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ADS Grant Overview

The Automated Driving System (ADS) Demonstration Grants Program – Public Law 115- 141, Division L, Title I – appropriated funding for a “highly automated vehicle research and development program” to fund planning, direct research, and demonstration grants for Automated Driving Systems and other...

ADS Grant Pre-Award Frequently Asked Questions

Question 1: Will the USDOT require that selected entities sign a specific data sharing agreement? Our experience with AV vendors is that they are hesitant to share certain data. Answer 1: USDOT will require data sharing agreement with the grantees, specific to the proposed...

State TRCC Strategic Planning Guide

The DOT|TRCC is pleased to release the State Traffic Records Coordinating Committee Strategic Planning Guide, a joint NHTSA/FHWA research project aiming to provide State TRCCs with quality strategic planning tools and support. In addition the guide itself, this project includes templates and...

Traffic Safety and the 5.9 GHz Band

A PUBLIC CONFERENCE: June 3, 2019

On June 3, 2019, various State Departments of Transportation, representatives from the auto industry, and users met at DOT headquarters in Washington, D.C. to describe their technology for traffic safety and congestion mitigation at a public conference.

Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Communications

Over the past several years, the U.S. DOT and its operating administrations have engaged in numerous activities related to connected vehicles, which generally encompass vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V), vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I), and vehicle-to-pedestrian (V2P) communications, collectively known...

Automated Driving System Demonstration Grants

On September 18, 2019, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao announced $60 million in Federal grant funding to the selected award recipients for the Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Demonstration Grant Notice of Funding Opportunity. (Press Release)

The 73 proposals are...

U.S. DOT Announces 2017 Roadway Fatalities Down

 

Fatal motor vehicle crashes are down by almost 2 percent after two years of large increases

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that 2017 highway fatality...