Headshot Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher, headshot secretary-designee Craig Thompson, headshot Acting secretary of Transportation Omer Osman
CAV Highway MAASTO

MAASTO: States collaborate on CAV technology, future of transportation

Mid-America Freight Coalition 

“Midwest states continue to work together to ensure residents, businesses and agencies are positioned to take advantage of connected and automated vehicle technology. Wisconsin Department of Transportation Secretary-designee Craig Thompson, Illinois Department of Transportation Secretary Omer Osman and Minnesota Department of Transportation Commissioner Margaret Anderson Kelliher discuss the future of transportation…” Multistate collaboration will be key to moving forward with freight and transportation technologies and to ensure our system works for everyone. Listen to part two of a three-part podcast series from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation. (Originally posted January 5, 2021. Reference: https://wisdot.libsyn.com/)

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