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Appendix C
Innovation Topics

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The Accelerating Market Readiness (AMR) program shall be administered with sufficient flexibility to enable awards to support key U.S. DOT and FHWA strategic goals. Additionally, this solicitation is intended to address specific technology and knowledge gaps that will help reduce transportation related fatalities and serious injuries; accelerate project delivery, reduce project life cycle costs and optimize the operation and performance of existing transportation facilities.
In support of the program scope and desired outcomes described above, the following topics are intended to guide potential offerors, and are based on authorizing legislation, the strategic needs of the U.S. DOT and FHWA, and, where appropriate, stakeholder input.

TOPIC 1 - SAFETY

Safety has consistently been the top U.S. DOT strategic and organizational goal, and FHWA has long worked to reduce the number of fatalities and serious injuries on U.S. roadways by developing, evaluating, and employing lifesaving countermeasures; advancing data-driven decisions; and promoting an integrated, multidisciplinary (engineering, education, enforcement, and emergency medical services) approach to safety. FHWA is seeking AMR proposals for innovative technologies to save lives and reduce serious injuries in the following areas: •
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How can safety data analysis be used in ways to guide transportation agencies’ informed decision making, and work towards a future where transportation related serious injuries and fatalities are eliminated?
How can the disproportionate transportation safety risks on State and locally owned roads in rural communities be mitigated?
How should the infrastructure be changed to facilitate faster deployment of automated vehicles?

TOPIC 2 - SHORTENING PROJECT DELIVERY

By making efficient and effective infrastructure decisions, using innovative forms of financing, and encouraging partnerships between public and private sectors, U.S. DOT can maximize the returns to the Nation’s economy and people. FHWA is seeking AMR proposals for innovative technologies to be used at any stage during the project development and delivery cycle to address the following:
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How can project development and delivery processes be improved or streamlined to provide timely benefits to users while safeguarding our communities and maintaining a healthy environment?
How can Federal investments be better targeted toward transportation projects that