Cooperative and Automated Transportation (CAT) plan projects and actions
The statewide Cooperative and Automated Transportation (CAT) program integrates Connected Vehicles (CV), Autonomous Vehicles (AV), and related emerging transportation technologies into the state’s multimodal transportation system supporting the agency’s mission, Connecting you with Texas. This page serves as a hub for various CAT briefs, projects and actions to support its core functions of delivering a safe and reliable transportation system.
What is CAT infrastructure?
This CAT brief provides an overview of infrastructure needed for an integrated CAT ecosystem, distinguishing between existing and future CAT deployments. This brief will also inform the remaining initiatives set forth in TxDOT’s CAT Program Plan to establish the successful integration of CAT across the state’s multimodal transportation system.
What is CAT infrastructure?
The "Can TxDOT Keep Up With CAT Data?” brief reviews trends, legislation, and industry standards in CV data management, compares TxDOT’s practices to national approaches, and positions TxDOT as a leader in this field.
This brief, “How Can TxDOT Utilize CAT Data?” explores the types of data generated by CAT infrastructure, current TxDOT data usage, and potential applications to improve transportation management, resource allocation, and safety across Texas.
“What are the Challenges of CAT Data?” examines issues like data storage, collection, sharing, analytics, and standardization, helping TxDOT address challenges to maximize CAT technologies for a safe, reliable transportation system.