Connected & Automated Vehicles Throughout the Supply Chain
Multi-modal automation and seamless connectivity to increase transportation safety and environmental sustainability, minimize congestion, and impacts of driver and worker shortages, while generating new job opportunities (e.g., remote operators for drayage) and improving worker health and safety.
We will expand the benefits of last-mile delivery beyond high-density metropolitan regions to rural and suburban areas. We will spearhead the installation and operation of a ubiquitous vehicle-to-everything (V2X) communications network along the corridor, which is key to enabling the deployment of automated trucks. We will optimize automated ground delivery methods to ensure equitable and accessible options for rural communities. Human-serving automation promises improved freight safety, performance, efficiency, and social equity (e.g., by moving goods swiftly to warehouses, communities, and individuals in disadvantaged and rural communities). Through this initiative, the Coalition will accelerate the deployment of automated ground and aerial vehicles for last-mile delivery and offer remote operator job opportunities.
