Emerging Technologies

ITS America advocates for the safe development and deployment of emerging technologies like rapid speed travel, urban air mobility and cargo delivery, automated cargo delivery and blockchain and integrated technology platforms.
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Emerging Technologies

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Policies, Principles, and Primers | Automated Vehicles

ITS America Equity, Climate, Safety, and Infrastructure Principles for Automated and Autonomous Mobility

Policies, Principles, and Primers | Automated Vehicles

ITS America Equity Policy

Other Materials | Automated Vehicles

Summary of Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Surface Transportation Investment Act

ITS America’s Standing Advisory Committee on Emerging Technologies

The Emerging Technologies 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 rapid speed travel hyperloop, urban air mobility and cargo delivery, automated cargo delivery and blockchain and integrated technology platforms.

Committee Leadership

Co-Chair: Darran Anderson – Texas DOT 
Co-Chair: Ximon Zhu – Numobility

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    A Blueprint for Transportation Technology

    Delivering Safe, Efficient, and Resilient 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…

  • White Papers

    ITS America Digital Twinning Decoded

    The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) has developed this white paper, Digital Twinning Decoded, to explain the concept of digital twinning in a practical, nontechnical way for transportation practitioners and non-practitioners alike. Digital twinning represents a substantial shift in our ability to simulate the world around us, going well beyond digital modeling.

  • White Papers

    Digital Infrastructure Strategy Report

    ITS America, the leading advocate for the digital transformation of transportation, and Cambridge Consultants, which specializes in delivering breakthrough innovation for clients worldwide, announce the release of a national digital infrastructure strategy report to explore the future of transportation in the United States. USDOT should harness advances in digital technology to develop a safer, more sustainable and equitable transportation framework.

  • Advocacy Materials

    ITS America 2023 AAM Response

  • Advocacy Materials

    ITS America 2023 ARPA

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ITS America in the News

ITS America and Cambridge Consultants Announce National Digital Infrastructure Strategy Report

ITS America, the leading advocate for the digital transformation of transportation, and Cambridge Consultants, which specializes in delivering breakthrough innovation for clients worldwide, announce the release of a national digital infrastructure strategy report to explore the future of transportation in the United States.

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…

Statements & Press Releases

ITS America Releases Principles for Inclusive Future Mobility

WASHINGTON – The Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) today released principles to guide transportation stakeholders, communities, and policy makers on how best to develop policy and programs that direct investment…