2025 Autonomous Trucking Conference
Evolution of Autonomous Trucking in North Dakota and the Northern Plains
With support from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute will host its 2025 conference on autonomous trucks at the Alerus Center in Grand Forks, ND on September 15-16.
Both POST and PDH credits are available for attending the 2025 Autonomous Trucking Conference. For more information, contact Jody Bohn Baldock at jody.bohn.baldock@ndsu.edu.
Registration
No fee to attend, but registration is required. Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are available at registration.
A limited amount of funding is available to provide travel support for local, Tribal, and state employees. Travel funds will be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis. Contact jody.bohn.baldock@ndsu.edu for more information or to apply for funds.
- Exhibitor Booth - $400 (10 booths available)
- Sponsorship ranges from $1000 (Silver Sponsor) to $2000 (Platinum Sponsor)
Agenda
The agenda includes updates on new developments, challenges to widespread and year-round operations in northern regions, inspection procedures, interactions with first responders, insurance and liability, potential applications, projecting the next decade, and more.
Hotel Accommodations
Canad Inns Destination Center
1000 S 42nd St
Grand Forks, ND 58201
(701)772-8404
Group Block: NDSU
Group ID: 938890
The room block registration expires on August 15, 2025
MITRE’s DART on Display
DART (Driverless Autonomous Research Testbed) is a 2019 Jeep Grand Cherokee with integrated drive-by-wire, computing, localization, perception, and power electronics. The DART is a configurable platform that can be used to test different sensors, hardware, and automated driving systems under a range of operational environments to ensure reliable autonomous operations aligned to leading technology capabilities. This vehicle is strictly used for research purposes as one of several ground, air, and sea autonomous platforms within MITRE's Mobile Autonomous Systems Experimentation (MASE) Lab.
MITRE is a not-for-profit organization that acts in the public interest by delivering objective, cost-effective solutions to many of the world's biggest challenges. It operates federally funded research and development centers and provides technical expertise, stability, and continuity to government agency sponsors.
Who Should Attend?
- Trucking and autonomous vehicle experts
- Energy and manufacturing leaders
- Tech entrepreneurs
- Highway safety specialists
- Enforcement personnel
- Regulatory agency staff
- Community leaders
- Logistics experts
- Researchers
- Local and tribal government staff