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MAASTO partners with Wisconsin DOT to host CAV Summit

Mid-America Freight Coalition 

This article was orginally posted on November 22, 2019.

Collaboration in development of freight operations, policy, and infrastructure across the MAASTO states has proven beneficial for agencies and freight stakeholders. High levels of the multi-state collaboration exhibited by the MAASTO states is also imperative to support successful adoption of CAV across the region.

The executive summary of the October CAV summit, held in Madison, WI provides an overview of preliminary efforts to coordinate CAV implementation across the Midwest.

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