Driving the Future

CARMA℠ is a USDOT initiative, developed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), steering efforts to advance the research and development (R&D) of cooperative driving automation (CDA). Studies demonstrate the potential of CDA to transform the transportation system, boosting safety and system performance, among other benefits. Through collaboration and an open source software (OSS) approach, CARMA enables the development and testing of CDA features in the transportation ecosystem with properly equipped vehicles, infrastructure, and other road users–setting the foundation for interoperability across various transportation elements as well as the safe introduction of CDA to our Nation’s roads.