Tom Dingus. Photo courtesy Virginia Tech
Tom Dingus, the director of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) for the past 25 years, will step down from his position and return to the faculty, the university announced Monday.
The endowed professor has been a driver safety researcher for the past 35 years and has had a keen focus on autonomous technologies for vehicles. In 2015, he was the only academic to be elected to the Virginia Governor’s Unmanned Systems Commission.
“Tom’s leadership has been one major reason that Virginia continues to lead the country in this cutting-edge industry,” U.S. Sen. Mark Warner said in a statement.
