U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine L. Chao announced that the Trump Administration will award more than $41 million to 15 teams in 15 states through two Department of Transportation design challenges to improve transportation access to persons with disabilities and individuals with mobility challenges.
The Complete Trip – ITS4US Deployment Program received 24 eligible proposals by organizations from 15 states. The winning teams and projects are:
- California Association of Coordinated Transportation (CALACT)
- Location: California, Oregon, and Washington
- Project: Plan, Book, and Pay for Demand-responsive Transit Agencies in CA, OR, or WA
- Award: $5,311,000
- Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC)
- Location: Gwinnet County, Georgia
- Project: Safe Trips in Connected Transportation Network
- Award: $9,388,404
- Heart of Iowa Regional Transit Agency (HITRA)
- Location: Dallas County, Iowa
- Project: Health Connector for the Most Vulnerable: An Inclusive Mobility Experience from Beginning to End
- Award: $3,956,806
- University of Washington
- Location: Baltimore, Maryland, Portland, Oregon, Bellevue, Washington
- Project: Accessible Mapping Standards and Data Collaboration Drive Accessible Multimodal Active Transportation and Mobility
- Award: $11,459,000
- ICF International, Inc.
- Location: Buffalo, New York
- Project: Complete Trip Deployment in Buffalo, NY
- Award: $8,235,661
The Inclusive Design Challenge received 47 eligible applications from industry, academic institutions, and individuals representing 21 states. The winning teams and projects are:
- Waymo
- Location: Mountain View, California
- Project: AV Wayfinding
- Award: $300,000
- AbleLink Smart Living Technologies
- Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
- Project: WayFinder ADS
- Award: $300,000
- Foresight Augmented Reality LLC
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Project: Accessibility for Sensory Disabilities and Aging Populations Traveling on Automated Vehicles
- Award: $300,000
- Purdue University
- Location: West Lafayette, Indiana
- Project: Efficient, Accessible and Safe Interaction in a Real Integrated Design Environment for Riders with disabilities (EASI RIDER)
- Award: $300,000
- University of Kansas
- Location: Lawrence, Kansas
- Project: Optimizing Highly Automated Driving Systems for People with Cognitive Disabilities
- Award: $300,000
- University of Maine
- Location: Orono, Maine
- Project: Autonomous Vehicle Assistant (Ava): Ride-hailing and localization for the future of accessible mobility
- Award: $300,000
- Boston University
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Project: OpenGuide: A Scalable Human-Like Guidance System for Visually Impaired Travelers
- Award: $300,000
- May Mobility
- Location: Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Project: Independent Safety for Wheelchair Users in AVs
- Award: $300,000
- Carnegie Mellon University – Human-Computer Interaction Institute
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Project: Promoting personal control of AVs through inclusive smartphone communication interfaces
- Award: $300,000
- Clemson University
- Location: Clemson, South Carolina
- Project: Accessible Technology Leverage for Autonomous vehicles System: ATLAS II
- Award: $300,000
