Research & Innovation

Utah to lead five-state pilot program testing the future of electric flight

Posted on: March 10th, 2026

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy selects UDOT to lead federal pilot program to test electric aircraft and help integrate advanced aviation technologies into the national airspace The Utah Department of Transportation today was selected to lead a federal pilot program to test advanced electric aircraft and other emerging aviation technologies in real-world operations. The Federal […]

New UDOT innovation identifies freight flat tires before they cause crashes

Posted on: December 15th, 2025

Utah port of entries use sensors and AI to detect early-on issues  The Utah Department of Transportation’s port of entries are using new technology to spot tire problems on freight and transport trucks before they lead to dangerous failures on Utah highways. This technology, called an in-road tire anomaly detector, uses embedded sensors paired with […]

UDOT and Partners Work Together to Protect Paunsaugunt Mule Deer Herd

Posted on: September 22nd, 2014

Each fall the Paunsaugunt mule deer herd migrates off the Paunsaugunt Plateau near Bryce Canyon, to the Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument and across U.S. 89 to winter habitat in southern Utah and northern Arizona. In spring they return to the Paunsaugunt Plateau. During the migrations mule deer were killed on U.S. 89 in wildlife-vehicle […]

DDI Designer

Posted on: April 30th, 2012

National DDI expert and advocate Gilbert Chlewicki will give the keynote address at the UDOT Research Workshop on May 10.