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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David Plouffe will manage Uber’s global policy and political activities as the company continues to expand its ride-sharing service worldwide.
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Why do we keep investing the minimum amount while other countries pass us by in quality and breadth of transportation networks?
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The effort is part of the Federal Transit Administration's National Fuel Cell Bus Program, an initiative that has awarded over $90 million in grants to projects that advance the manufacture of fuel cell technology in U.S. transit buses.
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In the U.S., there are three significant high-speed rail projects in advanced development — in Texas, Florida and California. While the Texas project hurtles forward, it could mark a turning point for the development of public transportation around the country.
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The National League of Cities has partnered with industry leaders to develop guidance for communities facing regulatory questions over ride-sharing platforms and similar companies.
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A competing company cites evidence that Uber is engaged in dirty practices to usurp the ride-sharing market.
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Before the end of the year, Pa. Department of Transportation officials are expected to select one consortium to design, build and finance about 600 of the nearly 4,200 state-owned bridges in dire need of replacement.
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Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute are in the early stages of a novel idea to move stop and yield signs, among other posted traffic, from the side of the road into the car itself.
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The up to four trucks at a time will be able to use the overhead lines or disconnect and drive with hybrid diesel, compressed natural gas, battery or other on-board energy source.
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The Smart Dash app and driver information system is a portable, voice-activated safety solution that will allow drivers to link phone, audio system and a backup camera to a single tablet app that responds to voice commands.
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At the Black Hat 2014 conference, Billy Rios of Qualys Security revealed details about several vulnerabilities he was able to find, most notably in the airport device entrusted to detect trace levels of drugs and explosives.
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Houston folds the Uber/Lyft smartphone-centric model into taxi, limo and airport shuttle regulations; Dallas faces a mid-September vote on guidelines.
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The agreement provides cover for Lyft and Uber to run their services until February, when state legislators are expected to pursue a permanent framework under which those and similar companies could operate.
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While carpools have never become widespread, rideshare companies may have the critical mass, along with the technology and social engineering, to overcome common obstacles.
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FutureStructure interviews Michael Wilson, Managing Director of Public Transportation for North America at Accenture, about why transit agencies should be investing in transportation asset management.
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Senate Bill 1275 puts an income eligibility restriction on the Golden State’s clean-vehicle rebates.
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Last week, an investigator for a legislative committee concluded that up to nine engineers on the Bay Bridge project were reassigned, demoted or fired to silence their criticism.
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According to two different surveys, most adults have strong reservations about the emergence of self-driving cars.
