Transportation
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation has launched its Eyes on the Road project, which leverages dashcams in private and state-owned vehicles to gather vast amounts of information on roadway conditions. -
All e-bikes must be registered and insured, whether they are low-speed e-bikes that require pedaling and can't exceed 20 miles per hour, or they are motorized bicycles that reach 28 miles per hour.
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A Missouri bill would enable self-driving taxis but it would open roads to autonomous semitrucks, prompting pushback from commercial drivers. Supporters include disability rights advocates.
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After starts and stops trailing back to 2016, a new filing with the Public Service Commission shows intent to install hundreds of electric vehicle charging stations across the city.
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Even after a lengthy committee hearing, lawmakers are not convinced that the removal of automated speed and red-light cameras is the right course of action.
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If people have to pass a road test, should self-driving cars?
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Officials from both companies say they plan to have the Fort Worth-based service up and running by 2023.
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Recent data shows the railroad’s on-time performance was the worst in more than two decades, but officials believe modernization and new technology may be the cure.
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The city has issued an RFI to test autonomous vehicle technology on a single street that has quickly grown congested with traffic.
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According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, Bloomington’s 4 percent ridership dip pales in comparison to decreases seen in cities like Terre Haute, where ridership has fallen 19 percent.
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The growing reliance on cobalt for lithium-ion batteries is putting a strain on supply chains, but it is also creating human rights concerns in places like the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Bexar County Commissioner Kevin Wolff is pitching the idea of dedicated autonomous vehicle-only lanes on I-35 between Austin and San Antonio.
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The startup Bird has an electric scooter-sharing program in Santa Monica, Calif.
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Six cities in the region are getting $5 million to fund pilot programs aimed at integrating autonomous vehicles and solving general traffic congestion problems.
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The city attorney’s office says the ride sharing company has not been cooperative with a probe into whether it complies with state and local laws.
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CEO Richard Anderson told a congressional committee that the national passenger railway would suspend routes along freight and commuter tracks unless the track owners installed Positive Train Controls.
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San Diego residents will soon be able to use an app on their phone to rent dockless bikes throughout the city.
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State officials are exploring the feasibility of a high-speed route between Cleveland, Ohio, and Chicago.
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Transit ridership across the six-county Los Angeles metro region has been slipping since at least the last 15 years as more residents purchase cars. Experts think a mix of technology, public policy and planning could help the ridership numbers bounce back.
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The newly released mobile app allows parkers to extend their time in a space and parking enforcement officers can issue “digital” tickets, which can then be paid through the app.
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With transportation-related fatalities topping the list of workplace deaths, Ohio officials wonder if autonomous vehicles could be the solution.
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