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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Virginia and several other states are moving forward with a transition away from diesel- and gas-powered school buses and toward modern electric models. The move is expected to save money and cut greenhouse gas emissions.
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The Go Santa Cruz pilot program is giving people who work in the downtown area access to free commutes. The initiative is part of the city’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions caused by vehicle traffic.
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Lacuna, a young startup based in California, wants to help local government set up the infrastructure necessary to gather and analyze data from scooter-share, bike-share, ride-hailing and more.
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Traffic congestion across U.S. metros continues to rise, according to the Urban Mobility Report by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. But solving the problem will mean thinking beyond infrastructure.
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A workshop held this week in Harrisburg looked at the possibility of building a hyperloop system in the state. Pennsylvania has until April 2020 to complete a state-legislative-commissioned study on its viability.
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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.
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The challenge is huge. Even as power plants and other sectors have cleaned up, greenhouse gas emissions from transportation in California have actually grown in recent years due to population growth and a reliance on cars.
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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.
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A project in Bellevue, Wash., uses video data and machine learning to learn which streets and intersections are the most dangerous. The data is considered more reliable and less biased compared to traditional surveys.
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The company has done similar mapping and data collection in Toronto and San Francisco. After mapping city streets, company officials said Uber may launch self-driving cars in parts of the city.
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Voyage has a fleet of self-driving taxis in The Villages, Fla., a fast-growing community of senior citizens. It plans on using new investment money to expand its fleet and introduce a third-generation vehicle.
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A partnership between a Southern California land conservation nonprofit and a traffic analytics firm is paying dividends as officials paint a clearer picture of just how many visitors are flocking to parks.
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Local leaders want to bring this new technology to the city in order to show how close it is to coming to life, given that its magnetic levitation technology and rocket-fast speeds can make it seem out of reach.
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Even with electric scooters readily available in many U.S. cities, research indicates that short-distance travelers are more likely to drive a car than use a rentable scooter or bike. Cities could change that dynamic.
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Driver's license issuance offices in the two states have upgraded photo technology to help streamline the process of issuing IDs, improve efficiencies and build in better security features.
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This summer, the Transportation Research Center unveiled the first phase of its $45 million Smart Mobility Advanced Research Test Center, a new test bed that sits on 540 acres in Logan County.
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Driven by the idea that what works in a larger city won't translate to most Midwest locales, those behind the Smart Columbus initiative are on a mission to share their findings and “lift all the boats.”
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plan to overhaul license plates to meet the needs of tolling technology is facing opposition in at least one county, where leaders have passed a formal resolution against the initiative.
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