The Department of Transportation aims to incorporate artificial intelligence throughout the nation’s transportation infrastructure, seeking automated systems that can specifically aid in lowering long-term infrastructure costs and improve efficiency in transportation sectors.

As part of the Biden administration’s October 2023 executive order on AI, Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Infrastructure released a new request for information asking for AI tool submissions specifically tailored to aiding the transportation sector.

“Virtually all aspects of transportation and mobility — from the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of physical infrastructure systems to the operation of the digital infrastructure that underpins and enables the movement of people and goods — will likely be impacted by the deployment of AI tools and applications,” the RFI states.

The executive order stipulates that Transportation and ARPA-I explore AI-based solutions to current challenges faced by modern transportation. The RFI calls for applications that could embody a diverse series of solutions, including enhancing pedestrian safety, supporting autonomous vehicles, optimizing traffic management and air traffic control and streamlining supply chain networks, among others.

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