Transportation

Despite a healthy level of interest and bills introduced in 16 states that would regulate automated license plate readers, just three states have succeeded in enacting such laws. Others are still in the works.

Digital technology helps large public universities manage thousands of parking spaces and permits. Data collected can help quantify their needs, and how best to control the available spots.

The state will distribute 1,000 dashcams to drivers, to aid in identifying pavement in need of repair and to document reckless driving. Participants could potentially also upload footage to their social media accounts.

In the face of an increasing number and severity of e-bike accidents this summer, the Virginia Beach City Council wants a task force to devise enforcement methods to keep riders and pedestrians safe.

Waymo is set to come to Nashville next year, and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly said he sees his own city, where university researchers are working on smart street technology, as a good place to test autonomous driving.

The state will partner with SkyfireAI and CAL Analytics on a two-year pilot program to develop policies and training around the use of drones by first responders, and to assess how they can improve situational awareness.

Connecting the West is an initiative being led by transportation departments in the three states, to form a 1,200-mile network across their terrain. Technology interoperability is key, an official said.

The debut this week of its 20th federally funded electric vehicle charging outpost puts it ahead of other states for stations built using National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program funds.

Ten years after unveiling a prototype, a key public-private research effort is taking a major leap toward getting advanced alcohol detection technology into the hands of the country's top auto manufacturers.

Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem, but there is a widespread lack of understanding about how e-bikes have evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flying taxis could happen in big cities as soon as next year, pending approval by the FAA, and one operator of airplane and helicopter landing sites is on the hunt for spots to launch and land air taxis.

Greenwich school leaders are notifying families, particularly of middle school students, that a new law went into effect in Connecticut this week requiring an operator's license to ride e-bikes and e-scooters.

Those credits, which were expanded and extended in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, gave drivers up to $7,500 in credits toward the purchase of a new electric vehicle.

From AI dashboards to predictive models, the state Department of Transportation is creating a pathway toward tech-driven management of its bridges, with the help of a familiar private-sector partner.

A mobile app unveiled Monday by Gov. Mike DeWine is designed to help drivers with learner’s permits and their parents or guardians, as they log required driving practice before the final test.

Upper Dublin School District officials plan to install BusPatrol technology on 30 buses next month in an effort to help keep students safe at bus stops, as part of a new partnership.

The matter impacted the state Department of Transportation and has, the Maryland Transit Administration said, resulted in “incident-related data loss.” Real-time bus tracking is unavailable on some routes.

The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in large ridership declines for commuter rail systems, which are now being reimagined for new riders and travel patterns. Systems in California and Philadelphia have made notable gains.