by Okan Gurbuz For many travelers, a delay at the border is measured in minutes. For others — including manufacturers waiting on parts, commercial motor vehicles (CMVs) moving time-sensitive goods or communities dependent on cross-border trade — those same delays carry a much higher cost.

by Erik Vargas, Swapnil Samant and Rafael Aldrete For anyone who regularly crosses the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso, “wait time” is not a single experience. A trusted traveler using a dedicated lane may be through the port in minutes, while a driver in a standard lane could be waiting an hour or more, especially ... Read More

This technical memorandum provides a comparative analysis of two technology platforms designed to measure border wait times for northbound passenger vehicles at the Paso Del Norte (PdN) port of entry in El Paso, Texas. It summarizes the order-of-magnitude implementation costs for each system—one based on radio-frequency identification (RFID) and the other on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven ... Read More