Transportation
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The newest Transit Tech Lab competition focuses on such areas as data modernization, infrastructure management and workflows. Finalists have a chance to work with city officials and enter procurement. -
The robotaxi maker has been testing its newest vehicle on Texas streets since late December. Now, one of the cars has been spotted on a highway at night, which obscured any view of a driver.
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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.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation announced the release of a new $848 million funding program designed around hardening transportation infrastructure in the face of climate change.
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Nigerians have become accustomed to long lines for gasoline and wild fluctuations in bus fares. Though the country is Africa’s largest producer of oil, its residents don’t benefit from a steady supply.
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Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority is looking for a new fare system after more than a decade with its current vendor. Officials are looking for an “open architecture” option that can be more easily adapted to future needs.
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The U.S. Department of Energy is partnering with Stellantis on the Battery Workforce Challenge, a competition to boost EV battery research, development and the worker pool for this emerging industry.
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A resolution to electrify a portion of the Colorado county’s vehicle fleet narrowly failed amid officials weighing a need for future electric capabilities with concerns over insufficient infrastructure.
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A new bill, proposed last month by State Sen. Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley, would require that all new electric vehicles in California are equipped with so-called bidirectional charging by 2027.
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Despite limitations with driving range, a Missouri-based company just bought three electric semi-trucks in what it says is a pioneering move in the region's industry.
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The city of Colorado Springs is installing 26 sensors in the downtown corridor as part of a program to collect foot and vehicle traffic data. The sensors detect and categorize moving objects but do not collect personally identifiable information.
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The state has been awarded nearly $60 million in federal funding to aid in the transition to electric school buses, making it a leader in the country, despite a lukewarm embrace by the state’s congressional delegation toward public policy advancing EVs.
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Electric buses may be a dream vehicle for sustainability watchers, but they are not adding new ridership or saving public transit from the formidable financial headwinds agencies are facing.
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Driverless commercial trucks will begin traveling between Dallas and Houston by the end of 2024, according to self-driving tech firm Aurora Innovation. Pilot routes for the trucks have already begun with a safety driver.
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Dozens of New Jersey communities, school districts and private companies will soon be able to replace some of their diesel-burning heavy vehicles with electric versions thanks to funding from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
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Newly developed technology is allowing the property managers of multifamily buildings to install electric vehicle charging without having to significantly upgrade the existing electric utility infrastructure.
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The Biden administration has approved a waiver that would allow the state to set its own emissions standards for semitrucks. The effort has drawn the criticism of business interests who claim the 2045 deadline is too aggressive.
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Cameras that photograph license plates and automatically alert law enforcement whenever one potentially tied to a crime is spotted have been in Costa Mesa since February and have already found several stolen vehicles.
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Local purchase incentives are increasingly available for e-bikes as their popularity spreads nationwide. Meanwhile, proposed federal legislation would open up assistance to would-be e-bike riders.
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Pittsburgh is slated to receive more than $1.5 million in state grant money for new electric vehicles, electric vehicle charging infrastructure and compressed natural gas trucks.
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Drivers in the Garden State will now be able to present digital vehicle registration during traffic stops as part of a program launched by the Motor Vehicle Commission late last week.
