East Room of the White House

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoEast Room of the White House Monday, June 5, 2017

Thank you, Mr. President, for your leadership!

This is an historic day for aviation in the United States. The bold reforms you outlined today...

Drone Focus Conference

Remarks Prepared for Delivery byU.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. ChaoDrone Focus ConferenceFargo, North DakotaWednesday, May 31, 2017

Thank you, Sen. Hoeven, for that gracious introduction, and for inviting me to the second annual Drone Focus conference—an invitation I was...

Simulation: A multi-use tool for transportation safety

Date: 3/15/2017, 1:00 PM-2:00 PM EDTSpeaker: Dawn Marshall, Director of SAFER-Sim Univesity Transportation CenterOrganization: University of MarylandOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) Abstract

After years of decline, traffic fatalities are increasing, leading...

Transportation Technologies in DOE’s Critical Materials Strategy

Date: 07/17/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Diana Bauer, Ph.D., Director of the Office of Economic AnalysisOrganization: Office of Policy and International Affairs, U.S. Department of EnergyOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology...

Autonomous Automobiles - On the Road to Reality

Date: 08/21/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Professor Raj Rajkumar, George Westinghouse ProfessorOrganization: Electrical & Computer Engineering, and Robotics Institute, Carnegie Mellon UniversityOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and...

Strategies for Reducing Vehicle-miles Traveled (VMT)

Date: 09/18/2013, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Dr. Susan HandyOrganization: Department of Environmental Science and Policy, Director of Education for the Institute of Transportation Studies, University of California, DavisOST-R Office: Office of Research,...

Enhancing Driver Focus - The Challenge of Optimizing the Driver-Vehicle Interface in an Increasingly Complex and Automation-Rich Operating Environment

Date: 05/21/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Abstract

Innovations in display technology, sensing systems and computational capabilities are rapidly impacting the driver-vehicle interface. New vehicle interfaces often...

Unmanned Aerial Systems for Disaster Response and Recovery

Date: 07/16/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Abstract

Natural disasters can severely impact transportation networks. In the hours and days following a major flooding event, knowing the location and extent of the damage is...

The Expanding and Accelerating Universe of Ground Transportation Tech Innovation

Date: 11/21/2012, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Matthew W. Daus, Esq, Distinguished LecturerOrganization: City University of New YorkOST-R Office: Office of Research, Development and Technology (RDT) Abstract:

We are now at a technological cross-roads...

The Impact on Mode Choice of Activities Conducted while Commuting: Testing Transit-Advantage and Autonomous-Vehicle Scenarios

Date: 08/20/2014, 1:00pm to 2:00pmSpeaker: Patricia Mokhtarian; Professor of Civil and Environmental EngineeringOrganization: Georgia Institute of TechnologyOST-R Office: Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) Abstract

From early studies of...

Innovation