Transportation
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Transit buses in the Silicon Valley city are traveling 20 percent faster following a technology upgrade that gave them traffic signal priority at certain intersections. The project, an official said, is scalable. -
A new report by CALSTART indicates transitions to electric trucks are facing some of the same headwinds as the light-duty vehicle market. In certain states, however, their numbers are stronger than expected.
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A new partnership is endowing state transportation departments in Ohio and Pennsylvania with multiple data points through which to better understand traffic on their roadways and corridors.
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In the face of an increasing number and severity of e-bike accidents this summer, the Virginia Beach City Council wants a task force to devise enforcement methods to keep riders and pedestrians safe.
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The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada is deploying more AI-powered gun detection technology at its transit centers, following the addition of more armed officers and a panic button pilot project.
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Waymo is set to come to Nashville next year, and Chattanooga Mayor Tim Kelly said he sees his own city, where university researchers are working on smart street technology, as a good place to test autonomous driving.
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Connecting the West is an initiative being led by transportation departments in the three states, to form a 1,200-mile network across their terrain. Technology interoperability is key, an official said.
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The debut this week of its 20th federally funded electric vehicle charging outpost puts it ahead of other states for stations built using National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program funds.
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Ten years after unveiling a prototype, a key public-private research effort is taking a major leap toward getting advanced alcohol detection technology into the hands of the country's top auto manufacturers.
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Lawmakers and police departments are scrambling to address the problem, but there is a widespread lack of understanding about how e-bikes have evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office will be home to the first autonomous police vehicle in the country thanks to a cruiser named PUG, or police unmanned ground.
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Flying taxis could happen in big cities as soon as next year, pending approval by the FAA, and one operator of airplane and helicopter landing sites is on the hunt for spots to launch and land air taxis.
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Those credits, which were expanded and extended in the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, gave drivers up to $7,500 in credits toward the purchase of a new electric vehicle.
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A mobile app unveiled Monday by Gov. Mike DeWine is designed to help drivers with learner’s permits and their parents or guardians, as they log required driving practice before the final test.
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Upper Dublin School District officials plan to install BusPatrol technology on 30 buses next month in an effort to help keep students safe at bus stops, as part of a new partnership.
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The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in large ridership declines for commuter rail systems, which are now being reimagined for new riders and travel patterns. Systems in California and Philadelphia have made notable gains.
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After approval of its revised plan to spend $52 million in federal funds, the state Department of Transportation expects to seek proposals next spring to add more electric vehicle fast chargers.
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The City Council gave first reading to an ordinance that would ban electric scooters on sidewalks and roads with speed limits over 30 miles per hour. The devices would also be limited to speeds of 20 miles per hour.
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A new data intelligence platform is helping officials at Miami International Airport keep track of conditions and service needs at its nearly 200 public restrooms. The system provides workers with real-time updates.
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The Waco City Council adopted two resolutions earlier this month for contracts that will take next steps in mobility planning for the city, suburbs and eventually all of wider McLennan County.
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“Multiple failures” of a data telecommunications service led to ground stops at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Dallas Love Field over the weekend. Fiber-optic cable cuts are believed to have been at fault.
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