FutureStructure Transportation
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Each winning city will receive an individualized Readiness Workshop and host of tech tools to help further its efforts toward becoming a smart city.
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Some 1,500 intersections in Los Angeles to get upgraded with new traffic signal equipment.
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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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U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx told reporters last week that he plans on giving guidance on how his department will approach autonomous vehicles, but isn't working on plans to regulate them.
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The proposed upgrade includes cellphone and Internet service in the subway and security cameras on buses, as well as other tech upgrades to improve traveler comfort.
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The state collects around $300 millions from automotive fees based largely on human errors, but the influx of autonomous vehicles could cause this number to drop significantly.
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Due to the automated surge pricing feature, which raises costs due to high demand, passengers were charged more than 10 times the normal rate during New Year's Eve.
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The Regional Transportation District is opening the data in hopes that entrepreneurs may create apps helping drive down commute times for Denverites.
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Mobileye has become the second private company to add perks to the ultimate prize the U.S. Department of Transportation plans to award to the winner of its "Smart City Challenge."
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Cheap gasoline is encouraging many commuters to drive their cars, but cities across the country are moving forward with mass transit projects.
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According to a recent survey, Baby Boomers are concerned about how autonomous vehicles would respond to an unexpected road hazard.
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In the ideological war over urban planning, anti-transit conservatives are gaining funding and allies.
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Audi will begin testing self-driving cars at a California racetrack, while Ford is tripling its autonomous vehicle fleet.
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The wildly popular ride-sharing apps like Lyft and Uber are in the midst of expansion, but are being slowed down by hundreds of pending lawsuits. Will 2016 be their year to break the market, or will they be bogged down entirely?
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In March, Kansans and Missourians will be able to check out downtown’s new look and rhythm with the debut of streetcars and electronic kiosks with visitor-friendly information -- and Overland Park soon will offer skydiving in a wind tunnel.
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General Motors will lend its expertise in developing autonomous vehicle technology to Lyft, which hopes to put a fleet of on-demand, self-driving cars on the road within the next decade.
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Several Bay Area cities are adopting new measures -- including smart meters, mobile apps and price surging -- that will hopefully decrease emissions while lowering the time wasted on searching for parking spots.
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In cities across the country, the rise of taxicab alternatives like Uber aren't hurting just the taxicab companies.
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The state is no longer issuing green stickers, having reached the 85,000 cap approved by the California Legislature.
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Google and Ford are reportedly going to work together to mass produce driverless vehicles.
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The state's Department of Transportation has offered a glimpse into the $9 million state-of-the-art video and communications system that swings into motion whenever traffic flow is disrupted.
