Transportation
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The Mamdani administration is seeking to bring curb management into the 21st century — in some cases, policies haven’t changed much since the 1950s. That could mean more parking and different ways to collect trash. -
Deploying the haulers on the Interstate 35 corridor is intended to evaluate their performance in real-life conditions. The highway from Laredo to Temple is one of the state’s busiest trade corridors.
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Problems in February left travelers unable to pay at self-service kiosks, but the solution, a software fix, has now been completed. The garage’s self-payment system was out for six days.
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The group, which includes executives from the automotive industry, wants to replace paper-based processes at DMVs with digital tools. Its new advisory board promises to up that push in the coming months.
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As transit organizations face hard choices related to reduced funding levels, industry observers say new forms of granular, location-based data will be needed to restructure for new realities and priorities.
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The state Legislature may consider requiring companies like Aurora, Cruise and Waymo to notify the Department of Motor Vehicles when human drivers step out. Proposed bills could be brought forward during the upcoming session.
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Concerned with problems ahead as companies ditch drivers for autonomous vehicles, Texas lawmakers are aiming at a light touch — but new requirements — for companies behind driverless tech.
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Georgia has recruited a pair of multibillion-dollar electric vehicle plants, dozens of parts suppliers to support those factories and several facilities across the battery supply chain.
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Instead of making EVs a campaign issue or a major piece of the regulatory environment, politicians should consider letting consumers have a greater say in this important and growing market.
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Several new projects in Michigan, California and Florida explore the use of small, electric, autonomous vehicles operating alongside, or within existing, transit services. Public-private partnerships are key to their success, an official said.
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A partnership between the ride-sharing and autonomous car companies will bring self-driving cars to the state capitals in Georgia and Texas sometime in 2025. Waymo already offers rides in self-driving cars in California and Arizona.
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It can take about a decade for a high-speed electric vehicle charger to recoup its investment without government subsidies, according to a new report. But the need for public charging infrastructure may be unlikely to diminish.
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The state has chosen the first places that will receive government grants to install electric vehicle chargers under a federal program that aims to fill in gaps in North Carolina’s charging network.
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A cross-sector partnership has helped pave the way for electric AV shuttles to start rolling off the assembly line in Florida by the middle of 2026, meeting Buy America requirements.
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A young company that formed during the pandemic and chose the Denver area as its base has big ambitions: to become the entire world’s leading supplier of advanced electric motors.
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The city has taken a big step as it transitions to a clean public transit system. The Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority has become the operator of the largest electrified bus depot in the state, Gov. Kathy Hochul said.
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VIA Metropolitan Transit is working with Centro San Antonio and the University of Texas at San Antonio to bring VIA Link Zone ride-hailing to the downtown area. It debuted Monday and features electric and conventionally powered vehicles.
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The New Castle Area Transit Authority, which serves communities in Lawrence County, has gone live with a bus tracking software system. It lets drivers know their next stops and if they’re on time, and lets dispatchers track buses.
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Cities around the nation are taking on projects to gather and analyze vast amounts of digital data points related to curb usage. This can enable new forms of delivery and dynamic parking prices.
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Two recent cycling deaths in the western part of the state have prompted police to focus on educating riders, drivers and pedestrians on laws governing electric bicycles. Advocates say safety precautions are everyone’s responsibility.
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A report assessed two North Carolina projects piloting low-speed autonomous shuttles, stood up by partners including the state Department of Transportation. It found the vehicles still have significant limitations.
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