Transforming Transportation: Leveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, and Automation (2026)
Chapter: Front Matter
Transforming Transportation
Leveraging the Power of Artificial Intelligence, Digitalization, and Automation
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TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD 2026 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OFFICERS
CHAIR: Joel M. Jundt, Secretary of Transportation, South Dakota Department of Transportation
VICE CHAIR: Randell H. Iwasaki, President and Chief Executive Officer, Iwasaki Consulting Services, Inc.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Ann M. Brach, Executive Director, Transportation Research Board
MEMBERS
James F. Albaugh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems, The Boeing Company (retired)
Marsha Anderson Bomar, Transportation Strategic Advisor, GHD, Inc.
Douglas C. Ceva, Vice President, Customer Lead Solutions, Prologis, Inc.
Nancy T. Daubenberger, Commissioner, Minnesota Department of Transportation
Garrett B. Eucalitto, Commissioner, Connecticut Department of Transportation
Andrew Fremier, Executive Director, Metropolitan Transportation Commission
Martha R. Grabowski (NAE), Distinguished Research Scientist, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute
Edward Hassinger, Director, Missouri Department of Transportation
Shanté Hastings, Secretary, Delaware Department of Transportation
Tracy Larkin-Thomason, Director, Nevada Department of Transportation
Carol Lewis, Professor, Texas Southern University
Ricardo Martinez (NAM), Adjunct Professor of Emergency Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine
Russell R. McMurry, Commissioner, Georgia Department of Transportation
Craig E. Philip, Research Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Vanderbilt University
Steward T.A. Pickett, Distinguished Senior Scientist, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Leslie S. Richards, General Manager and Chief Executive Officer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority
Marc Williams, Executive Director, Texas Department of Transportation
Contents
AI Tools and Capabilities Applied to Transportation
Transforming Decision-Support Tools
AI in Safety-Critical Applications
The Power and Promise of Digitalization
Infrastructure Modeling, and Digital Delivery and Asset Management
Digital Infrastructure: Sensors, Imaging, Hardware, and High-Speed Computing and Communications
The Power and Promise of Advanced Automation and Autonomy
Advanced Automation in Road Transport
Advanced Automation in Air Transport
Advanced Automation in Rail and Marine Transport
Enabling and Advancing Possibilities
Data Needs, Digitalization, and AI
