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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.
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The Maryland Workers' Compensation Commission has undertaken the development of a modern Web-based and intelligent system to be used for filing and managing compensation claims from workers.
New York officials are now contemplating approval for autonomous delivery vehicles after California recently moved to authorized the innovative light-duty cars and trucks to operate on its streets.
The Ray, an 18-mile stretch of Interstate 85 in southern Georgia, functions as a test bed for next-generation transportation technologies, including striping to enable autonomous vehicle use.
What appears to be the first autonomous commercial freight trip across the U.S. was completed just before Thanksgiving. The trip originated in Tulare, Calif., and ended in Quakertown, Penn.
U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced a $20 million award for Lake Nona to develop a driverless bus system, one of many Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grants nationwide.
The county has received a $20 million federal grant to expand its autonomous shuttle system at Lake Nona as part of a combined $62 million in transportation awards to three Florida cities.
The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center is leading an autonomous vehicle pilot project at Fort Carson in Colorado as part of a partnership with the nonprofit group US Ignite.
Florida Power and Light is turning to unmanned aerial vehicles, commonly known as drones, to inspect high-voltage power lines. It’s dangerous work for a human, but drones offer new perspective and less risk.
A pilot project that will launch in Irvine, Calif., is introducing a free autonomous ride-hailing service to several hundred citizens, many of which are college students, with an end goal of studying human behavior.
Congestion at the intersection of Interstates 94 and 65 ranked among the worst trouble spots in the nation in a recent report. Questions remain as to whether autonomous trucks and dedicated lanes are the answers.
The roughly 200,000-square-foot facility allows the Alphabet Inc. subsidiary to outfit vehicles with driverless technology at mass scale. The company signed a three-year lease and agreed to hire 100 employees by 2021.
A California tech company is testing remote-operated and autonomous scooters at a site in Georgia. The hope is that the technology will better connect riders while also helping to manage them in the public right-of-way.
As Denver and other cities continue to migrate short-term rental permitting and tax-collection to online, software-as-a-service platforms, local governments are seeing increased participation.
Cleveland rolls out upgrades for its network of some 61,000 streetlights, illuminating the way for a range of smart city related projects.
A set of new automated porters are part of a $324 million remake of MIA’s baggage system designed to make baggage handling three times faster than it was before. The new system debuts this month.
Connecticut State Police have recently begun using some new drone technologies to help troopers with the investigations of serious and fatal motor vehicle crashes, aiming to reduce time at scenes.
In November, Uber will map streets in the downtown area to decide whether to test self-driving cars in the city. The transportation company's presence in North Texas is expanding even as it faces significant roadblocks.
The university partnered with the Michigan Department of Transportation and engineers to research two autonomous shuttles designed to improve transportation options for people with disabilities.
Federal funding to the tune of $60 million is aimed at supporting autonomous and connected vehicle research projects across the country. The push will see the technology put to work outside of cities and test tracks.
According to state law, companies don’t have to notify the state when testing autonomous vehicles on public streets. A single form certifies a company’s intent to comply with the law, but mandates no data sharing.
