Transportation
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The bill would authorize autonomous vehicle pilot programs in a handful of Illinois counties, including Cook, before opening the door to statewide legalization of self-driving cars in three years. -
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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The app made for PennDOT's Innovations Challenge would incorporate advertising from businesses offering coupons and incentives as rewards for safe driving.
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The plates will generate more data than the average car, which could be useful for a number of purposes. But it also creates one more trove of information to protect.
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Biking apps like Ride Report and Strava are being used by transportation planners to determine where biking infrastructure should be focused.
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The company, spun out of Google, will multiply its driverless fleet size with Chrysler Pacificas.
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The company is racing against several other players in the self-driving automotive space to put vehicles into commercial operation.
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The California Energy Commission awarded nearly $1.8 million in funding from the Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program to nine cities and organizations to develop strategic plans for electric vehicle charging infrastructure.
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The city has had problems with disruptive transportation technology in the past. So when startups began blanketing other cities with electric scooters, Portland, Ore., decided to take a more measured approach before allowing them in.
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The city wants to impose some restrictions on bikeshare companies that the startups say will hamper their ability do deliver service.
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The drones will be part of a three-year project that will complement automated and connected vehicle testing along the 33 Smart Mobility Corridor.
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New traffic signals in Detroit are designed to help pedestrians, cyclists and ambulances get through intersections, while helping traffic planners test safety improvements quickly.
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Companies testing self-driving vehicles in Massachusetts are fighting to warn state officials that current laws and regulations on testing could make it tough to make progress.
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The legislation defines "automated driving system" to mirror current requirements of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has set nationwide safety standards.
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The move represents one major policy lever states have in trying to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from transportation.
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Rather than obeying the order to remove dockless scooters from public streets and sidewalks, two companies are hoping the city will come around.
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The city and county of Honolulu becomes the first government agency in the nation to pass a bill that caps fares charged by ridesharing services.
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In Idaho, a local police department has turned to electric-assist bicycles to help officers do their job.
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Polaris Industries and May Mobility have grand ambitions to market short trips in densely populated communities and on campuses.
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Right now, the only law that affects AVs states that a driver must be behind the wheel. Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne hopes the hands-off approach encourages innovation.
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