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 Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority will receive a nearly $3 million federal transportation grant to fund the purchase of four electric buses. The vehicles will be deployed over the next several years.
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Uber and Lyft have started to warn that they might temporarily shut down their services in California in response to a court ruling forcing them to start treating drivers in the state as employees.
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A renovation of Laguna Beach’s shuttered South Coast Cinemas, a Vaudeville-era theater right across from Main Beach, is proposed to include a coffee shop, a community gathering spot, and an electric car showcase.
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A recent study by AAA found that, on average, for every 4,000 miles of real world driving, vehicles with active driving assistance systems experienced some type of system-related error every eight miles.
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Technical disruptions over the weekend were the result of a malware attack against Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority servers, officials say. The FBI and outside experts have been asked to assist.
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The Arizona Department of Transportation is in the early process of exploring partnerships that would lead to broadband Internet conduits being installed along three interstate highway routes.
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A San Francisco Superior Court judge appeared reluctant to reclassify rideshare drivers as employees at a hearing, but also displayed skepticism of arguments about why drivers should remain independent contractors.
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The San Francisco-based data company will build out its products and features to accommodate fast-changing transportation dynamics, as cities and DOTs deal with uncertain schedules and funding.
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Reddy Bikeshare expanded its rental bicycle fleet, at a time when the novel coronavirus pandemic helped launch a national summer biking explosion and Black Lives Matter demonstrations underlined racial disparities.
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A startup electric car company, simply called Fisker, is working on an SUV that will feature a design inspired by Southern California’s geography, including the sun, the sky and the ocean waves.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation has a new website where motorists can take an anonymous survey on wearing seat belts, driving while talking on a cellphone and other safety-related issues.
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The novel coronavirus has prompted some transit agencies to reimagine how they accept fares. Efforts to keep transit staff and riders safe, while serving the “unbanked,” are giving new payment solutions a foothold.
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Smart Columbus is seeking 500 volunteers to test new traffic technology. The new tech alerts drivers to traffic signal changes, detect potential collisions with other vehicles, and alert them of school zones.
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In a press conference Tuesday, the American Public Transportation Association put forward a request for $32 billion as Congress considers another $1 trillion round of funding to address the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has seen an increase in ridership since public transit riders dropped off due to the pandemic. June ridership numbers stand at about half of the previous year’s totals.
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EVs will have lower sticker prices than gas vehicles when batteries are cheaper. Getting there comes down to knowing where to cut costs.
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Proposed hyperloop transportation, which can move pods with passengers or freight through low-pressure tubes at more than 500 miles an hour, have received a key endorsement from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
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Lincoln, Neb.’s StarTran will buy six new electric buses with a grant from the state’s Environmental Trust and Lincoln Transportation and Utilities. The move will mean that 57 percent of the fleet is electric.
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