US Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx has announced the publication of the finalised Beyond Traffic 2045 report, which aims to highlight some of the key transport-related challenges that the United States will face over the next three decades.
The wide-ranging report not only looks at the challenges for the key transport modes, but also suggests some solutions – including the use of drones and autonomous vehicles for both personal and freight transport.
In his introduction to the report, Anthony Foxx, the Secretary of Transportation, said: “Now is an exciting time to have this discussion. Our transportation system is on the cusp of a major transformation, akin to the introduction of the steam engine or the automobile. New technologies and business models—automated vehicles, electric cars, unmanned aerial systems, NextGen air-traffic operations, and mobility on demand, to name just a few—promise to dramatically improve the safety, efficiency, competitiveness, accessibility, and sustainability of our transportation system” …
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Post & Parcel | Jan. 11, 2017
