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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What’s being built by Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine and Bay Ship & Yacht Co. on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary will be the nation’s first passenger ferry fueled by hydrogen fuel cells.
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Spin, which operates rental scooters in more than a dozen U.S. cities and on several college campuses, was among three companies that unleashed their two-wheelers onto San Francisco streets in March, triggering controversy that led to a temporary ban and a new permit process.
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Downtown South Bend, Ind., along with Indiana University South Bend Campus, is welcoming Lime Scooters, but only temporarily and with specific guidelines, as the city uses them as a pilot project to create city ordinances.
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The city of San Jose, Calif., the largest part of Silicon Valley, is launching its self-driving vehicle pilot with Mercedes-Benz and Bosch. Next year, it will begin an on-demand transportation pilot program as well.
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One-third of roads in the U.S. are unpaved; plenty more have faded or obscured road markings. Today's self-driving vehicles can't go on them, and will need new algorithms to handle those conditions.
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North Carolina Department of Transportation is conducting a public survey focusing on people's transportation priorities in preparation for its two-year update on the statewide infrastructure plan.
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A demonstration project will deploy more than 20 Volvo electric trucks to serve ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach. Electric cars have begun to appear in the market, but bigger EVs are mostly in the development stage.
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The move comes after the city originally negotiated a contract with a separate vendor for a different kind of system. Now city leaders have chosen to negotiate with Honeywell for a mesh system instead.
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The San Francisco Bay Area's Metropolitan Transportation Commission held a competition to see who had the best solution to help reduce commute times. Here are some of the craziest ideas from the contest.
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What if cars talked to traffic lights? Five busy intersections in Austin, Texas, have been outfitted with devices to enable connected vehicle communications. The city plans on installing two more in 2019.
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A motorcyclist was injured when a Waymo self-driving vehicle crashed into him in California in October. But as it happens, a human driver was operating the Waymo vehicle when the accident occurred.
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A report by the San Francisco County Transportation Authority has concluded that ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft have greatly contributed to traffic congestion across San Francisco.
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Uber and Lyft, the two giants of ridehailing in the U.S., have started providing data to the city of Seattle, offering a first-time view into its popularity and how it fits into the larger transportation picture.
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Mayor Tim Keller announced Nov. 1 that the highly anticipated buses were being pulled after brake and equipment failures were reported during testing.
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The legislation aimed at clarifying national autonomous vehicle regulations has garnered a lot of support, but the effort could be for naught if lawmakers can’t push it through before the end of the year.
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Envoy Technologies deployed electric Volkswagens as part of a car-sharing program in two neighborhoods as part of a push to introduce the technology.
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Baltimore County, Md., added GPS to 850 vehicles and saw county vehicles drive 817,000 fewer miles than in the previous year and save nearly $300,000 worth of fuel, according to the Regional Research Bureau report.
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With some simple and inexpensive tech changes, this overlooked mode of transit is set to make a comeback.
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