The U.S. Department of Transportation's plans for the future of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Research are available now! The ITS Joint Program Office just released the ITS Strategic Plan 2015-2019, outlining the direction and goals of the ITS Program.

Some highlights of the plan include program categories, which provide the structure for research, development, and adoption of ITS technologies:

• Connected Vehicles
• Automation
• Emerging Capabilities
• Enterprise Data
• Interoperability
• Accelerating Deployment

Download the ITS Strategic Plan to find out more about where the bulk of transportation research and innovation is heading.