Transportation
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The Illinois secretary of state is seeking to address a lack of clarity around rules for those transportation methods through a new educational campaign called “Ride Safe, Ride Smart, Ride Ready.” -
Aided by federal funding, the state Department of Transportation will seek proposals this spring from businesses willing to install public electric vehicle chargers, with its financial assistance.
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Its commission has approved installing three different types of electric vehicle charging pads this summer, at its Middletown base. The endeavor is part of its goal to be energy neutral by 2040.
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New organization of transit officials will share technology information and best practices.
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A new survey from AAA found that about 54 percent of drivers said they would feel less safe sharing the road with a self-driving vehicle.
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Google's self-driving car subsidiary is suing the ride-sharing giant of taking an illegal shortcut to its self-driving technology.
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As cars become increasingly automated, the onus might be on the manufacturer to prove it was not responsible for what happened in the event of a crash.
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As the popularity of ride-share services continues to grow, California governments are looking into how these companies manage passenger security.
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Caltrain is working to secure another contractor to complete the testing work while it works to recoup what it says are damages it sustained with the first contractor.
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The future of autonomous vehicles isn't just in the cars themselves, but opening up other industries in technology, manufacturing and engineering around Michigan to be a part of driverless technology.
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The concept of the project is to build infrastructure that includes all types of users: pedestrians, bicyclists, cars, etc.
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Sacramento State launched a GPS map feature this spring that allows students to track the four shuttles that serve the campus. The university partnered with DoubleMap to create an embedded URL reached through the Sac State app. Software licenses and hardware cost less than $50,000.
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The law sets standards for insurance coverage, permitting and criminal background checks for the companies and their drivers.
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Two U.S. senators issued a statement saying that Congress needs to “assist innovators in bringing this new technology to our roads.”
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The industry wants to accelerate the rollout of NextGen, a satellite-based control system that would replace ground-based radar technology.
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The regulations set rules for vehicle testing, insurance, registration and reporting by manufacturers.
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A UK-based company is bringing added accuracy to tickets issued in Winter Park, Fla.
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The DOT's Division of Aviation recently collaborated with about 50 state and local government agencies and researchers during a workshop about the use of drones in crisis situations.
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After requests to postpone the Caltrain high-speed rail project were heard, the project has now been pushed for consideration in the 2018 budget.
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The House voted 114-32 to pass the legislation with an amendment to avoid double jeopardy, meaning if you are pulled over in a county with a local ordinance you can't be fined twice.
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The $1.5 billion master-planned community will be one of the country's first to be built from the ground up with infrastructure for 5G.
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