Transportation
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The CEO of CHAMP Titles — which recently raised $55 million — talks about where the industry is headed. His optimism about upcoming significant growth is matched by another executive from this field. -
The city’s tourist-heavy Oceanfront neighborhood is using a digital parking solution from eleven-x to improve parking management and grow revenue in its “resort area.” Area residents will get parking credits.
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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.
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States are turning to snow-fighting technology to help clear the roads and make them safer for motorists.
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Plus, NYC teenagers create Live Time Closed Captioning system to help deaf individuals engage in naturally flowing conversations.
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The use of drones in this manner would limit safety hazards and could lighten congestion, but the ACLU wants clear guidelines on what they will be used for.
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The projects approved vary from simple sidewalk repair to a $25 million highway improvement project.
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Uber is starting to fear the possibility that their drivers may join a class action lawsuit that calls for their reclassification from an independent contractor to an employee, so the company is trying to be proactive about it.
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A 2013 lawsuit just opened up to 160,000 Uber drivers. Here's why that matters.
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The Autopilot mode combines four features: auto steer, auto lane change, auto park and side collision avoidance. These elements, working in concert with adaptive cruise control, enable the most sophisticated form of semi-autonomous driving on the market.
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A new breed of app-based moving companies has drawn the interest of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, which wants to ensure that the companies are following state laws.
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Hound Labs have built what they believe is an effective device to deter drivers from operating vehicles while under the influence of marijuana.
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When politicians challenge Uber's legality, the company is often quick to respond with options built into the app that allow users to voice their concerns directly to the legislator.
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In the second quarter of 2015, a few states created digital registries to track medical and recreational marijuana distribution centers, Facebook unveiled verified pages for government and transportation officials in Missouri unveil plans to launch America’s first smart highway.
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Gabe Klein, former head of transportation in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, is excited about the future of Los Angeles -- and the possible disappearance of the city's famous congestion.
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Connected vehicles and the prevalence of technology in modern cars prompted a joint congressional subcommittee hearing about the so-called “Internet of Cars,” and what private industry is doing to manage consumer safety and privacy concerns.
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As the sharing economy expands, phone apps are enabling regular citizens to hire themselves and their cars out — as delivery people.
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States and cities are trying to figure out how to regulate — and tax — rapidly growing companies that connect passengers with drivers through a mobile app.
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Speakers at the Los Angeles Auto Show said they believe that as vehicles learn to drive themselves, fewer people will own cars.
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Construction on a high-speed rail system that aims to link Las Vegas to Los Angeles could start in fall 2016.
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Along with offering rides, Uber is branching out to deliver several types of goods from food to kittens and flu shot kits.
