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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Instead of shutting down carpooling, the California PUC should study how it can create a regulatory framework allowing for innovative business models that are good for entrepreneurs.
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Uber is on a march toward world domination, doing business in 250 cities in 50 countries — up from 60 cities and 21 countries a year ago.
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The work of the city's audit division demonstrates that Portland Streetcar needs to sort out its governance and bureaucratic problems so it can establish appropriate benchmarks and provide reliable information.
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Plus, Hawaii, the District of Columbia and Oakland County, Mich., best their peers in this year's Best of the Web awards, and the New Orleans iTeam analyzes crime stats to identify high-risk individuals and criminal social networks.
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In addition to other progress being made, the California DMV hosted a workshop with automakers to gather public input on how existing roadway rules will have to change to make way for driverless vehicles.
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2014 may not have been the year, but there are definitive signs that we’re pointed in the right direction.
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The plunging price of gasoline presents an opportunity to upgrade the nation's crumbling transportation infrastructure.
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A network of charging stations could make a road trip from St. Louis to Chicago more likely in an electric vehicle, without having to haul a generator.
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The app allows parents to track distances, road types and driving conditions, while keeping a running log of their teen's driving history.
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Some transportation experts and government officials are pushing for design changes that would offer riders a "one-seat ride" from the start of service.
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The department's 'Opiniator' system lets drivers provide feedback instantly using their smartphone or other electronic device of their choice.
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The Iowa Department of Transportation expects to have a working prototype within six months.
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A privacy policy set by major car manufacturers aims to shield consumers and their driving data from exploitation by insurers and law enforcement.
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With the New Mexico Public Relation Commission’s lines of authority over the operations still unresolved, Chief First District Judge Raymond Ortiz said he had no jurisdiction to shut down Lyft.
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Milliseconds matter when preventing a car crash, and studies suggest that so-called haptic warnings can get a driver’s attention more quickly than alternatives.
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BeMyDD, or Be My Designated Driver, allows users to book personal chauffeurs for a night out on the town, for a flat rate.
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San Francisco and Los Angeles are accusing Uber of making misleading statements about how it protects consumers and engaging in business practices that violate California law.
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New York City Council Member Ben Kallos has introduced legislation to create a universal electronic hailing app that would level the playing field with fair competition so that companies, drivers and riders all win.
