On March 12, 2026, SAFE’s Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo) submitted comments in response to the Department of Transportation’s Research To Support Establishing a National Strategy for Transportation Digital Infrastructure Request for Information.
As recognized in the Department of Transportation’s Request for Information, transportation infrastructure is now a digitally enabled, AI-driven system central to economic productivity, energy optimization, and national security. However, the underlying governance landscape of digital infrastructure applications remains fractured. Without a coordinated, whole-of-government approach toward governance, an increasingly complex patchwork of rules around safety, liability, and data governance will grow in its place.
This patchwork of rules will prevent proven innovative U.S. data and software solutions from being applied at scale. Meanwhile, foreign governments and competitors are moving forward, with the European Union and China advancing AI governance policies that not only reflect different regulatory philosophies but also different values.
AI-enabled systems are now the catalyst for advancing next-generation transportation technologies. But, as stated in ReMo’s AI in Motion report, if the United States fails to advance its own AI governance policies, the nation could not only stymie innovation but also subject itself and technologies to subordination to other nations’ rules and requirements.
Read SAFE’s full comments here.
