The Alabama Transportation Institute (ATI) was founded in 2017 to bring together a nationally recognized team of researchers, in concert with industry and government, to seek innovative solutions to the challenges of building and maintaining a transportation system that protects lives, creates economic growth and saves time and energy resources. This interdisciplinary institute enables Alabama to lead the way on emerging issues like developing creative solutions for financing the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges, advancing transportation safety research, and evaluating the impact that a quality transportation system will have on Alabama’s economic future. ATI serves as an independent resource that develops unbiased information for use by local, state and national leaders in developing transportation policy. The result is more and better-informed decision-making that leads to innovative, data-driven, cost-effective solutions that advance Alabama’s economy, safety and quality of life through transportation. ATI will support collaborations centered primarily around these emergent themes: • Digital Transportation • Connected Vehicles and Infrastructure • Transportation Safety, Security, and Accessibility • Electric Vehicles and Fuel Economy • Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure