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U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx and Israeli Minister of Transport and Intelligence Katz Join Efforts to Promote Innovation and Advance Research
Countries agree to collaborate on autonomous vehicles and transportation related issues
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and Israeli Minister of Transport and Intelligence Israel Katz met on Monday to discuss technology and innovation in...
Key Service Animal Issues
Working Groups
Accessible LavatoriesIn-Flight Entertainment/CommunicationsService Animals
The ACCESS Committee has formed working groups to address the three ACCESS Advisory Committee issues listed above. The working groups include Committee members and experts or representatives who are not...
Service Animals Working Group
OverviewThe ACCESS Committee established the Service Animal Working Group to address whether to amend the definition of “service animals” that may accompany passengers with a disability on a flight.
The Service Animal Working Group is not authorized to make decisions for the Committee as a...
In-Flight Entertainment/Communications Working Group
OverviewThe ACCESS Committee established the In-Flight Entertainment/Communications Working Group to address whether to require accessible inflight entertainment (IFE) and strengthen accessibility requirements for other in-flight communications.
The In-Flight Entertainment/...
Accessible Lavatories Working Group
OverviewThe ACCESS Committee established the Accessible Lavatories Working Group to address whether to require an accessible lavatory on new single-aisle aircraft over a certain size.
The Accessible Lavatories Working Group is not authorized to make decisions for the Committee as a whole....
Ground Rules.Annex A.Voting Committee Lists
Annex A indicates the issues for which each Party has a stakeholder and/or expert interest. Parties shall not be required to participate in deliberations, and hereby agree to abstain in all votes, on issues for which they do not represent a stakeholder and/or expert interest per Annex A.
US Department of Transportation adds NXP Security Technologies to Smart City Challenge
AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation will expand its partnership with NXP® Semiconductors to include secure authentication and identification solutions in the Smart City Challenge. The winner of the...
Technology Transfer - A Primer