<ul><li>UMassAir is the dedicated drone hub at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) aiming to make city streets safer for cyclists.</li><li>UMassAir collaborates with surrounding universities and the UMass Transportation Center to conduct Unoccupied Aerial Systems (UAS)-based research.</li><li>Professor Dr. Eleni Christofa and her team at UMass are using drones to monitor traffic areas shared by cyclists and vehicles to establish safety parameters.</li><li>The collaboration includes Mobilysis, an urban mobility technology development firm from Switzerland, to collect and analyze urban traffic data using drones.</li></ul>

UMass Drone Program Aims to Make City Streets Safer for Cyclists

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