Transportation
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A system of sensors installed on the East Huntington Bridge will ensure real-time monitoring to guide maintenance and extend bridge life, state and federal officials announced Thursday. -
Researchers from Morgan State University helped to develop the devices, which are controlled by a cellphone app. The pilot is designed to give passengers at Baltimore International Airport better mobility and independence.
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The city’s bus system intends to bring three new electric shuttles into its fleet, likely to serve free routes in downtown, St. Elmo and the North Shore. The vehicles will join eight other electrics currently in service.
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The company has grown its fleet of driverless vehicles to three 18-wheelers, it said Wednesday. The service, which launched sans drivers in April, has now driven more than 20,000 miles, many between Dallas and Houston at night.
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Following the death of a 14-year-old riding an electric bicycle, lawmakers in New Jersey are working on legislation that would create and require rider training. Those who don't earn certification could be fined.
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The gov tech market expert breaks down a "strong first half," including major deals in the public safety and property tax spaces, and forecasts an increase in activity for the remaining months of 2025.
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An invitation-only service in the San Francisco Bay Area may be poised for its debut, Business Insider recently reported. If so, the move would come roughly a month after a similar deployment in Austin, Texas.
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City officials and labor leaders were among those telling city councilors of fears autonomous self-driving cars and ride-share vehicles could be unable to navigate city streets.
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Transit agencies in New York City are turning to various technology solutions to assist riders in navigating and using their networks effectively and independently. Codes in use can be read in all types of lighting.
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A bill signed by the state’s governor on Wednesday calls for the creation of digital driver’s licenses and other forms of identification. The state joins a growing club that has embraced digital IDs.
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The failure, in the airline’s computer network, forced it to ground flights Sunday night for about three hours. The outage, tied to third-party equipment, yielded about 200 cancelled flights. A replacement is underway.
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The approaching end of financial incentives to purchase electric vehicles is expected to have some negative effect on their sales — but ultimately not dampen optimism toward electrified transportation.
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The transit management software firm says its has filed a confidential filing with the SEC, potentially paving the way for a public offering. A gov tech expert discusses how this could benefit the industry.
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The North Carolina Department of Transportation is entering a one-year pilot project with transportation firm Flow Labs to more closely analyze traffic and signal data from thousands of intersections.
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Driverless cars rolled into New York City this week, and they will now spend the coming months collecting driving data while Waymo awaits a permit from the city to start transporting passengers.
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With FIFA World Cup events and the 2028 Summer Olympic Games coming, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will make it easier to pay for rides, get to the airport and reach other parts of the county.
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The funding, awarded by the California Transportation Commission, will enable the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency to stand up a new train control system that will be communications-based and “precisely” track light rail vehicles.
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A new report from StreetLight Data shows the direct correlation between urban density and the level of walking and biking that residents do. Both are increasingly viewed as key pieces of the transportation ecosystem.
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Rule changes from the Oregon state legislature mean electric bicycles in three classes are now legal for use on park roads – and along any trails that allow standard bicycles. They were previously limited to trails eight feet or wider.
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Toll road systems are modernizing with seamless payment portals and other forms of tech, enabling new options to make controlling congestion easy — and generate revenue other ways, as gas taxes decline.
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New York's mandates to have all new light-duty passenger vehicles be zero-emission by 2035 faces shortfalls in the state's battery charging infrastructure and the electrical grid needed to power it.
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