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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Texas continues to invest in high-speed rail, in the hopes that it will transform the state's transportation system.
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Southern California's Metrolink will be getting some much needed upgrades to ease commuter travels.
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The Internet of Things is creating a world driven by statistics, cutting down on excess costs and expensive miscalculations.
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As the economy improves, traffic congestion has grown worse, according to a recent survey. One cost-effective solution to the problem is technology.
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On the congested streets of Mexico City, a team of city planners and engineers hope to create a public space safe for pedestrian travel.
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The German city of Wuppertal seeks to spark an economic rebirth as a hub for autonomous "robot" cars.
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Using technology to boost traffic flow is much less expensive than widening roads or building transit lines, city officials say.
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The EnLighten App, from Connected Signals out of Eugene, Ore., gives drivers real-time updates about how long lights will stay green or red.
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California, Oregon, Washington and British Columbia, Canada, are doing their part to promote reduced roadway emissions through new policy that provides government resources and financial incentives to adopt such vehicles
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With oil resources declining and penalties on greenhouse gas emissions increasing, the future of aviation is dependent on finding an alternative power source. Electricity may be the answer.
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Can Tesla revolutionize the world by making an affordable electric car for the masses, much the way Henry Ford did with the Model T in 1908?
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The ride-hailing company has invested in autonomous-vehicle research, and its CEO Travis Kalanick has indicated that consumers can expect a driverless Uber fleet by 2030.
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Drones hover at an uneasy intersection of state laws and FAA regulations, civil claims for nuisance and trespass, and new state legislation.
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While semi-autonomous cars are available today, every major car company and several giant corporations are racing to test even tastier tech in the labs and on the street.
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By 2022, more than 82 million cars globally will be connected to the Web – triple the number today. But the technologies that let cars hook up with phones and tablets also make them vulnerable.
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The British newspaper the Guardian learned that the Contra Costa Transportation Authority has signed a non-disclosure agreement with Apple.
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U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal has requested a detailed plan and explanation as to how the FRA will hold railroads accountable for their deliberate or negligent failure to comply with an existing legal deadline.
