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Secretary Foxx Participates in White House Frontiers Conference, Announces Nearly $65 Million in Advanced Technology Transportation Grants

PITTSBURGH – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that local communities across the country will receive nearly $65 million in grants to support advanced technology transportation projects. Secretary Foxx will join President Obama at the White House Frontiers Conference on the future of innovation, where he will discuss how new transportation innovations are reshaping cities in the United States.

Exploring New Frontiers in Transportation

The future of transportation can seem far off, but the truth is, in many ways, it’s already here.

Take Pittsburgh as an example: now as you drive down the street, it’s entirely possible you will see a self-driving car driving alongside you. A city once known for heavy industry and steel mills is at the forefront of a revolution in transportation technology.

Today, I’m proud to announce that Pittsburgh is one of over 15 communities nationwide that will receive nearly $65 million in USDOT grants to implement advanced transportation technologies.

Picture of Secretary Foxx at White House Frontiers Conference

Tech Tuesday: How Big Data on the Seas Could Guide Innovation on Land

How big could the “Big Data” associated with transportation get? 

By 2020, the International Data Corporation estimates that there will be about 23 billion moving “things” – cars, trucks, mobile phones, buses, drones, etc. – as part of the Internet of Things.  Collectively, these moving things will produce about 27% of the data in the digital universe, or 11 zettabytes. That’s 11 trillion gigabytes a year.

Or, to put it in perspective, that’s like transmitting the text of every book published in modern history, every single second of every day. What will we do with all of this information? 

Picture of Saint Lawrence Seaway

U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Concludes Visit to Three “Smart Cities”: Copenhagen, Denmark; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Oslo, Norway

Trip Focuses on Sharing Best Practices in Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety, and the U.S. DOT Smart City Challenge

OSLO, NORWAY – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx last week completed a multi-day visit to Copenhagen, Denmark; Amsterdam, The Netherlands; and Oslo, Norway, as part of an ongoing effort to learn from international partners about innovative ways to meet the transportation challenges of the future.

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