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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The program is designed to prevent mobile devices from downloading text messages when held by drivers moving faster than a specified speed.
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On May 20, Miami International Airport will launch a new secure identification option that uses fingerprints or iris scans.
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The ParkMe app works with smart meters installed in December, which can also tell whether a space is occupied.
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Dallas and Houston leaders may want a super-fast train connecting their cities, but folks in between aren't as sold on the idea. Some have formed Texans Against High-Speed Rail, and they're hiring lobbyists and courting allies in a bid to kill the plan.
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The app -- which signals drivers when a traffic light is about to turn green -- has been downloaded 900 times since its April 23 launch.
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Such covers -- that shield a motorist's license plate number from traffic cameras -- have long been illegal in the state. But there is currently no law against selling them or giving them away.
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The pictures came due to a bill that would set up a statewide framework to allow Uber, Lyft and similar companies to operate all over the state.
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Thanks to an app malfunction, American Airlines pilots could not view navigational charts, forcing the carrier to delay 24 flights Tuesday and 30 flights Wednesday morning.
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A tweet from a cybersecurity expert suggesting he could hack into an airline's onboard system has officials downplaying vulnerabilities resulting from increasingly Internet-connected airplanes.
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The "FAST" project was supposed to automate the division's project and financial reporting requirements, improve cash flow by filing for federal highway funding on a weekly basis, and reduce the likelihood of data errors.
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The open house is the first step in an 18-month-long process, during which county elected officials, planners and citizens will plot how transportation planning decisions should be made.
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Despite the poor condition of many U.S. roads, technology is on the verge of taking over tasks — including driving — currently done by humans, making this is a watershed moment in transportation.
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The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers worries state-specific standards on safety and manufacturing will put the brakes on technology development.
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Experts caution that regulations could delay implementation of autonomous vehicles and there will be unforeseen problems.
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Los Angeles and navigation app Waze are sharing data to improve the navigation service, reduce hit-and-run crimes, and help the city plan its traffic operations more intelligently.
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A judge has ruled that restrictions the company inserts into contracts with its passengers do not prevent the National Federation of the Blind in California from proceeding with a suit.
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The batteries enable cars to turn off momentarily at a traffic light, but the air conditioner, radio and navigation system keep running.
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A pending bill would forbid ride-hailing companies from disclosing any passenger data, except to combat fraud or other crimes.
