Connected and Automated Vehicles: V2X Funding and Procurement
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Summary:
This webinar, hosted with AASHTO’s Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Community of Practice, will explore current funding and procurement challenges and opportunities related to vehicle-to-everything (V2X) deployment. Topics include regional approaches such as cooperative purchasing, as well as potential future funding opportunities and procurement reforms. Presenters will share how agencies and industry are addressing these challenges today, with practical examples, and how the process may evolve in the future. Speakers will include:
- FDOT’s Perspective on V2X Funding and Procurement – Christine Shafik, PE, State Connected Mobility & Technologies Engineer, Traffic Engineering & Operations, Florida Department of Transportation
- Industry Perspective on V2X Funding and Procurement – Jason Conley, OmniAir Consortium
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Event Type:
Connected and Automated Vehicles: V2X Funding and Procurement
National Operations Center of Excellence (NOCoE) and AASHTO | October 21, 2026 | 1:00–2:30 PM ET | Online webinar | 1.5 professional development hours
What You’ll Learn: Explore how transportation agencies and industry partners are financing and purchasing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) technologies. Understand funding challenges, cooperative purchasing strategies, procurement reforms and emerging opportunities to accelerate connected transportation infrastructure. Hear practical perspectives from the Florida Department of Transportation and OmniAir Consortium.
Action Level: LEARN
What You’ll Leave With: A clearer understanding of V2X funding models, cooperative procurement approaches, institutional barriers and practical strategies for moving connected mobility technologies from pilot projects toward broader deployment.
Best For: Transportation planners, state and local government officials, public infrastructure agencies, mobility innovators, engineering professionals, procurement specialists, technology developers, smart city leaders, policymakers and organizations working on transportation systems transformation.
Systems It Connects To:
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Transportation and mobility
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Smarter cities, ICT and cybersecurity
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Finance and infrastructure investment
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Public health and road safety
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Clean and renewable energy
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Personal and digital democracy through public accountability and procurement transparency
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Public-private partnerships and regional collaboration
Languages: English. Additional interpretation services are not specified.
Accessibility and Participation Support: Online participation through advance Zoom registration. The organizer lists 1.5 professional development hours (PDH). Live captioning, sign-language interpretation, transcripts and other accessibility accommodations are not confirmed in the event announcement.
Recording / Replay Available? Unknown. NOCoE maintains a library of recorded webinars, but a replay for this October 21 session has not been confirmed.
Replay / Resource URL: Official event and registration page. Additional recordings and materials may become available through the NOCoE Knowledge Center.
Practical Next Step: Register for the webinar and identify a transportation infrastructure challenge in your community or organization. Evaluate whether cooperative purchasing, regional funding partnerships or revised procurement policies could support V2X deployment. Use the examples presented to explore potential pilot projects, partnerships and funding opportunities.
Mobilized action pathway: Connect transportation agencies, urban planners, engineers, technology developers and community organizations to identify opportunities for interoperable, safer and more efficient mobility systems. Document successful projects, examine financing and procurement barriers, and share practical approaches that other communities can adapt.
Source: National Operations Center of Excellence, official event announcement. Featured speakers include Christine Shafik, Florida Department of Transportation, and Jason Conley, OmniAir Consortium. Learning outcomes and the Mobilized action pathway are editorial adaptations.