Transportation
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A freight ferry and two cargo bikes were part of a project to show how fresh seafood and other freight can move through New York City without traveling on a delivery truck through city streets. -
Having notched early success in piloting generative AI, leaders at the California Department of Transportation are realizing the need for a comprehensive approach to a massive storehouse of data.
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With new EV sales in the United States recently reporting a year-over-year decline, advocates said factors like their long-term affordability should have been emphasized and infrastructure should be accessible.
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A new pilot project in British Columbia will serve as Canada’s first bidirectional charging initiative involving the heavy-duty public transportation vehicles.
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A Sacramento manufacturing plant could stand to benefit from the $3.1 billion federal grant awarded last month to revive an over-budget and overdue high-speed rail project between Merced and Bakersfield.
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Curb management is one of the latest areas the New York City Transit Tech Lab wants to explore as it opens its new call for applications to enter the lab’s sixth challenge event urging early growth stage companies to apply.
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Intel helped the startup show that its traffic management technology can be used with what results said were "minimal processing." That could make such tools easier for public agencies to deploy and use.
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Honda unveiled its new, battery-powered model line Tuesday at Las Vegas’ sprawling Consumer Electronics Show with two futuristic-looking concepts, the Saloon and Space-Hub.
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The Routing Company has partnered with Swiftly to bring real-time transit vehicle location feeds into its trip-planning app to ensure reliable connections with other transit providers.
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Gov tech companies offering tools to help local governments learn more about how people get from point A to point B are focusing on how data and analytics can inform better transportation policy.
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Three public school districts in the region are getting electric buses through a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency program aiming to replace the country's aging, diesel-fueled fleet.
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The five-year grant is intended to expand EV charging access in underserved areas before another $70 million grant will be used to build up to five hydrogen fueling stations in the state, officials announced.
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The California Department of Transportation, teaming up with other state agencies, is asking technology companies to propose generative AI tools that could help reduce traffic and make roads safer.
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As cities develop microgrids for energy resiliency and increase the adoption of electric vehicles, they are increasingly turning to smart city technologies to enable these transitions.
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The second-largest metro region in the nation aims to become a clean transportation leader ahead of the 2028 Summer Olympics. The action plan calls for even more charging infrastructure investment among other things.
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Assemblymember Damon Connolly, of San Rafael, has proposed a state law that would ban individuals under 16 years old from riding class 2 electric bicycles. The state prohibits minors from riding the speedier class 3 e-bikes.
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The upgrade makes it easier for residents and tourists to pay for transit service in the region. The new payment system now works with major credit cards, freeing them from downloading an app or buying a paper ticket.
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The city of Tucson is trying to reclaim more than $100,000 in job-related incentives from self-driving truck developer TuSimple, after the company shut down operations at a major facility on the city's southeast side.
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An apprenticeship program at Velocity Vehicle Group in the Los Angeles metro area is training workers to service heavy-duty electric vehicles. The training is partnered with similar educational opportunities at Rio Hondo College.
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Electric vehicles are a central part of President Joe Biden’s plans to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions, thereby reducing air pollution and combating climate change.
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Efforts to electrify Raleigh-Durham International Airport’s fleet of buses have hit some turbulence with the bankruptcy of California-based bus manufacturer Proterra. The company’s assembly lines have stopped with no clear restart date.
