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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Senate Bill 20 would bar state employees who work on procuring a contract with a private vendor from working for that vendor for two years after leaving the agency.
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Virginia’s transportation secretary suggests the state may be able to save taxpayer money by financing a $2.1 billion interstate widening project itself, rather than relying on a public-private partnership.
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Uber has hired away 40 researchers and scientists from Carnegie Mellon's robotics center since February, when Uber and the center announced plans to collaborate on developing technologies for autonomous vehicles.
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Congressional lawmakers will grill Amtrak on its progress in implementing safety measures for the first time since its derailment in Philadelphia last month.
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The measure would carve out an exception in the state's franchise structure, letting the luxury car maker establish salesrooms to market cars directly to consumers.
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Concerns have largely focused on how the train will impact communities and Texas Central’s ability to use eminent domain to condemn land for the project if needed.
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If passed, a new measure would reauthorize the department's Vehicle Technology Program budget at $314-million in the next fiscal year.
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The United States has underinvested for years, and should spend at least an additional $150 billion a year on infrastructure through 2020 to meet its needs, according to estimates.
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In the state’s March extension application, the DMV noted that the Legislature “statutorily prohibited” state officials from implementing REAL ID, but the state is nonetheless making “significant improvements” in the security of license and ID cards.
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Officials say they are working to iron out undisclosed issues with the app, which is designed to let commuters purchase fares and manage their accounts via smartphone.
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Although "positive train control" technology is supposed to be in place by the end of this year, the railroad industry and government regulators will fail to meet the deadline by a wide margin.
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There’s a significant disconnect between those who support mass transit and those who actually use it -- but transit-related tech is making the mode of transportation more convenient and attractive.
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With the clock winding down on the legislative session, Tesla Motors, Uber and Lyft have little to show for the money they spent on high-profile lobbying.
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The National Transportation Safety Board has been calling for "positive train control" for years, and federal law requires that it be installed by the end of this year.
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A future contract would cover the installation of ballast and steel rails for the entire length of the rail route in the San Joaquin Valley.
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The Chicago Transit Authority is counting on the nearly $9 million system — already installed in most of the transit agency's 1,800 buses — to help drivers steer around traffic slowdowns.
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There was just one problem with the pay-by-phone parking app rolled out by the city last fall -- no one used it.
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Essentially an Uber for movers, Austin-based Burro received a letter from the department saying its operators needed to be registered with the state.
