Via ITS America news release

U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx joined Google Executive Chairman Eric Schmidt at the Google Campus in Mountain View, California today where he discussed President Obama's Fiscal Year 2016 budget, which would increase funding for Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), and unveiled "Beyond Traffic," a new U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) analysis outlining the trends that are likely to shape the needs of our transportation system over the next three decades. Beyond Traffic includes a strong focus on how ITS technologies, including vehicle-to-vehicle communication, vehicle automation and other new technologies are making travel safer and more convenient.

"The past decade has ushered in a new era of technological innovation, from connected and automated vehicle technologies to intelligent traffic signals, smarter infrastructure, on-demand transportation services and mobile phone apps that are improving safety and our quality of life," said ITS America Interim President and CEO Thomas Kern. "Secretary Foxx stressed the importance of partnering with the private sector to put these technologies to work while creating a more nimble and adaptive regulatory system that will encourage the innovators and idea creators we represent to continue investing in our nation's future. We applaud the President's strong commitment to advancing ITS research in the FY 2016 budget, and are looking forward to working with Secretary Foxx, his team, and Members of Congress to continue accelerating the deployment of existing and next-generation technologies to save lives, reduce congestion, and address our nation's current and future transportation challenges."