The 20th National Competition of Transport Science and Technology for Undergraduate Students (NACTranS) was held from May 24 to 25. With a focus on next-generation productive forces and sustainable transportation development, the competition encompassed maritime technology, inland waterway transport, traffic engineering, road transportation, aviation systems, and more. SCUT secured two national first prizes and three second prizes among 1,232 entries from 144 universities across China. Notably, two groundbreaking projects from SCUT were awarded first prizes: “SmartFlow”, an adaptive traffic signal control system that innovatively combines prior domain knowledge with meta-reinforcement learning; and “SafePlatoon”, an autonomous bus platooning system with collaborative safety-optimized dispatch.

NACTranS, now in its 20th edition, stands as one of China’s most influential collegiate technology competitions in transportation with the highest number of participating universities, the largest student participation base, and the most significant societal impact.