Transportation
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A new report from StreetLight Data shows the direct correlation between urban density and the level of walking and biking that residents do. Both are increasingly viewed as key pieces of the transportation ecosystem. -
Rule changes from the Oregon state legislature mean electric bicycles in three classes are now legal for use on park roads – and along any trails that allow standard bicycles. They were previously limited to trails eight feet or wider.
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Toll road systems are modernizing with seamless payment portals and other forms of tech, enabling new options to make controlling congestion easy — and generate revenue other ways, as gas taxes decline.
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About 157 million trips were taken with micromobility devices in 2022, mirroring the level of ridership in 2019. The increase seems to indicate a full recovery from the steep pandemic downturn.
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AV companies work to serve their bottom line, and so it will take regulation and government oversight to ensure the autonomous vehicle revolution really does improve life in cities rather than create new problems.
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As Cruise and Waymo face criticism from San Francisco officials over the safety of driverless cars, data shows the robotaxis are among the leaders in crashes reported involving vehicles with automated driving systems.
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From worries about pulling up to a dysfunctional charger, to wading through a sea of complicated incentive programs, the transition to electric vehicles in the U.S. is not without obstacles.
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Tesla Inc. failed to fix limitations in its autopilot system following a gruesome Florida crash that killed a driver in 2016, company engineers said in a lawsuit over a very similar 2019 fatal collision.
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Michigan, in partnership with the National Park Service, has announced the National Park Michigan Mobility Challenge, which will offer companies a chance to test mobility charging and solutions at the popular parks.
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Eight companies that make deliveries to and from the neighborhood will be participating in the Boston Delivers pilot program, which centers on delivering packages via electric cargo bikes instead of cars or trucks.
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Assembly Ventures, a venture capital group founded by Detroit and Berlin investors, said Wednesday it has closed fundraising its inaugural $76 million to invest in mobility sector innovations.
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It didn’t take long for San Francisco residents to encounter traffic problems with Cruise robotaxis following last week’s California Public Utilities Commission vote to expand the driverless taxi services.
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Fifty-four projects in 35 counties were selected to expand access to, and the reliability of, electric vehicle charging across the state. The selections are part of the first round of federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure funding.
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The Michigan Office of Future Mobility and Electrification has awarded $506,000 to six companies focused on boating electrification or charging infrastructure as part of its Fresh Coast Maritime Challenge.
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River experts say people have thrown hundreds of the battery-powered scooters into Spokane's waters, and they all agree that's a problem that needs to be more directly addressed.
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Millions of dollars in federal money will assist local transportation officials’ plan for the future of Charleston Boulevard, one that could include the Las Vegas Valley’s first light rail line.
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California Public Utilities Commission agreed to allow Waymo and Cruise to expand its autonomous taxi service in San Francisco, allowing the vehicles to operate citywide — any time of day — and without safety drivers onboard.
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The Mobility Innovation District in southwest Washington, D.C., is exploring new transportation options, where the car can become an afterthought.
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San Francisco-based Cruise has begun testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta. A driver will be behind the wheel in the initial phase as its cars roll through parts of downtown, Midtown and Buckhead.
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The lackluster reliability of public charging locations is prompting new partnerships among automakers, even as the technology continues to evolve to enhance the user experience.
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Georgia officials say they are now exploring the possibility of deploying hydrogen fueling stations across the state that would power commercial vehicles, tractor-trailers and other large trucks.
