Transportation
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Transit buses in the Silicon Valley city are traveling 20 percent faster following a technology upgrade that gave them traffic signal priority at certain intersections. The project, an official said, is scalable. -
A new report by CALSTART indicates transitions to electric trucks are facing some of the same headwinds as the light-duty vehicle market. In certain states, however, their numbers are stronger than expected.
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A new partnership is endowing state transportation departments in Ohio and Pennsylvania with multiple data points through which to better understand traffic on their roadways and corridors.
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State Department of Motor Vehicles offices will temporarily cease operations mid-month to bring the first part of a multiyear project online. The initiative will modernize a great deal of legacy tech.
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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.
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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.
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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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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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A freight ferry and two cargo bikes were part of a project to show how fresh seafood and other freight can move through New York City without traveling on a delivery truck through city streets.
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Having notched early success in piloting generative AI, leaders at the California Department of Transportation are realizing the need for a comprehensive approach to a massive storehouse of data.
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With new EV sales in the United States recently reporting a year-over-year decline, advocates said factors like their long-term affordability should have been emphasized and infrastructure should be accessible.
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The company supplies digital licensing, lien and other automotive-documentation tools, and works with state agencies and other gov tech providers. CHAMP has raised more than $100 million since 2018.
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Boom Supersonic’s quest to revive supersonic commercial aircraft flight also received a historic and unexpected boost from an executive order signed June 6 by President Donald Trump.
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The money is a bet that more airports and cities will use the company’s computer vision technology to help manage increasingly busy curbside spaces. Automotus traces its roots to two college buddies in Los Angeles.
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Michigan Central in Detroit is quickly becoming a center for air and ground mobility innovation. The state Advanced Air Mobility Initiative, announced in July, aims to stimulate drone development.
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Lorain County Transit has received a $2.7 million federal grant to expand its Via Lorain County microtransit service. The offering uses intelligent algorithms to serve riders more efficiently.
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Plans to make San Diego a leader in modern maritime transit took a step forward this month when the company that runs the San Diego-Coronado Ferry began soliciting bids for new electric boats.
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More than 3,000 of the company’s self-driving taxis have been recalled after reports they passed stopped school buses improperly. A Nov. 17 software update may have led to the inappropriate action.
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The autonomous taxi purveyor plans to add service in Orlando and other central Florida municipalities next year. Its rise has prompted questions about safety and hopes congestion could decline.
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Central Florida travelers can expect the use of facial-recognition technology to become even more commonplace in coming years as the airport deploys next-generation biometric systems.
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INRIX’s latest Global Traffic Scorecard finds U.S. traffic at a historic level so far this year. Autonomous vehicles and shared mobility could, however, be a counterbalance against private car use.
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