The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI), the transportation research and innovation arm of the Blacksburg, Virginia-based university, has been awarded two grants totaling $15 million to conduct research on the advancement of autonomous vehicles in the U.S.

The two grants, each amounting to $7.5 million, were awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation through the Automated Driving System Demonstration Grants program, which provides federal funding to projects that are working on initiatives to safely get autonomous vehicles on the roads in the U.S. A press release states that 73 U.S. agencies submitted proposals for funding, and VTTI was the only organization to receive two grants out of the bunch.

Along with this funding, the Virginia Department of Transportation will provide additional support to VTTI to help the institute drive its transportation projects.

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