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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Cupertino Mayor Darcy Paul has met with Culver City-based Hyperloop Transportation Technologies to discuss the possibility of a Hyperloop line through the city.
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The technology has been talked about for years, but, starting with the hybrid version of the 2018 Mercedes-Benz S550e, wireless vehicle charging technology will make its debut.
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The bill does not preempt local robot control — local governments could still decide whether to allow them and how to regulate them.
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There hasn’t been a manned mission beyond low-Earth orbit since the final Apollo moon landing in 1972.
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Don't believe it? Here's video proof of the Feb. 23 stunt.
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Transit agencies and rideshare providers often share the smartphone as a user interface, making app integration an obvious, low-cost choice for partnership.
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Fuel cell plants create electricity and heat through an electrochemical reaction without producing noxious emissions, and Connecticut has been considered on of the pioneers of this emerging technology.
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Two U.S. senators issued a statement saying that Congress needs to “assist innovators in bringing this new technology to our roads.”
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The Washington, D.C., transportation department hopes open data visualization will reveal clues about how to lessen congestion and make a more accessible transportation system.
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As autonomous vehicles become more common on America's roads, "smart infrastructure" will also become common.
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At first, car manufacturers prioritized hybrid vehicles. Then they scrambled to design long-distance batteries. Now, attention has turned to laying a coast-to-coast network of charging stations.
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Ohio will spend about $2 billion on highway infrastructure each year over the next two years in part as an investment in the new technology.
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The $28 million project administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation links the university with two other major players in the mobility field: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
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The Governors Highway Traffic Association published a report on what to anticipate for the inevitable interaction of autonomous vehicles and human drivers.
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The law sets standards for insurance coverage, permitting and criminal background checks for the companies and their drivers.
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In addition to its efforts moving to clean-burning fuels, the city is in the beginning stages of establishing a green fleet, and it plans to install an electric vehicle charging station at City Hall.
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The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado is using Lidar to measure the snow depth at a known avalanche starting point from more than 1,000 yards away.
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The drone can carry a package of up to 10 pounds and can fly autonomously for up to 30 minutes after the driver hits a button on a touch screen.
