The first goal of any transportation agency is safety. Yet almost 40,000 Americans die on the transportation system every year. New proposals for safer streets, better vehicle design, and crash avoidance technology are reshaping the narrative around safety in an effort to reverse the downward trend of transportation safety. Governments are also concerned about the security of the system. Terrorism, hacking, and international affairs can threaten the transportation systems that support the national economy.

Senate Prepares Its Own Autonomous Vehicles Regulation Proposal

Secretary Chao Revamps Federal Policies for Automated Vehicles (Pt. 1)

USDOT I.G. Criticizes NextGen Cost-Benefit Analysis

House Finishes Transportation and Infrastructure Portions of FY18 Omnibus Appropriations

SELF DRIVE Act Zooms Through House with Bipartisan Support

Capitol Hill Events – Week of September 11, 2017

Debate Terms Set for Transportation, Homeland Portions of FY18 Omnibus Appropriations

Congress Faces Busy September On Spending, Debt, AVs, Aviation

Amendments Filed to FY 2018 Non-Security Omnibus Appropriations

Why NTSB is Calling for a Renewed Focus on Safety Over Speed

USDOT Preparing to Revise Obama-Era AV Policies
Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars

The Implications of the Federal Ban on Chinese Railcars (September 2018) concludes that until the federal government better understands the potential national security risks of using Chinese railcars in American transit systems, a one-year appropriations ban is more appropriate than a permanent policy change.
