Tennessee DOT’s five-year Connected and Automated Vehicle Readiness Action Plan charts how CAV technology will become part of everyday traffic-signal and roadway operations statewide. Grounded in TDOT’s past investments and peer lessons, the plan lays out strategic, actionable steps across planning, policy, funding, engagement, and deployment, with an emphasis on quick safety gains and large-scale interoperability. It also details how TDOT leadership will equip and collaborate with resource-constrained local agencies on infrastructure, operations, and maintenance. Delivering the plan would embed CAV capabilities in TDOT’s standard toolkit and keep Tennessee at the forefront of future CAV investment and expansion.