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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Biden-Harris Administration Announces $130 Million in Funding to Scale Technology Solutions that Address Pressing Transportation Challenges in 23 States

USDOT Releases National Deployment Plan for Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Technologies to Reduce Death and Serious Injuries on America’s Roadways

As part of its commitment to reducing deaths and serious injuries on our nation’s roadways, USDOT announced the Saving Lives with Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment.

U.S. DOT Awards $2.4 Million to 12 Small Businesses for the Complete Streets Artificial Intelligence Initiative

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced that it intends to award a total of $2.4 million in contracts to twelve American small businesses from across the country to leverage advancements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to improve transportation.

Department of Transportation Awards $7 million for Complementary Positioning, Navigation and Timing Technologies

USDOT Awards Nearly $60 Million in Advanced Vehicle Technology Grants to Arizona, Texas and Utah to Serve as National Models and Help Save Lives on Our Nation’s Roadways

Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Climate and Transportation Research Center

Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced $1.7 million in research funding for...

DOT Scientific Integrity Policy

The new DOT policy is part of a government-wide initiative led by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

USDOT Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan 2022-2026

Building a Better Transportation Future for All

Rural Opportunities to Use Transportation for Economic Success (ROUTES)

Find out how OST-R and ROUTES address disparities in rural transportation infrastructure

Research, Development and Technology Opportunities

Notice of Funding Opportunities, webinars, requests for information and other available opportunities.

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R), works at the dynamic intersection of new and emerging technologies, transportation data, policy, research and all modes of transportation across the Department. Our mission is to facilitate the transformation of our transportation system–making it safer, more efficient, competitive, accessible and sustainable. To do this, we:

  • Advance innovation, technology development, and breakthrough knowledge
  • Facilitate research and multimodal research collaboration
  • Foster technology transfer through partnerships both within the Department and with other Federal agencies, academia and private entities
  • Provide decision makers with useful statistics and information of the highest quality and integrity 
  • Develop a skilled interdisciplinary transportation workforce for the nation

OST-R coordinates the Department’s research investment, oversees the development of Annual Modal Research Plans, and provides opportunities for research collaboration with public and private sector partners. 

Our Program Offices

Policy Topics

Research Programs and Activities

 

Research Tools

 


We also engage in complex issues related to the enabling technologies behind transportation’s future, like artificial intelligence, the 5.9Ghz “Safety Band” of spectrum for vehicle automation, the global positioning system (GPS), and the changing face of the transportation economy. 

Collaboration is our touchstone. We recognize and promote the collective talents of the Department, our university partners, and external stakeholders – we work to encourage private-public partnerships based on mutual support, cooperation and transparency.