AVCP Federal Register Notice

USDOT's Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan

USDOT's Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan.

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Over $41 Million in Awards for Innovative Technologies to Improve Transportation Mobility and Access for Persons with Disabilities

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced today that the Trump Administration will award more than $41 million to 15 teams in 15 states through two Department of Transportation design challenges to improve transportation access to persons with disabilities and...

TTI Researchers Develop Curriculum for Transportation Emissions and Health

Researchers in the Texas A&M Transportation Institute’s (TTI’s) Center for Advancing Research in Transportation Emissions, Energy, and Health (CARTEEH) have developed a cross-disciplinary course titled Traffic-Related Air Pollution: Emissions, Human Exposures, and Health. A Tier-1...

Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence

Highly automated transportation systems hold extraordinary promise—and new kinds of risk. Assessing safety implications is complex, especially when systems intersect across air, land, and water. Rapidly evolving technology requires nimble evaluation and validation.

Established by Congress, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT’s) Highly Automated Systems Safety Center of Excellence (HASS COE) provides deep expertise and far-reaching insight as a central resource on automation for USDOT and its partners in academia and industry.

U.S. Department of Transportation Leadership Hosts Online Seminar on Combating Human Trafficking

Secretary Chao’s remarks can be viewed HERE

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation hosted a virtual seminar today, a collaboration with Department leadership and industry...

What's Next for ITS Stakeholders

On Wednesday, December 16, U.S. DOT hosted an online virtual forum to update V2X stakeholders and answer their questions following the approval of the Federal Communication Commission’s (...

Service Animal final Rule FAQs

Woman-Owned Small Business Certification Program Updates

U.S. Department of Transportation is Preparing the Way for Swift COVID-19 Vaccine Transport

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (Department) today announced that all of its necessary regulatory measures have been taken for the safe, rapid transportation of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) vaccine by land and air. With the unprecedented pace of vaccine development...