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U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Availability of More Than $900 Million for Infrastructure Investments Across America
2020 criteria includes innovative technology including broadband deployment and intelligent transportation systems
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the latest round of the Infrastructure for Rebuilding...
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Remarks As Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoConsumer Electronics ShowLas Vegas, NevadaWednesday, January 8, 2020
Thank you, Gary. It is a pleasure to be back here at CES! And I would like to recognize the Acting Administrator of the Federal...
Trump Administration Releases “Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0”
WASHINGTON – The White House and the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) today released ‘Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies: Automated Vehicles 4.0’ (AV 4.0). The initiative was announced by U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao in a keynote speech at CES...
Ensuring American Leadership in Automated Vehicle Technologies
U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils Interactive Map to Encourage Investment in Underserved Rural and Urban Communities
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today announced a new interactive map highlighting federal investment in major infrastructure projects located in and around Opportunity Zones. The detailed information about vital infrastructure resources located in and near...
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases “Inclusive Design Challenge” Request for Information (RFI)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has published a Request for Information (RFI) for the Inclusive Design Challenge, announced by Secretary Elaine L. Chao at the Access and Mobility for All Summit on October 29, 2019.
“The Department will award $5 million to aid the...
U.S. Department of Transportation Issues Proposed Rule on Remote ID for Drones
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a proposed rule https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2019/12/31/2019-28100/remote-identification-of-unmanned-aircraft-systems that would continue the safe integration of Unmanned...