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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For Republican Neel Kashkari, who has dubbed the $68 billion effort to link San Francisco and Los Angeles "the Crazy Train," the appeals court's ruling puts the issue back in play for his run for governor.
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The I-80 Smart Corridor project will feature 133 large high-tech signs, and a system that will gather information from networks of sensors and cameras on the freeway, major side streets and ramps.
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Britain has announced a plan to fast-track driverless cars, meaning self-driving cars could hit public roads by early 2015.
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Tesla is gaining momentum as it plans a gigantic battery factory and a mid-range offering, but states remain uncertain about whether its direct sales model is good for consumers.
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The Texas Department of Transportation plans to partner with universities to research futuristic technologies like self-driving cars, hover cars and embedding solar panels in roads.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has worked with the auto industry since the energy crises of the 1970s and 1980s, developing materials, fuels and systems used by millions of vehicles.
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The Sun Link is a good example of modern streetcar services that are bringing a new transportation option to communities across the country – or in some cases, bringing back an old one.
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Tucson, one of several sites that Tesla is considering for a “gigafactory,” issued the permit for a one-story building of up to 5 million square feet in size.
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The University of California, Davis Institute of Transportation Studies has developed an online tool called EV Explorer that aims to make that tough choice at least a little bit easier.
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Transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft need to admit that peer-to-peer rides are commercial transportation services and submit to existing regulatory demands.
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Missourians will decide next week whether to raise the state's sales tax to boost transportation funding.
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It’s not just other cars vehicles will be in constant contact with, they’ll be keeping close watch on their drivers too.
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The agency's Bureau of Technical Utility Services recommended approving the applications, allowing Uber and Lyft to begin experimental use in the state and invalidating the cease-and-desist order.
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Some see railroads as dated technology. Others see railroads as a platforms for entirely new means of transit.
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Though Bruce Rauner's economic interests include stock in one of Uber’s investors, Goldman Sachs, his position is reportedly about creating jobs and giving more transportation options.
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The Yellow Z app will be modeled after ride-share companies Lyft and Uber, using the time-tested strategy of “if you can’t beat ’em, join ’em.”
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In partnership with Xerox, Indianapolis created ParkIndy, a pay-by-phone meter system and app that's using predictive analytics to make parking more convenient and boost infrastructure revenue.
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Uber, Lyft and Sidecar have given people more transportation options, but municipalities are struggling with whether smartphone-based ride-sharing should be regulated the same as taxicabs and limousines.
