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USDOT to host free webinar on enabling technologies for vehicle automation

The USDOT's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) is to host a free webinar to discuss the various technologies that enable automated vehicles. The webinar, Enabling Technologies for Vehicle Automation, scheduled for 14 October from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST, will discuss current capabilities and future direction for key automated vehicle-enabling technologies. The webinar aims to share project findings and receive expert feedback from the automated vehicle technology community.
October 1, 2015 Read time: 1 min
The USDOT's Intelligent Transportation Systems Joint Program Office (ITS JPO) is to host a free webinar to discuss the various technologies that enable automated vehicles.

The webinar, Enabling Technologies for Vehicle Automation, scheduled for 14 October from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm EST, will discuss current capabilities and future direction for key automated vehicle-enabling technologies. The webinar aims to share project findings and receive expert feedback from the automated vehicle technology community.

This webinar will help participants clearly understand the current capabilities, limitations, and future direction of automated vehicle technologies. It will also create a framework that positions these key enabling technologies in relation to: anticipated automated vehicle and infrastructure capabilities, and anticipated automated vehicle and infrastructure needs and opportunities.

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