Automated Vehicles

ITS America members work together to address issues of automated technologies, including vehicles, self-driving trucks, automated transit, workforce impacts and mitigation strategies, and land use and transportation system integration.

Automated Vehicle Resources

This resources page was developed to provide the automated vehicles industry a one-stop-shop for everything it needs to thrive. Resources about the following topics are included: passenger mobility, logistics, utility, education & training, planning & development, safety best practices, and regulations.

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Public-Private Framework for Successful AV Deployment

Public-private collaborations have the potential to maximize the benefits of automated vehicle (AV) deployment while reducing risks and improving the likelihood that the technology serves the needs of communities. Successful AV deployment…

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ITS America AV Freight Recommendations to NHTSA

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AV Freight Panel Discussion

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Long Innovative Corridors Spanning Multiple States Panel Brief

ITS America’s Standing Advisory Committee on Automated Vehicles

The Automated Vehicle 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 and mitigation strategies, and land use and transportation system integration.

Committee Leadership

Co-Chair: Sarah Searcy, North Carolina DOT
Co-Chair: Nat Beuse, Aurora

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    A Blueprint for Transportation Technology

    Delivering Safe, Smart, and Connected Transportation

    As the nation’s leading advocate for the technological modernization of our transportation system, ITS America calls on policymakers and industry leaders to reimagine our understanding of transportation infrastructure to one which…

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    Long Innovative Corridors Spanning Multiple States Panel Brief

    On August 5th, 2024, ITS America’s AV Freight Working Group held a panel discussion centered around the creation of multi-state intelligent corridors supporting vehicle-to-everything communication and their impact on freight movement. The panelists emphasized the importance of addressing connectivity gaps in major corridors and deploying a variety of technologies to enhance corridor efficiency.

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    Transforming the I-80 Corridor: A New Era of Connected Freight Movement Panel Brief

    On October 2, 2024, ITS America’s AV Freight Working Group hosted a discussion with Tracy Larkin Thomason, Director of the Nevada Department of Transportation. Tracy discussed one of the AASHTO Moonshot projects announced in 2023, an effort to create a cohesive national transportation vision of the future.

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    ITS America AV Freight Recommendations to NHTSA

    ITS America’s Automated Vehicle Freight Working Group has released AV Freight recommendations to the National Highway Traffic Administration…

  • White Papers

    Public-Private Framework for Successful AV Deployment

    Public-private collaborations have the potential to maximize the benefits of automated vehicle (AV) deployment while reducing risks and improving the likelihood that the technology serves the needs of communities. Successful AV deployment…

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Statements & Press Releases

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America Announces New Officers and Board of Director Members

The Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (ITS America) Board of Directors met earlier today and certified the election of new officers and welcomed a mix of ten new and returning directors to its membership. The ITS America Board is made up of public and private leaders in the intelligent transportation industry, who set policy and direct strategies for the association.

Statements & Press Releases

ITS America Releases Two New Resources: Consolidated National Automated Vehicle Database and State-By-State Analysis of Autonomous Trucking

Today, the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) released two resources that will help consolidate information on advances in autonomous and automated vehicles (AV) that were previously unavailable.

Statements & Press Releases

Statement of ITS America President & CEO Laura Chace On Latest NHTSA Fatality Estimates

“The estimates NHTSA released today are tragic – again. In the first quarter of this year, 9,560 people didn’t return to their families. We continue to set the wrong kinds of records, and that won’t change until we adapt our approach…

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