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The global transportation sector is experiencing transformative change fueled by advances in digital technology. In this rapidly evolving landscape, the US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is facing an urgent need to create a comprehensive digital infrastructure strategy that aligns to a wide network of interconnected stakeholders, a dynamic technological landscape, and needed regulatory support, according to the National Digital Infrastructure Strategy Report from ITS America and Cambridge Consultants ...
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) could prevent approximately 37 million crashes, 14 million injuries, and nearly 250,000 deaths over the next 30 years, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety ...
Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) can help drivers with some driving tasks, however, drivers may lack appropriate knowledge about ADAS (referred to as their mental model) which can translate to misusing or mistrusting the technologies, especially in situations beyond the capability of the system, according to new research from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety ...
The US and Canada announced the first Binational Electric Vehicle (EV) Corridor, which will stretch from Kalamazoo, Michigan, to Quebec City, Quebec, tapping into the 75,000+ miles of Alternative Fuel Corridors in the United States ...
On April 24, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) approved a joint waiver allowing 14 states, automakers, and other stakeholders to use the 5.9 GHz spectrum to deploy Cellular Vehicle-to-Everything (C-V2X) technology ...
The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) ITS Joint Program Office's ITS Deployment Evaluation Program has developed the Spotlight on ITS for Roadway Safety web pages ...
This USDOT has published a Research, Development, and Technology Strategic Plan for FY2022–2026 to establish the department’s leadership role in supporting, fostering, and safeguarding transportation innovation ...
Gartner announced "Seven Disruptions CIOs Might Not See Coming" and ITS made the list twice, with flying autonomous vehicles and wireless electric vehicles (EVs) ...
President Biden is jumpstarting the construction of a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 2030, and the Federal Highway Administration announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on proposed minimum standards and requirements for projects ...
The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced that Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) discretionary grant program — a part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law — is now accepting applications for grants totaling $1 billion in Fiscal Year 2022 funding. The best part is that projects eligible for the grants include a variety of Intelligent Transportation Systems ...