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U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Innovative Technology Administration
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Identified Challenges
Overarching Policy Issues: These issues cut across modes/programs and are interrelated with other policy issues. The issue of governance interacts and/or has implications for individual policy issues, such as security, privacy, etc.


Individual policy issues tend to be more specific to programs/modes (although some of them overlap): but mainly these issues are closely tied with the technical research and address policy challenges that must be resolved in order to keep the technical research moving forward.

Security
Security of communications and data
Privacy
Protecting personal information
Certification
Certifying equipment/devices, ensuring standards are met
Spectrum
Managing access and rules of the spectrum
Risk Allocation and Liability
Identifying risks and liability conflicts
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Overall benefit/cost of adoption