Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology

Overview
The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology (OST-R) is the lead office in the U.S. Department of Transportation responsible for coordinating DOT's research and for sharing advanced technologies with the transportation system. Technical and policy research on these technologies occurs through the [[Intelligent Transportation Systems] (ITS) Research Program], the University Transportation Centers, and the Volpe National Transportation Research Center, which make investments in technology initiatives, exploratory studies, pilot deployment programs and evaluations in intelligent vehicles infrastructure, and multi-modal systems.