UAS Integration Pilot Programs

U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao Announces Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program Selectees

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today announced that USDOT has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments as participants in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program. First announced last October, this White House initiative partners the...

Fact Sheets: UAS Integration Pilot Programs

The UAS Integration Pilot Program will help tackle the most significant challenges to integrating drones into the national airspace and will reduce risks to public safety and security. The program is a coordinated effort to provide certainty and stability to communities, drone owners and the...

Cost-Effective ECC for Transportation Infrastructure

The Transportation Consortium of South-Central States (Tran-SET) is a collaborative partnership between nine majorinstitutions and two community colleges, led by Louisiana State University, whose mission is to support all phases of research, technology transfer, workforce...

Improving Bridge Assessment, Prognosis, and Interventions through Emerging Technology (Lecture Poster)

AV 3.0 Summit Event

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoAV 3.0 Summit EventDepartment of Transportation, Washington, D.C.Thursday, March 1, 2018

Thank you, Michael [Kratsios - Deputy Assistant to the President and the Deputy U.S. Chief Technology Officer...

Smart Rock Positioning for Scour Hazard Assessment of Bridges

Hydraulic effects are responsible for about 60 percent of the more than 1,500 U.S. bridge collapses. Traditionally, divers are sent underwater to inspect bridge foundations and document any riverbed erosion or scour holes that may compromise a foundation’s integrity.

This...

DOT Technology Transfer Plan 2012

This plan responds to the presidential memorandum of October 28, 2011, directing federal agencies to improve the results of their technology transfer and commercialization activities. It presents the U.S.Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) 5-year plan for accelerating technology transfer (T2...

Detroit Auto Show

Remarks As Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoDetroit Auto ShowSunday, January 14, 2018

Thank you, Congresswoman Dingell, for that introduction.  Let me also acknowledge Congresswoman Brenda Lawrence, and Michigan Secretary of State...

FAA Drone Registry Tops One Million

WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced at the Consumer Electronics Show that the total number of drones now registered with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has eclipsed one million.  

The 1,000,000 total registration...