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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Following COVID-19 related stay-at-home orders, transit ridership across the U.S. fell 40.8 percent in March compared to a year ago, after two months of ridership gains in a number of cities.
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A new pilot project will focus mostly on evaluating the technology, known as Cellular Vehicle to Everything, in connected roadside infrastructure, such as stoplights and traffic monitoring devices.
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If the new plan is approved, Beep, an autonomous mobility company based in Orlando, would provide two electric, 15-foot shuttles to cruise along the waterfront at a brisk 15 miles per hour.
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Analysis from StreetLight Data shows traffic levels have largely returned to pre-COVID levels, particularly in rural counties, and among more blue-collar workers who can’t always work from home.
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The transit agency announced the launch of a capacity-tracking feature that shows passenger counts on city buses. The smartphone app feature aims to help with social distancing during the pandemic.
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Tesla, which is far from the world’s largest car company, is one of the world’s highest-valued car companies, with the stock market valuing the company above larger manufacturers like Toyota and Ford.
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With one of the nation’s fastest-growing airports and a booming development scene, San Jose is taking a renewed interest in its goal of creating a transit system to connect some of the region’s largest attractions and employers.
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Using electric buses is part of a partnership between Port Authority and Duquesne Light Co., which is providing the charging stations. In exchange, the authority will share data about the buses.
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Bellevue, Wash., conducted a traffic study examining thousands of hours of video footage taken from 40 intersections for data around near-miss accidents. The project is part of a larger effort to reduce traffic fatalities.
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In the 2019 Sustainability Report that came out this week, GM said Cadillac, its luxury brand, will see new all-electric SUVs that mirror many of its internal combustion engine models already in the lineup.
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Transportation officials touted the state's enthusiasm for tech innovation during the recent CoMotion Miami conference. The state, especially the southern portion, prides itself as a place to try out pilot projects.
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Boulder is trying to attract a dockless bicycle-share provider, one including some electric-assist-style vehicles in its fleet that might be able to partner with a current nonprofit operator in the city.
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The Automated Vehicle Transparency and Engagement for Safe Testing (AV TEST) is an initiative by the U.S. Department of Transportation to grow AV technology through information-sharing and development of best-practices.
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The New York MTA and the Transit Innovation Partnership have announced the third round of the Transit Tech Lab, which will focus on improving mass transit safety amid the ongoing novel coronavirus pandemic.
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The Office of Future Mobility and Electrification is set to become a catalyst of transportation innovation in the state. Trevor Pawl, a former executive at the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, will lead that charge.
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Transportation tech company Coord is partnering with several cities to launch a handful of curbside management pilot projects. The urban real estate is much sought after in the age of ride sharing and on-demand deliveries.
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Autonomous vehicle technology is moving into areas like shared taxis, goods delivery and shuttle operations. Unlike some predictions about an AV in every garage, experts say the near-term looks quite different.
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On the opening day of the CoMotion conference in Miami, officials announced the launch of the CoMotion LAB MIAMI, which will focus on vetting new innovations around transportation technology across southern Florida.
