Know Your Rights Before You Fly

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...

Aviation Consumer Protection Advisory Committee

On May 24, 2012, the Department established the ACPAC as mandated by section 411 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012, Pub. L. No. 112-95 (2012), as amended. The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-254 (2018), extended the authorization for the Committee from...

A Veterans Day Message from Secretary Elaine L. Chao

Litigation News Fall 2018

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $5.95 Million Loan to Fund Marine Terminal Rail Improvements at the Port of Everett

WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the “Bureau”) will provide up to a $5.95 million Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing (RRIF) loan to the Port of Everett in the State of...

Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Council

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoCommercial Space Transportation Advisory CouncilWashington, DCWednesday, October 31, 2018

Thank you, Acting FAA Administrator Dan Elwell, Assistant FAA Administrator for Policy Bailey Edwards and...

National Disability Employment Awareness Month

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoNational Disability Employment Awareness MonthWashington, DCWednesday, October 31, 2018

Thank you, Charles [James, Director, Departmental Office of Civil Rights], Acting FHWA...

Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee (AAPB Advisory Committee)

Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee (AAPB Advisory Committee) was established to review options to improve the disclosure of charges and fees for air medical services, better inform consumers of insurance options for such services, and protect consumers from balance...