Webinar: Broadening Understanding of the Interplay Between Public Transit, Shared Mobility, and Personal Automobiles

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $84 Million Funding Opportunity for Technologically Advanced Transit Buses

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity for its grantees to apply for up to $84.45 million in competitive grant funds through FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program.

Summary of Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) (Report 0117)

This document summarizes the Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) manual, which provides information about planning and designing a Transportation Management Coordination Center using intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and...

Reference Manual for Planning and Design of a Travel Management Coordination Center (TMCC) (Report 0117)

This manual provides a reference for planning and designing a Transportation Management Coordination Center using intelligent transportation systems (ITS) and other technologies to enhance the coordination of mobility services for the transportation-disadvantaged.

Transit Bus Automation Overview Factsheet

FTA is exploring the use of automation technologies in transit bus operations. This fact sheet provides an overview of bus automation technologies and FTA's Strategic Transit Automation Research plan.

Vehicle Automation Requests for Comment

FTA issued two Requests for Comment (RFC) notices that will help the agency develop funding opportunities for bus automation demonstration projects and inform the U.S. Department of Transportation's guidance on advancing automated vehicle technologies

U.S. Department of Transportation Announces Release of Automated Vehicle Requests for Public Comment

WASHINGTON – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao today discussed the Department’s progress in advancing the release of Federal Automated Vehicle Policy (FAVP) 3.0, also known as A Vision for Safety 3.0, during her remarks at CES in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Webinar: Introducing FTA’s Strategic Transit Automation Research (STAR) Plan

Webinar: Impacts of Laws and Regulations on Automated and Connected Vehicle Introduction in Transit

Summary of Vehicle Assist and Automation Demonstration Report (Report 0113)

This summary provides information on Vehicle Assist and Automation (VAA) systems aimed to demonstrate the technical merits and feasibility of VAA applications in bus service. VAA systems enable lane-keeping and precision docking of transit vehicles and offer the opportunity to ...