Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2024 (ARTS24)
- Date
- 2024-07-29
- Location
- San Diego, United States
- Host
- Automated Vehicles Symposium (AVS)
About this event
Automated road transportation is moving from promise to deployment, and the questions facing the field are no longer theoretical. ARTS24 is where the people shaping that future come together to compare progress, pressure-test ideas, and work through the technical, policy, and operational realities of automation on public roads. If you care about how autonomous systems will actually integrate into transportation networks, this is the room to be in. About the Event Automated Road Transportation Symposium 2024 (ARTS24) is an in-person gathering in San Diego, United States, focused on the opportunities and challenges involved in automating road transportation. Convened by TRB, the symposium continues a well-established lineage, building on the 2012–2020 Automated Vehicle Symposia and the 2021–2023 ARTS series. This history matters. ARTS24 is not a standalone industry meetup or a narrowly framed product showcase. It sits within an ongoing conversation that has evolved alongside the field itself, creating a space where recurring questions can be revisited with fresh evidence, and where new issues can be surfaced by people working across research, government, and industry. At its core, the event is designed to support collaboration. The central aim is to bring together global thought leaders who approach automated transportation from different angles but share a common need: to understand what is advancing, what remains difficult, and what it will take to move from experimentation to responsible, scalable implementation. Expect a professional, substantive environment where big-picture strategy and practical constraints are both taken seriously. This is the kind of symposium where technical development, safety, governance, infrastructure, operations, and public impact can be discussed in relation to one another rather than in isolation. What to Expect ARTS24 is built for people who want more than headlines. You can expect conversations that explore the real state of automated road transportation across multiple dimensions, including: Technology development and deployment realities Policy, regulation, and public-sector decision-making Research priorities and open technical questions Cross-sector collaboration between industry, government, and academia Challenges involved in integrating automation into existing transportation systems Emerging opportunities for safer, more efficient, and more responsive mobility Because the symposium convenes participants from several parts of the ecosystem, the program is likely to be valuable not just for what is presented formally, but for how different perspectives meet. Researchers can hear what practitioners need. Public agencies can better understand the pace and limits of technical progress. Industry teams can engage with the policy and societal context that shapes deployment. You should also expect a strong emphasis on dialogue around both opportunities and challenges. That balance is one of the event’s strengths. Automated transportation is a field with enormous potential, but also with unresolved issues around implementation, oversight, interoperability, safety, public trust, and system-level impact. ARTS24 is positioned to address those tensions directly. For attendees, that means a program likely to reward active engagement. Come ready to listen carefully, ask sharper questions, and compare assumptions with people working on adjacent parts of the problem. Why Attend If your work touches autonomous vehicles, mobility systems, transportation planning, infrastructure, regulation, or applied research, ARTS24 offers a rare concentration of relevant expertise in one place. Rather than following the field through scattered updates, you get the chance to step into a focused environment where the most consequential issues can be examined with depth. There is clear value in the event’s cross-disciplinary makeup. Automated road transportation does not advance through engineering alone, and it does not succeed through policy alone. Progress depends on coordination across technical, institutional, and operational boundaries. Attending ARTS24 can help you better understand how those pieces fit together and where your own work connects to the larger system. You may find ARTS24 especially worthwhile if you want to: Track where automated road transportation is headed next Understand current challenges from multiple stakeholder perspectives Learn from leaders across industry, government, and research Build more informed strategies around automation and mobility Engage with a community that is actively shaping the field For some attendees, the biggest takeaway will be clarity: clearer signals about what is maturing, what is stalled, and where the real decision points lie. For others, it will be connection: the ability to meet peers, collaborators, and decision-makers who are grappling with similar questions in different contexts. Either way, ARTS24 is well suited to people who want substance. It is a strong fit for professionals looking to move beyond broad enthusiasm or skepticism and into a more grounded understanding of how automated transportation is being developed, evaluated, and implemented. Practical Details Location: In person in San Diego, United States. If face-to-face conversation matters to how you learn, collaborate, and build relationships, this format is a major advantage. It creates space for the kinds of nuanced discussions and informal exchanges that are harder to replicate online. Timing: Monday, July 29 at 12:00 AM UTC. If you are traveling from another region, it is worth confirming the local schedule and planning your trip accordingly so you can make the most of the in-person experience. The event is especially relevant for people working in or adjacent to: Autonomous vehicles Mobility technology Transportation and transportation systems Public-sector mobility and policy Research and applied innovation Cross-sector community building in automated transportation If ARTS24 aligns with your work, the main reason to attend is simple: this symposium brings serious people together around serious questions. In a field that is changing quickly and affecting many parts of transportation, that kind of convening is useful, timely, and increasingly necessary.
Who should attend
If you work on the future of road transportation and need serious, cross-sector conversations—not just headlines—ARTS24 is built for you. - **You’re building or deploying automated driving technology** and want direct input from the broader ecosystem around safety, operations, policy, infrastructure, and public adoption. - **You work in government, regulation, or public agencies** and need a clearer view of where automation is headed, what challenges are emerging, and how peers are approaching oversight and implementation. - **You’re in mobility, transportation, or infrastructure planning** and want to understand how automated road transportation could affect networks, operations, access, and long-term investment decisions. - **You’re a researcher or academic** looking to connect your work to real-world industry and policy questions, while hearing where collaboration is most needed next. - **You lead strategy, innovation, or partnerships** and value being in the room with industry, government, and research leaders who are actively shaping the next phase of automated transportation. - **You want substance over hype**—thoughtful discussion of both the opportunities and the hard problems involved in automating road transportation.