Transportation

Justine Johnson will head up the Office of Future Mobility and Electrification. She succeeds the state's first Chief Mobility Officer Trevor Pawl, who left the post in January for personal reasons.

OReGO, Oregon’s road-usage charging program, is continuing to evolve with new technology partners that can deliver on a range of fronts like connected vehicle technologies and intelligent transportation systems.

The effort to transition Washington state ferries from diesel engines to hybrid-electric power is proving to be more expensive than originally thought. So far, both quotes for the work have exceeded the initial $120 million state estimate.

The Inclement Weather Decision Support App developed by a joint effort between the U.S. military and US Ignite uses real-time weather, transportation and other data to shape decisions around base operations.

The Colorado Smart Cities Alliance announced its third annual C² Challenge, a call to urban tech companies and universities to submit low-cost smart city solutions for the Denver metro region.

A mobility charging hub is under development in Michigan to generate rapid, high-power charging for heavy-duty trucks, while also experimenting with the integration of new technologies like renewable energy production and storage.

Hydrogen fuel costs about $25 per kilogram, which is still too expensive for heavy-duty fleets to easily transition over to hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles. The cost displaces advantages over other alternative technologies.

The state will award more than $18 million in program funds for the 27 fast charging stations along seven of the interstate corridors, including interstates 70 and 75, Gov. Mike DeWine announced this week.

Waymo's driverless cars spend a lot of time testing their technology on San Francisco's streets. But the black-and-white vehicles are also observing their surroundings, gathering data.

Major pieces of domestic policy like the Inflation Reduction Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act are advancing hydrogen energy technology. A change to who occupies the White House could alter this course.

If the city’s plan to replace 147 fossil fuel vehicles with electric vehicles is implemented, city staff said it could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 12,000 metric tons over the life of the new fleet.

The California Hydrogen Leadership Summit met in Sacramento, Calif., last month to advance strategies for moving hydrogen fuel cell technology forward as a clean transportation option, particularly for heavy freight.

Brownsville's public transit system is an aging fleet of vehicles that needs to soon be replaced, and the city has now landed a $4.7 million federal grant to purchase hybrid electric buses.

Gov. Jay Inslee is calling for more speed cameras across the state to combat the rise in fatal traffic collisions. Data shows a lack of progress in the state plan to eliminate fatal and serious injury collisions by 2030.

A comprehensive ban on holding phones while driving takes effect Friday across Michigan, meaning actions that were previously allowed in vehicles under state law will now be illegal and potentially bring $100 fines.

A coalition of electric vehicle charging companies is pushing back against a utility provider’s plan to build a public charging network over the next three years while offering other rebates and programs.

The new funding round reflects the opportunities offered by the newest U.S. infrastructure bill and the need to reduce carbon emissions, the company said. NoTraffic plans to expand into several big global markets.

The Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation, which oversees more than 40 transit agencies in the state, has partnered with technology provider Via to give all agencies access to the Remix planning platform.