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Automated Vehicles

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Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0

Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0, October 4, 2018, Washington, DC

Preparing for the Future of Transportation: Automated Vehicles 3.0 (AV 3.0) builds upon Automated Driving Systems 2.0: A Vision for Safety (ADS 2.0). AV 3.0 expands the scope to all surface...

USDOT Comprehensive Management Plan for Automated Vehicle Initiatives

On March 23, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 (2018 Omnibus Bill).  This legislation, among other things, directs the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to conduct research on the development of Automated Vehicles (AV) and provides...

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 Additional Resources

Several additional resources provide information for stakeholders and consumers about automation and related safety technologies.

Cooperative Automation Research Mobility Applications (CARMA) Overview: FHWA developed the innovative CARMA platform to encourage collaboration with the goal...

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,...