The US Department of Transportation’s Advanced Research Projects Agency - Infrastructure (ARPA-I) is seeking input from interested parties on the potential applications of artificial intelligence (AI) in transportation, as well as emerging challenges and opportunities in creating and deploying AI technologies in applications across all modes of transportation.

The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to obtain input from a broad array of stakeholders on AI opportunities, challenges and related issues in transportation. Written submissions must be received by 2 July 2024.

Virtually all aspects of transportation and mobility—from the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of physical infrastructure systems to the operation of the digital infrastructure that underpins and enables the movement of people and goods—will likely be impacted by the deployment of AI tools and applications.

Beyond the direct impact of the technology itself, AI has the potential to reshape how individuals, communities, corporations, governments, and other users interact with the transportation network in ways that are difficult to anticipate.

The Advanced Research Projects Agency—Infrastructure (ARPA-I) is an agency within DOT that Congress established “to support the development of science and technology solutions that overcomes long-term challenges and advances the state of the art for United States transportation infrastructure.” ARPA-I is modeled after the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) within the US Department of Defense and the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) within the US Department of Energy.