Transportation

A Japanese startup aims to take passengers 15.5 miles above sea level in an airtight capsule fixed to a helium balloon that offers a space tourism-like experience without the same price tag of firms like Virgin Galactic.

The states are challenging a proposed National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rule which, according to West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, would effectively mandate automakers to shift to electric vehicles.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom gave a $1.2 million loan to the city to purchase license plate readers after Mayor Sheng Thao requested the state's help in addressing rising crime.

Automated. Connected. Electric. Shared., known as ACES, is a group largely made up of public-sector transit organizations interested in introducing and advancing AV technology in their jurisdictions.

A seven-block stretch of Buffalo’s Washington Street will be the guinea pig for the city's first implementation of its new Smart Streets design. The project is meant to highlight new and alternative ways of traveling in the area.

All state government agencies in New Mexico will need to transition to a fully electric vehicle fleet within the next 12 years under a newly issued executive order from Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham.

In the years since the state installed license-plate reading cameras along the state’s toll roads, some police departments — and private citizens — have been installing similar technology along smaller roads throughout the state.

Peachtree Corners, Ga., will introduce traffic management technology from Intelligent Traffic Control, an Israeli startup, which will use existing data feeds from the city’s traffic camera network.

Plus, the daily cost of running ChatGPT, a startup that offers text-to-speech in 30 languages and biases of self-driving cars.

As electric vehicle charging infrastructure is built out, public agencies and private developers should keep in mind accessibility requirements and design these facilities for all users.

After months of testing, the Silicon Valley-based driverless car company began offering its 24/7 robotaxi service in Santa Monica this week. In November, Waymo One will move on to other parts of the region.

A newly unveiled pilot program at L.A. Metro gives $150 a month to 1,000 residents to be used for transportation across the region’s public and private networks. The program is similar to work being done in some other major cities.

A small North Carolina town hosted a test pilot of an all-electric, autonomous public transportation shuttle. Survey data reveals what riders said about how they felt before and after riding. 

Residents of Midland, Texas, got an up close look at a caravan of various electric vehicles during an event aimed at removing the mystery and stigma associated with the increasingly popular technology.

The mobile app seeks to make it easier for transit drivers to complete administrative tasks, keep in touch with management and communicate about schedules. It also aims to help agencies retain drivers amid a shortage.

Rides on the region's paratransit van service Call-A-Ride were canceled early Saturday after a cyber attack on Metro Transit left the agency unable to contact customers or access the scheduling system.

Despite years of work to distribute, install and integrate the signs into Houston's internationally acclaimed traffic management system, officials have brought only 36 of the 91 dynamic message signs online.

CapMetro in Austin, Texas, aims to put in place the kinds of public policy that will reverse gentrification trends with a blueprint to put equity at the center of its project planning process.