Transportation
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California-based company Coco Robotics announced a pilot program in the Heights neighborhood last week, nearly a year after Uber Eats teamed with Avride for downtown robot delivery service. -
California electric utilities plan to launch a program to help pay for electric vehicle charging, for income-qualified households that do not have charging at home. Other initiatives are already underway.
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The newest Transit Tech Lab competition focuses on such areas as data modernization, infrastructure management and workflows. Finalists have a chance to work with city officials and enter procurement.
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Cities need to evolve towards a mobility plan that interconnects walking with biking, public transit, and ride-sharing. To do that will require tech, partnerships and collaboration, say experts.
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The city of Tupelo has been trying to develop a smartphone app that would allow riders to track buses in real time. But officials are saying a viable solution has been harder to create than they expected.
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Electric vehicle car sales in California grew 13 percent in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period last year.
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The DMV servers tried to connect with a server in Croatia, but the officers in charge decided to go ahead with the program. Those involved blamed that, as well as bugs in the system, on pressure to rush to rollout.
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The challenge for state officials is prioritizing transportation problems, and making investments on improvements while also forecasting how needs and technology will change in the future.
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The joining of two telematics firms will add thousands of government vehicles to Geotab’s customer base and BSM products to its ecosystem. In return, BSM customers get access to Geotab’s tools, marketplace and expertise.
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Thanks to Transit Signal Priority, buses are given the green light as they approach an intersection. The technology is in place on 594 intersections and is responsible, officials say, for a 25 percent increase in route efficiency.
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The relationship between the public and private mobility sectors will likely continue to evolve as the public gains an increasing affinity for scooters, bikes and other transportation modes.
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Under the recently approved two-year transportation budget, the state could withhold millions in tax revenue-sharing dollars from cities using the cameras to wipe out any financial gain they might realize from civil fines issued for violations.
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The National Transportation Safety Board first made the call to ban hands-free technology from cars in 2011. Now officials are calling on California to lead the legislative charge against what they see as an unnecessary distraction.
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Connected technology can solve many urban issues, yet local governments have struggled to demonstrate the value of smart city initiatives. However, the path to measurable returns is more straightforward than you might think.
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Free maps of physical curb assets such as signs, paint lines and fire hydrants are available for neighborhoods in six cities, with more to come. Coord wants this to be a resource for urban planners and others.
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A consortium of public and private stakeholders are rallying around three challenges: a path to smarter traffic management, access to fresh fruits and vegetables, and modeling future traffic congestion.
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Though the company is complying with existing state requirements, an audit by the Public Utilities Commission recommended improvements around driver criminal offense notifications, data gathering and customer complaint reporting.
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Starting in 2021, drivers will pay a fee to enter midtown and lower Manhattan during busy times of day. Will this clear New York's air and streets?
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The push for faster train service between St. Louis, Mo., and Chicago has hinged on upgrades to more than 300 rail crossings and a signaling system that was installed when 90-mph trains were theoretical.
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A new partnership with San Francisco-based Streetlight Data will offer transportation agencies access to a wealth of daily citizen travel data. But some in the state wonder if the arrangement goes far enough to protect privacy.
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Rail advocates often make the case that trains are a cleaner mode of transportation, but why is that so? And what would it take to expand rail in the U.S.?
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