Transportation
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Deploying the haulers on the Interstate 35 corridor is intended to evaluate their performance in real-life conditions. The highway from Laredo to Temple is one of the state’s busiest trade corridors. -
Problems in February left travelers unable to pay at self-service kiosks, but the solution, a software fix, has now been completed. The garage’s self-payment system was out for six days.
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Bergen and Monmouth county residents will be the first in the state to try the new, two-year MicroLink service, which can carry them from their neighborhoods to agency park-and-ride bus stops.
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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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The technology, which uses biometric facial recognition, is being used to screen U.S. citizens returning home on international flights to the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, to make it easier to clear customs.
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Ford Motor Co. says it’s on track to open a massive electric vehicle battery plant in southwest Michigan despite facing political pressure, local pushback and a federal bill that could cut its tax incentives.
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A new GIS-powered state planning tool brings together more than 100 data sets to offer officials and members of the public a detailed look at where electric vehicle charging exists, is already planned, and may be needed.
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Waymo, a leader in self-driving car technology, is currently seeking permission to roll out its AI-driven taxi in New York City, with a safety driver behind the wheel at all times.
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The board of directors at The Woodlands, north of Houston, will reexamine usage of electric scooters and bicycles. It could define more specifically vehicles allowed on its pathways — or ban them.
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Torc, an autonomous long-haul truck company, received the money from the Michigan Strategic Fund. It will be part of what’s estimated at a nearly $5.6 million investment, to create the center in Ann Arbor Township.
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