USDOT to host free ITS deployment workshop at ITS America Annual Meeting

The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) will partner with ITS America to host a free Accelerating Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Deployment Day on 12 June during the 2016 ITS Annual Meeting in San Jose, California. The workshop is open to the public and will focus on accelerating deployment of advanced ITS such as connected vehicles and smart cities. It will highlight the USDOT's ITS program, discuss the nuts and bolts of connected vehicles, provide an overview of ITS funding and discuss th
May 12, 2016 Read time: 1 min
The 324 US Department of Transportation (USDOT) will partner with ITS America to host a free Accelerating Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Deployment Day on 12 June during the 2016 ITS Annual Meeting in San Jose, California.

The workshop is open to the public and will focus on accelerating deployment of advanced ITS such as connected vehicles and smart cities. It will highlight the USDOT's ITS program, discuss the nuts and bolts of connected vehicles, provide an overview of ITS funding and discuss the Smart City Challenge and the Fixing America's Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act).
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