Administration of Highway and Transportation Agencies. Documenting Implemented AI Tools in State and Local DOTs

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies and applications (hereafter “AI tools”) usage has grown exponentially in the last few years. Some AI tools were developed and implemented by state and local departments of transportation (DOTs) to solve transportation challenges. However, many AI tools within the transportation industry are maturing or were implemented by early adopters, and the implementation results may not be well known by the transportation industry. Other issues need to be considered when developing and adopting AI tools. For instance, effective communication plays an important role in the day-to-day use of responsible AI tools; if AI-generated results are not communicated and explained properly, it could lead to stakeholder skepticism about results and processes. Research is needed to gather independent data on the conception, deployment, and communication strategies of AI tools in the transportation domain. This information will help state DOTs and other transportation agencies successfully adopt AI tools and profit from their benefits. OBJECTIVE: The objective of this project is to develop a briefing document to capture successful AI tool use cases in transportation. The main target audience for this briefing document is DOT chief executive officers (CEOs) and senior managers. The briefing document will help state DOTs and other transportation agencies understand and replicate effective and successful uses of AI tools in transportation, develop candidate policies to maintain the public’s and stakeholders’ trust, and advance the use of other AI tools in transportation.

• Record URL:
  • http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=5808
• Supplemental Notes:
  • This NCHRP project will be conducted in an accelerated timeline. Proposers shall assemble teams possessing the needed expertise and workload availability to meet the scope and contract time requirements. The amplified research plan, quarterly, and monthly reports may be combined or waived for this NCHRP project. Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.

Language

• English

Project

• Funding: $100,000.00
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-24(151)

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001
• Project Managers:

  Barcena, Roberto

• Start Date: 20250519
• Expected Completion Date: 0
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Artificial intelligence; Implementation; Research projects; State departments of transportation
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01931759
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-24(151)
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: Sep 23 2024 6:00PM