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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For public electric charging to be convenient, it also has to be quick.
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A review of existing demand in Colorado reveals too many cars to move efficiently on a two-lane road.
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The Army has long coveted the technology because it brings a combination of desperately-needed fuel efficiency and near-silent operation to the battlefield.
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Ken Washington discusses the successes and plans of autonomous vehicles at Ford.
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Cities like Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco and Silicon Valley already have the Lux service.
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The city has accepted a $50 million federal grant to complete a streetcar line down First Avenue, despite fresh data that suggests low ridership numbers.
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Private industry is invited to add Internet of Things tech into the city for testing.
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By putting the burden on the companies, Chicago is keeping its costs low while providing an efficient framework and better mobility.
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The need for a comprehensive, clear regulatory framework is gaining urgency because automotive and technology companies are making rapid advances, and in some cases are getting ahead of existing regulations.
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Prior to today, ride-sharing services have been allowed to operate only in New York City.
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The Central Ohio Transit Authority will be working closely with the Smart Columbus effort to evolve area transportation.
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The capital city of California is using its leverage as the backyard of state regulators and its willingness to form partnerships to get driverless vehicle manufacturers to the table.
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The House Energy and Commerce Committee met to discuss more than a dozen pieces of proposed self-driving vehicle legislation and begin crafting the framework that will ultimately lead to bipartisan legislation that regulates self-driving vehicles.
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The Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit will have its soft launch this week and provide free rides to the public starting Thursday.
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Researchers say the traffic- and pollution-reducing benefits of self-driving vehicles aren’t guaranteed — at least, not without serious societal changes in how people use cars.
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The L.A. County Metropolitan Transit Agency is launching a pilot program, equipping 150 buses with Wi-Fi devices in an effort to improve ridership and passenger experience.
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In the future, drivers will be able to authorize payments through financial information that has been integrated with the car, much as consumers have done with their cellphones.
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Each month, teams of hackers gather at a vacant West Oakland warehouse where they go head-to-head in a battle to see whose car is fastest, or at least, which one can complete the course.
