Transportation
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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. -
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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The robotaxi maker has been testing its newest vehicle on Texas streets since late December. Now, one of the cars has been spotted on a highway at night, which obscured any view of a driver.
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After having arrived safely at a destination, there is the vague awareness that we don’t know how we got there. We can’t remember the landmarks along the way, and, without our handheld device, certainly couldn’t get back to our origin point.
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The Ohio pilot project, known as the Prenatal Trip Assistance program, will use a Web platform that will make it easier for pregnant women to request transportation for medical visits.
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TriMet, which manages public transit in Portland, Ore., is exploring a range of advancements so vehicles can operate more efficiently and cut through congestion.
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With new funding from Hyperplane Venture Capital and other urban-tech investors, the Pittsburgh-based company plans to diversify and cover more territory.
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Bird, Lime and Skip are asking officials to let them stick around past the close of a four-month trial period, but the city seems to be holding firmly against the idea.
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The arrangement for 15 electric buses slated for the city’s transit fleet is being cancelled after staff cited brake failures and other equipment malfunctions during training and testing, according to Mayor Tim Keller.
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All new sedans the county buys will be electric starting in 2020, all new SUVs will be electric by 2025, and all new pickup trucks will be electric by 2030. It's also going to push other government agencies to convert.
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The online collection of case studies, strategies and other information will provide cities with insight into how Columbus is making public transit safer and easier to use.
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Motion sickness is caused by a conflict between the signals from our different senses. When the signals do not match then we are more likely to develop motion sickness.
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Just weeks after dropping a long-running legal battle against the city of Seattle over ridership data, the companies have locked horns with the Port of Seattle over data about trips to and from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
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The Central Ohio Transit Authority is leading an effort to develop "smart mobility hubs," complete with interactive kiosks, at four locations in Columbus, Ohio.
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The on-demand scooter company is facing stiff impound fees from cities that were fed up with its deploy-now-and-ask-permission-later approach.
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Scooter- and bike-share operators Lime and Spin form an agreement with transportation technology company Remix to share loads of real-time data with the Los Angeles Department of Transportation.
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What’s being built by Golden Gate Zero Emission Marine and Bay Ship & Yacht Co. on the Alameda side of the Oakland Estuary will be the nation’s first passenger ferry fueled by hydrogen fuel cells.
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Spin, which operates rental scooters in more than a dozen U.S. cities and on several college campuses, was among three companies that unleashed their two-wheelers onto San Francisco streets in March, triggering controversy that led to a temporary ban and a new permit process.
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Downtown South Bend, Ind., along with Indiana University South Bend Campus, is welcoming Lime Scooters, but only temporarily and with specific guidelines, as the city uses them as a pilot project to create city ordinances.
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The city of San Jose, Calif., the largest part of Silicon Valley, is launching its self-driving vehicle pilot with Mercedes-Benz and Bosch. Next year, it will begin an on-demand transportation pilot program as well.
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The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority this week unveiled a mobile ticketing solution, giving passengers a simple way to purchase San Francisco Bay Ferry tickets and board using their phones.
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