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Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute seeks funding for autonomous trucking center, AI tools and CO2 transport model
Summary
UGPTI director Denver Talover asked the Senate panel for one-time and base funding to develop autonomous-surface freight research, AI for transportation and a multimodal CO2 transport model; the institute highlighted county road and bridge investment needs and ongoing data projects.
Denver Talover, director of the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute at North Dakota State University, told the Senate Appropriations —Government Operations Division that the institute needs targeted funding to support autonomous freight research, artificial intelligence for transportation, and a multimodal model for moving captured carbon dioxide.
"We estimate not only the condition of of the paved roads, but also the investment needs," Talover said, summarizing UGPTI's biennial road-and-bridge needs study and the institute's ability to provide data…
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