U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) headquarters
Ariel Wolf recently participated in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Smart Grant event, on a panel titled "The Impact of Transportation Technology Demonstrations," alongside fellow transportation experts.
The panel explored how cities can leverage technology demonstrations to drive scalable, cost-effective solutions for modern transportation challenges. Key topics included:
- The importance of embracing new technologies, including autonomous vehicles
- Cost savings resulting from reduced accidents and insurance premiums, proving that tech can lower costs over time
- Public-private partnerships (P3s) as a critical tool that cities can draw upon to deploy and expand transportation innovations without needing to prototype in-house
- The importance of scale in transportation technology and how it can amplify impact
- Strategies to help municipalities partner more effectively with the private sector to accelerate adoption and deployment