ITS America applauds new bipartisan smart transportation caucus

ITS America has applauded the announcement by US Senators Gary peters and Cory Gardner that they are forming a bipartisan Senate Smart Transportation Caucus to focus on advancing new innovation in transportation technologies that will improve safety and efficiency. The Smart Transportation Caucus will encourage the development and deployment of existing and next-generation technologies including connected and automated vehicle safety technologies, smart infrastructure, advanced traffic and freight managemen
June 15, 2015 Read time: 2 mins

560 ITS America has applauded the announcement by US Senators Gary peters and Cory Gardner that they are forming a bipartisan Senate Smart Transportation Caucus to focus on advancing new innovation in transportation technologies that will improve safety and efficiency. The Smart Transportation Caucus will encourage the development and deployment of existing and next-generation technologies including connected and automated vehicle safety technologies, smart infrastructure, advanced traffic and freight management systems, real-time transit and parking technologies.

Regina Hopper, president and CEO of ITS America said: “We applaud Senators Gary Peters and Cory Gardner for their leadership in advancing intelligent transportation technology solutions that will save lives, improve mobility and reduce congestion on our nation’s roadways and across our transportation network. We live in an increasingly connected world, and the Smart Transportation Caucus will bring together policymakers and stakeholders to accelerate the research and adoption of innovative technologies that are critical for solving our transportation and infrastructure challenges.

“We look forward to working with Senators Peters and Gardner to help advance smart policy solutions that will enable states, cities and communities to put next-generation technology to work transforming the way we move people and goods and strengthening our nation’s economic competitiveness.”

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