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Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies

Program Areas
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Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies involve technology application and deployment support activities to advance the capabilities of State and local transportation agencies to safely and effectively integrate emerging technologies into operational aspects of their roadway systems. Activity areas include strategies for stakeholder collaboration; connectivity; automation; Intelligent Transportation Systems architecture and system engineering; data; digital infrastructure; cybersecurity; testing, analysis, demonstration, and evaluation.

Activity Areas

  1. Connectivity
    1. New 8/16/24 Saving Lives with Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment (FINAL)
    2. New 8/16/24 Saving Lives with Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment - Executive Summary (FINAL)
    3. New 8/16/24 Video Recording: Saving Lives with Connectivity: A Plan to Accelerate V2X Deployment Announcement
    4. New 8/16/24 Video Recording: Panel – Taking Collaborative Action with Association Leaders and Stakeholders
    5. Saving Lives with connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment Program Grant Awards
        1. Maricopa County
        2. Texas A&M Transportation Institute
        3. Utah Department of Transportation
    6. Nationwide Electronic Toll Collection Interoperability
    7. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) solicitation for the Saving lives with connectivity: Accelerating V2X Deployment Program
    8. V2X Communications Summit
  2. Automated Vehicles
    1. National Dialogue on Highway Automation
    2. Roadway Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Integration Concept of Operations for Transportation Agencies
  3. ADS Traffic Regulations Data
    1. 03/15/22 Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Operational Behavior and Traffic Regulations Information – Concept of Use (HTML, PDF 1.6MB)
    2. Detailed Analysis of ADS-Deployment Readiness of the Existing Traffic Laws and Regulations (HTML, PDF 2.2MB)
    3. 03/22/23 Automated Driving Systems (ADS) Operational Behavior and Traffic Regulations Information – Proof-of-Concept Demonstration Report (HTML, PDF 2.8MB)
  4. Digital Infrastructure
  5. Testing and Evaluation
    1. Collaborative Research Framework for Automated Driving System Developers and Infrastructure Owners and Operators - Report
    2. Collaborative Research Framework for Automated Driving System Developers and Infrastructure Owners and Operators - Flyer
  6. Facilitating Integrated ITS Deployment

  7. Transportation Cybersecurity

    1. FHWA Transportation Cybersecurity Strategic Plan
    2. USDOT ITS Cybersecurity Research Program
    3. NHI Web-Based Training on Transportation Cybersecurity
    4. NCHRP 23-03: Cybersecurity Issues and Protection Strategies for State Transportation Agency CEOs
    5. Transportation Cybersecurity Resources

Publications

https://ops.fhwa.dot.gov/publications/publications.htm#cavet

Contact Us

For more information about Connected/Automated Vehicles and Emerging Technologies, please contact:

John Harding
U.S. Department of Transportation
Federal Highway Administration
Office of Operations
John.Harding@dot.gov