USDOT releases FY 2022-2026 Research, Development and Technology Strategic Plan

The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) released its Research, Development and Technology (RD&T) Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years (FY) 2022-2026. The new RD&T Plan continues the department’s leadership role in supporting, fostering, and safeguarding transportation innovation, so it meets strategic priorities and objections articulated in the U.S. DOT Strategic Plan. It is also a call for innovation, guided by the Innovation Principles the department rolled out in 2022.

“We recognize the work of research, development and technology deployment takes collaborative effort across the public, private, academic and non-profit sectors,” said U.S. DOT Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology and Chief Science Officer Dr. Robert C. Hampshire. “In this time of rapid change and experimentation, research must drive the learning necessary for the public sector to keep pace with technological advancement and to adapt to evolving socio-economic needs. By providing a vision for a future transportation system made possible by research, we seek to foster collaborative innovation to create a better transportation future for all.”

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