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.”
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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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Later this year, the New Mexico Department of Transportation will utilize 3-D modeling software for road and highway design projects across the state.
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Why wait for robot drivers or flying vehicles to help beat congestion when a new era of smart phones, intelligent cars and road sensors is paving the way to cut delays today?
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Police may one day make use of thermal imaging technology that identifies how drunk a person is simply by taking a picture.
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A new Virginia program uses private-sector funding to subsidize the cost of maintaining 43 rest areas geared toward preventing distracted driving.
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In time for the cold winter months, Dover, N.H., drivers will have the choice of carrying their own parking meters they can keep in the car.
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A press conference following the deaths of two civilians had the mayor of Memphis asking for new police technology that could prevent future accidents.
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A new program that will use Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) to launch 10 space missions puts Virginia in the commercial space race.
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A Texas group says it can bring high-speed rail to the state at no cost to taxpayers.
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Faced with aging legacy vehicle and licensing registration systems, “out of the box” technology is not seen as a viable answer by some state Departments of Motor Vehicles.
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A grand total of 140,000 wind turbines placed offshore in the Northeast could power one-third of the U.S., according to a recent study by Stanford researchers.
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The Big Apple stopped taxi app developer Uber from connecting drivers directly to passengers, at least until next year.
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A new app being developed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology researchers may help drivers avoid red lights and reduce car pollution.
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A Swiss research laboratory is developing vehicle technology that could someday read lips, track eyes and monitor eye fatigue to make humans more integrated with their vehicle's interface.
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California’s Association of Monterey Bay Area Governments is using data collected by a smartphone app to see how proposed bike route changes could affect greenhouse gas emissions.
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Officials at the Missouri Department of Transportation (MODOT) said they're on track to meet a $500 million savings goal and they're doing it through technology and innovation.
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Technology consulting firm Microdesk predicts how technology will help shape sustainable U.S. infrastructure development in 2013.
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Although the benefits of a scalable smart grid are becoming more apparent to government officials, some citizens don't want to trade in their old meters.
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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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