Embracing Innovation Leads to a Better World

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"The present is one of the most exciting times in the history of transportation, but it will require vision and a willingness to take technological risks in order to achieve the future we imagine."

That's how Thor Craig, the new chief scientist of the Federal Highway Administration, frames the future of US transportation in a Wall Street Journal op-ed.

He says the federal government can help make that future a reality by embracing "cooperative driving automation," artificial intelligence, machine learning, and edge computing, among other things.

"The present is one of the most exciting times in the history of transportation, but it will require vision and a willingness to take technological risks in order to achieve the future we imagine," he writes.

"This is how we achieved success in the space program and leveraged nuclear energy: we can do the same for highway transportation."

Craig says the federal government can also help create a better world by being a "source of national pride"from putting a man on the moon to maintaining an advanced militaryand he hopes his agency will be at the top of that list.

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