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Automated Vehicle Research

The U.S. Department of Transportation provides additional information about automation on the following sites:

FHWA: Current and Completed Projects FMCSA: Active Research Projects FTA: Strategic Transit Automation Research Plan Transit Bus Automation Project:...

Automated Vehicle Public Notices

Office of the Secretary (OST)

Request for comment on Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0 (AV 4.0) - Docket Comment Period Closes on April 2, 2020 U.S. DOT published Ensuring American Leadership in Automated...

Automated Vehicle Events

Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicle 3.0 - Announcement

AV 3.0, October 4, 2018 U.S. DOT published Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0).

Public Listening Summit on Automated Vehicle Policy

AV Summit, March 1,...

USDOT Public Listening Summit on Automated Vehicle Policy

On March 1, 2018, U.S. DOT hosted a Public Listening Summit on Automated Vehicle Policy (Federal Register Notice). Stakeholders and the public were invited to attend a summit with senior leadership from USDOT, state and local partners, industry, academia, and safety advocates at the U....

Data for Automated Vehicle Integration (DAVI)

Overview

The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) launched DAVI as a multimodal initiative to identify, prioritize, monitor, and – where necessary – address data exchange needs for automated vehicles (AV) integration across the modes of transportation. Access to data is a critical...

ACAT Charter

1. COMMITTEE’S OFFICAL DESIGNATION

The committee’s official designation is the Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT).

2. AUTHORITY

The committee is established under the authority of the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), in accordance...

Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT)

Watch the livestream of the first ACAT meeting, being held at 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. EST on January 16, 2017.

For audio only: Dial 1-877-810-9415, access code 5710550

Overview

The Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) was established to...

RFP to Designate Proving Grounds for Automated Vehicle Pilot

Docket No.: DOT-OST-2016-0233

Solicitation of Proposals for Designation of Automated Vehicle Proving Grounds Pilot

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)

DATES: Proposals must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. EST on December 19, 2016.