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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The Greensboro Transit Authority put its first zero-pollution electric bus into service Thursday. The new $800,000 rechargeable transit vehicle is the first of 10 planned for the fleet.
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For the first time, riders can now plan bus or rail trips on their Uber app. However, some transit experts caution against letting private-sector firms become the de facto mobility manager for a transit region.
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State interest in digital license plates has steadily grown, thanks to their connected vehicle capabilities, customized messaging and geo-location potential.
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A proposed rule that speeders be subjected to possible time in jail has been pulled back to “to eliminate any possibility that criminal penalties could apply to a rider.”
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Since 2008, transit agencies across the country have been pushing to meet a mandate from federal authorities to implement control systems to prevent crashes. Many failed to meet the deadline, but Sound Transit did not.
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The move will help put the state at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology testing by creating a single point where industry can coordinate with agencies, with the goal of reducing crashes and improving safety.
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A proposal by Rep. Jason Fischer would allow companies testing autonomous technology to lose the human safety net, potentially positioning the state as a front-runner in the testing space.
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It’s unrealistic to think that self-driving cars should be capable of making an ethical decision that even the most moral of human beings wouldn’t have time to make in an accident scenario.
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The tech giant has laid off more than 200 employees from its autonomous vehicle team. Apple has been quiet about the division, which reportedly was created in 2015 to develop technology that can be used by car companies.
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Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences tested its flying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototype at the company’s headquarters in Manassas Tuesday.
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Workers affected by the now 36-day government shutdown are finding some relief in the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority program that gives them access to free monthly transit passes.
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The Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company said it will build a plant in southeast Michigan, which it expects will employ hundreds of workers in a few years.
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The county is taking cues from state government's electric car program, which already has several hundred hybrid vehicles in use.
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A bill passed in the state Legislature in December cleared the way for continued testing of electronic license plates. Several other states are also weighing the pros and cons of the technology.
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A new transportation analytics tool by StreetLight Data allows cities to view a detailed look at all biking and pedestrian trips.
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Lima city leaders met with Ohio Department of Transportation to ask one very specific question: How can DriveOhio, the state's tech initiative for traffic, help with congestion caused by trains?
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The federal deadline for Metro-North railroad to fully install Positive Train Control has passed without an operational system, but the railroad technically complied with the law mandating its installation.
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The money from Michigan's Mobility Challenge grant project, started under the last governor, will go toward projects involving rural rideshare, paratransit, veteran transportation and self-driving vehicles.
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