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Nearly 12,000 snowplows in the state will be outfitted with new software and equipment to more efficiently manage winter weather operations. The changes will mean better monitoring of routes, and vehicle maintenance.
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A smartphone app called WayFinder is bridging the gap between the Ohio city’s public transit and the disabled community. The tool allows caregivers to find a route and add instructions and notifications specific to the rider.
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A company in Ann Arbor, Mich., is testing the hypothesis that full-sized autonomous vehicles are not the answer to making short-distance food or grocery deliveries, and is instead betting on small electric vehicles.
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EcoSPEARS, the maker of a spike that absorbs contaminants from the soil and groundwater, is partnering with the Port of San Diego in the Blue Economy Incubator Program. The startup has raised $2 million in investments.
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A geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey says the recent earthquake in Ridgecrest, Calif., was the first that has been significant since the start of the earthquake early warning system.
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To catch up with Arizona, Florida last month enacted some of the most friendly autonomous car legislation in the nation, and transportation-planning agencies and Orlando are launching their own assessments.
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While solar farms can be placed anywhere if there are power lines, many of the solar arrays have been placed relatively close to electric substations, meaning neighbors in the area can feel surrounded by them.
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A new urban travel planning tool called Replica, run by Sidewalk Labs, simulates transportation trends using anonymous data that is expected to be far more accurate than traditional analysis.
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A three-month pilot program in several cities is charging scooter operators parking fees when the devices go unused. The hope is that the charges will discourage over-deployments of the devices.
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Under a new plan, seldom-used parking meters in the downtown area will be removed to make way for a smartphone application that allows parkers to pay for their spots, add time and find other parking.
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Lytx, which has a database of traffic data, joins Qualcomm accelerator for smart cities technologiesThe San Diego cellular technology giant aims to be a matchmaker between smart cities firms that use Qualcomm’s chips and cities looking to solve urban problems with digital technologies.
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The goal of the software is to help government digitize rules in a standardized format so that apps, navigation systems, researchers and anyone who's interested can find things like parking restrictions and speed limits.
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Leaders in the city of Cumberland are examining potential sites for an autonomous vehicle testing center. Although the plans are far from finalized, two sites are reportedly being considered.
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Mayor Ben Walsh said not only does the program check all the boxes for more environmentally friendly and recreational transportation in the city, it also helps to remove barriers to employment.
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If the governor signs the legislation, electric scooters would be allowed in the city under the rules. But the rentals would be banned under an ordinance that prohibits their use before a pilot program has been tested.
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Once hailed as the transportation technology of the future, state officials now seem less enthusiastic about the potential for the high-speed train. While many support the technology, its feasibility remains in question.
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The automaker is partnering with the city of Detroit and other organizations to find mobility solutions that directly and uniquely improve the quality of life of residents and businesses in the area.
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The Federal Aviation Administration granted the North Dakota Department of Transportation a four-year waiver to fly unmanned aircraft systems, otherwise known as drones, over people in the state.
