FutureStructure Automation
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The Boring Company will construct a four-mile tunnel to connect a rail station with Ontario International Airport in the Los Angeles region. The tunnel will accommodate zero-emission and possibly autonomous vehicles. -
The COVID-19 health crisis has undoubtedly pushed companies toward automated processes and robotic systems. As the vaccine is rolled out, some worry workers may be permanently displaced as health restrictions loosen
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Zoox, the maker of a bidirectional autonomous taxi backed by the Internet retailer Amazon, unveiled the latest iteration of its driverless taxi earlier this week in Foster City, Calif.
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A state task force has been convened to make recommendations around rapidly evolving driverless technology.
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The Florida Department of Transportation is working to install sensors across the state’s 68 rest areas to take the guesswork out of parking for tired truckers.
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Both cities expect to move forward quickly to test whether AV technology can work as public transit in an urban environment.
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Across the nation, states are passing autonomous vehicle legislation and in some cases these vehicles are already roaming the roads. Here’s a look at where autonomous vehicles are and where they’re going.
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Several cities and towns surrounding Boston have agreed to designate areas to test self-driving vehicles. Brookline could see the technology on the road as early as 2019.
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Current and former policymakers recently gathered in Washington to discuss the far-reaching economic and technological impact of autonomous vehicles that could generate $800 billion annually in benefits.
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The city is hoping a federal grant will help fund the development of a GPS app to guide drivers to open parking spaces in the busy downtown district.
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Gov. John Kasich’s Drive Ohio initiative is putting the state on the map when it comes to the development of the rapidly evolving technology.
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A memorandum of understanding with the Massachusetts Department of Transportation is opening the door to companies looking to test driverless vehicles in public.
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A bus-rapid-transit route in the works along Campbellton Road in southwest Atlanta is set to get signal prioritization and other improvements to improve the commute.
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The decision on the part of city transportation officials means the company will go from a testing ground of just under a square mile to roughly 49 square miles.
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The 18-month program will use 200 streetlight sensors to study car, foot and bike traffic on three busy city streets.
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Officials hope that by 2020, there will be 1,800 vehicles owned by the city of Columbus equipped with technology that will connect them to one another and to road and traffic-light sensors.
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The city of Bellevue, Wash., hired a transportation technology partnerships manager to look into whether driverless shuttles could cut down on traffic congestion.
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The request for proposal aims to land the city a private-sector partner to help it become the “smartest city in North America.”
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Despite the potential benefits of driverless cars in heavy traffic, a recent poll shows that confidence in the technology has fallen since last year.
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Improving consumer faith will be central to the success of self-driving vehicles — but so will building out more charging infrastructure.
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The highly-anticipated autonomous shuttle service went live June 4, and plans to extend the routes to other parts of the campus are already in the works.
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