Standing Advisory Committees

ITS America Standing Advisory Committees are member-driven forums where representatives can help shape policies and programs key to their organizations’ goals. Every committee is open to all members – a place where public, private, academic, and research sectors have an equal voice to tackle challenges and opportunities relevant to each committee.

AUTOMATED VEHICLES

The Automated Vehicle (AV) Standing Committee advocates for policies and regulatory frameworks to facilitate the safe testing, deployment, and integration of highly automated vehicles into the surface transportation system. Members work together to address highly automated vehicle policies and programmatic efforts covering highly automated vehicles, self-driving trucks, automated transit, workforce impacts, automated freight, land use, “and transportation system integration”.

Working Groups:

  • AV Freight Working Group

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EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

The Emerging Technology Standing Committee identifies legislative and regulatory barriers and opportunities to safely advance emerging technologies, monitor national trends and related research, and promote best practices and private and public sector partnerships. It serves as a forum to disseminate and exchange information and other innovations, addressing areas such as digital twinning, advanced air mobility and cargo delivery, automated cargo delivery, multimodal transportation, and on-demand platforms.

Working Groups:

  • Multimodal Transportation & On Demand Mobility
  • Digital Twinning  
  • Advanced Air Mobility

For a brief overview of the committee, click here.

DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE

The Digital Infrastructure Standing Committee members will work on AI, digital transformation, IIJA and digital policy development and implementation, and regulation of digital technologies. This committee will collaborate with industry experts, government officials, policymakers and other stakeholders to address complex challenges and opportunities in the digital landscape.

Working Groups:

  • AI & Digital Transformation 
  • IIJA Working Group 

For a brief overview of the committee, click here.

V2X/CONNECTED TRANSPORTATION

The Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) and Connected Transportation Standing Committee identifies legislative and regulatory barriers to the widespread deployment of V2X technologies, as opportunities associated with V2X technologies. This committee is tasked with advocating for policies which support the deployment of V2X technologies at scale, and addresses topics such as the development and deployment of connected, V2V, V2I, and V2P technologies and innovations.

Working Groups:

  • Future of 5.9 V2X  
  • Beyond 5.9 V2X  

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ITS America Communities of Practice and Cross-Cutting Issue Areas
  • Cybersecurity & Privacy  
  • Sustainability  
  • Equity  
  • Workforce Development 

For general information on standing advisory committees, please contact info@itsa.org.