportation Engineers
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▶ We're shaping the future of transportation, supply chain, and technology.
ITE at USC is a student chapter of the global Institute of Transportation Engineers.
We host site tours, speaker series, career, events, professional projects, and more. We help students broaden their view of and interest in the transportation field. We provide outstanding networking opportunities and bring awareness to the transportation industry. We aren't just for transportation engineers - we're really the Institute of Transportation Enthusiasts.
Most of all, we're changing the world of transportation, one student at a time.
Metrolink Central Maintenance Facility site tour
Long Beach Airport site tour
2024 ITE Student Leadership Summit conference
Port of Los Angeles site tour
2023 San Diego field trip
2023 ITE Student Leadership Summit conference
Projects
Take a look at what we're working on.
A Data and Policy Approach to Autonomous Vehicle Safety
Cars with self-driving capabilities have become increasingly widespread in recent years, but due to the nature of their design, many people have suspicions about the safety of their vehicle. Additionally, companies such as Waymo have implemented ridesharing services, with any incidents caused by such vehicles being heavily scrutinized, no matter how infrequent. With issues in cybersecurity, it is important to consider a wide range of potential safety measures that companies should take or implement to a higher degree in order to make their customers feel more secure. The biggest problem we are trying to solve is that many AV riders feel unsafe or uncomfortable riding in them, likely due to a lack of studies and information about their reliability. Our goal is to act as “safety consultants” and develop a methodology to evaluate the safety of autonomous vehicles based on factors such as incident frequency and severity. Project Managers: John Li ([email protected]) & Toby Roberts ([email protected])
Traffic Data Utilization Project
Over the years, especially after the COVID-19 pandemic there have been multiple construction projects starting up in large cities across the U.S along with the migration of individuals to these cities. In this project we will gain the insight on how to extract traffic data both in-person and through online libraries in order to provide the designers with recommendations along with taking into consideration environmental conditions and multi-modal transportation. This project is intended to teach how to redesign roadways in much needed communities to help ensure pedestrian safety and balance the priority of buses, bicycles and cars on roadways in order to optimize daily commutes. This project is the bread & butter of transportation engineering and being able to analyze the current roadway conditions and collect data that can be used to further improve these roadways through passing the data down to designers. Project Manager: Brandon Sanchez ([email protected])
Can We Map USC?
As is true across most of LA, sometimes road damage, downed signs, and other hazards interrupt student’s routes to school. Keeping up with these repairs can be a challenge for an organization as large as LADOT or even USC’s own facilities management and planning. The proposed project: USC Hazard map, would create a GIS map of the USC campus and beyond logging real time hazards collected and plotted by students. Information on repairs and establishing a central clear reporting system to the facilities and management could also be available through this. This can be open to any citizens who wish to report any problems from ADA accessibility, graffiti removal, broken infrastructure, or even something like perceived safety for bikers. Project Manager: Emerson Sonoda ([email protected])
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