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.
Policies, Principles, and Primers | Automated Vehicles

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

ITS America’s Automated Vehicle Standing Advisory Committee established task forces on equity, climate, safety, and infrastructure to develop a set of principles to ensure AV benefits are broadly realized. The resulting principles are intended to inform federal programs, regulations, and recommend best practices that can be implemented today and in the future.

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

Letters | Emerging Technology

ITS America’s letter of support for INVEST in America Act EV Charging Stations in the Interstate Right-of-Way

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

Chair: Beth Kigel, HNTB
Vice Chair: Darran Anderson, SFCTA

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  • 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

  • Letters

    ITS America Comments on to USDOT‘S Request for Transit Automated Research

  • Letters

    ITS America Comments on to USDOT‘S Request for Transit Automated Research

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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…