On Friday, the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it had launched a new advisory committee that will advise the Secretary of Transportation on transportation innovation.
The 27 member Transforming Transportation Advisory Committee (TTAC) will provide Transportation Sec. Pete Buttigieg and the DOT with information on plans and approaches for innovation in the transportation industry from a wide array of sectors, geographies and areas of expertise. Officials said the members include experts from think tanks, academic institutions, labor, industry and the public sector in topics ranging from automation to cybersecurity, safety and entrepreneurship.
