Oct. 9, 2025
Meet the AI assistant designed to make work zones safer
Work Zone Assistant is a chatbot programmed by Mizzou engineers for transportation professionals.
June 11, 2025
Prioritizing safety: mechanical engineering students design new construction helmet
For their spring capstone project, five mechanical engineers created a new helmet fit with environmental sensors to improve work zone safety.
April 24, 2025
Researchers keep their eyes on Missouri’s roads
A successful collaboration between Mizzou and MoDOT helps travelers, truckers and construction workers stay safe year-round.
Feb. 21, 2023
Engineering team develops autonomous alarm system for work zone vehicles
A Mizzou Engineering team has developed an innovative alert system that tells drivers when they’re in danger of colliding with a mobile work zone vehicle.
Feb. 8, 2023
Engineers assess self-driving vehicles to reduce mobile work zone injuries
Using a self-driving truck to follow a manned vehicle has the potential to reduce worker injuries in mobile work zones, a Mizzou Engineering team has concluded. Henry Brown, a research engineer in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is presenting the findings to the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT).