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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...
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
OverviewThe Advisory Committee on Automation in Transportation (ACAT) was established to...
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.
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that local communities across the country will receive nearly $65 million in grants to support advanced technology transportation projects. Secretary Foxx will join President Obama at the White House Frontiers Conference on...
Automotive technology is at a moment of rapid change and may evolve farther in the next decade than in the previous 45-plus year history of the Agency. As the automobile industry moves toward fully automated (self-driving) vehicles and other innovative mobility solutions, NHTSA seeks to...
This fact sheet identifies potential new tools, authorities and resources that could aid the safe deployment of new automated technologies by enabling DOT to be more nimble and flexible. Some of the identified tools could be created under current law while others would require Congressional...
This fact sheet summarizes how existing regulatory tools will be used to promote the safe development and deployment of automated vehicles, including interpretations, exemptions, notice-and-comment rulemaking, and defects and enforcement authority.
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Automated Vehicles Policy, published September 2016.
The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) is committed to facilitating a new era of transportation innovation and safety and ensuring that our country remains a leader in automation. USDOT is acting as a convener and facilitator, partnering with a broad coalition of industry, academic,...