Mission

The International Association of Transportation Regulators (IATR) is a non-profit professional association of government transportation officials. Founded in 1989, the IATR’s mission is to promote transportation equity and affordability, sustainability, health and safety, technology innovation and automation, open public data, and sound multi-modal governance. To achieve this mission, the IATR develops model regulations, guiding principles, and best practices; fosters collaboration among regulators; advances mobility data standards and interoperability; and addresses emerging modes, including autonomous vehicles, robotaxis, delivery robots, drones, flying taxis, and Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS).

In order to achieve this mission, the IATR works to:

• “Innovate for a multi-modal future for all,” by advancing the principles of transportation equity and affordability, sustainability, health and safety, technology innovation and automation, open public data, and sound multi-modal governance.
• Collaborate to improve the practice of licensing, enforcement, and administration of for-hire and new mobility regulation through the sharing of information and resources.
• Develop and disseminate best practices for transportation regulation, including model regulations, reports, and policy frameworks.
• Establish a regulatory data commons by collecting, maintaining, and analyzing transportation-related data, and fostering innovation through hack-a-thons, data challenges, and academic partnerships.
• Provide a global professional forum for regulators to exchange ideas, define common issues, and work toward solutions that balance the interests of industry, passengers, and the public.
• Educate the public, policymakers, and the business community about the essential role of regulation in delivering safe, equitable, and high-quality mobility services.
• Build cooperative networks with local, regional, national, and international agencies to advance shared goals.
• Stay ahead of change by monitoring and analyzing policy, legislative, and technological developments impacting mobility regulation.

The IATR is comprised of hundreds of government agencies worldwide, representing cities, states, provinces, airports, and related authorities involved in for-hire ground transportation and emerging mobility. Its members include traditional regulators of taxicabs, liveries, black cars, paratransit, and limousines, as well as regulators of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), bike sharing, micro-transit, pedicabs, technology platforms, car sharing, autonomous vehicles, robotaxis, delivery robots, drones, flying taxis, and automated enforcement systems. The IATR’s motto is  “Multi-Modal Mobility Innovation For All!”