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Transportation

NIST researcher Adam Creuzinger in the NCAL

NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting

NIST advances technology and develops standards to support the next generation of aerospace, automotive, and rail transport. NIST programs supporting transportation include automotive lightweighting, automated vehicles, smart cities and communities, and more.

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News and Updates

Illustration shows view out a car windshield with rain, sun, wind and snow images. Dashboard screen says: Congestion, Obstacle, Speed Limit, Temperature, Weather.

Cruising Toward Self-Driving Cars: Standards and Testing Will Help Keep Autonomous Vehicles Moving Safely on the Road

NIST and its partners in government and industry are working toward replicating the vital aspects of human driving and building a supporting infrastructure.

EVSE Metrology Trainings are a Go!

Calibration leaders and researchers in the NIST Sources and Detectors Group support U.S. Military Aviation with laser-targeting system calibrations

NIST Office of Weights and Measures Info Hours

2025 NIST OWM “Info Hours” Series

A detailed view of two connected blue and silver train cars on a railway track.

Planes, Trains and Automobiles: NIST Edition

Photos of everyday objects like an iron, a gas can and a laptop along with high-tech items like an atomic clock and a mass balance. Label reads: 10 Ways NIST Impacts Your Daily Life.

From Safer Skies to Fewer Fires: 10 Ways NIST Impacts Your Daily Life

Close-up shows shiny metal patches with areas of green corrosion and open holes.

Houston, We Have the Engine Remnants: How My Lab Pieced Together a Forgotten Part of an Apollo Rocket

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