Transportation
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The money is a bet that more airports and cities will use the company’s computer vision technology to help manage increasingly busy curbside spaces. Automotus traces its roots to two college buddies in Los Angeles. -
Michigan Central in Detroit is quickly becoming a center for air and ground mobility innovation. The state Advanced Air Mobility Initiative, announced in July, aims to stimulate drone development.
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Lorain County Transit has received a $2.7 million federal grant to expand its Via Lorain County microtransit service. The offering uses intelligent algorithms to serve riders more efficiently.
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Companies like Intertrust Technologies and StreetLight Data are developing new data tools for the planners integrating electric vehicles and charging infrastructure into the broader transportation network.
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The Chicago Transit Authority this week announced a real-time tracking feature that allows commuters to more accurately plan their trips by showing where trains are and when they will reach the station.
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The Federal Aviation Administration blamed the outage on an issue with its Notice to Air Mission system, which is a crucial component of all U.S. civilian and military flights that alerts pilots to hazards or other issues.
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New York City’s Transit Tech Lab has opened the application period for its fifth technology challenge to focus on areas like operational efficiency and human capital. Applications will be accepted until March 2.
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The report is to be considered a toolkit for eliminating greenhouse gas production from the country's transportation, from cars and trucks to planes, trains and shipping, administration officials said.
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Michigan, Georgia and Kentucky will be able to manufacture between 97 and 136 gigawatt hours’ worth of EV batteries per year by 2030, per plans they have laid out, according to the Argonne National Laboratory.
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Replacing diesel and gas vehicles with EVs is the focus of government policy around the world, of $515 billion in auto industry research and investments, and of billions more in battery research and development.
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The gov tech provider is working with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to analyze dangerous intersections in the area and help officials forecast risks. The effort involves the HxGN Connect real-time data tool.
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A new report from the Legislative Analyst's Office recommends that lawmakers direct the California Air Resources Board to clarify the document it approved in December or risk missing the state’s 2030 emission reduction targets.
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The Link Transit board of directors last month authorized contract negotiations with a Netherlands-based electric bus manufacturer for 10 new buses. The vehicles are expected to cost around $7.95 million.
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North Carolina has been awarded $10.4 million by the U.S. Department of Transportation to increase mobility and transportation options in rural areas, expanding the reach of innovative transit concepts like on-demand service.
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The regulatory action comes just a year after the state adopted the Advanced Clean Trucks regulation, which will boost the number of medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission models available for purchase.
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Senate Bill 1398 is among the hundreds of new state laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this legislative session. It effectively bans Tesla from advertising its vehicles as fully self-driving.
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It will take a multi-pronged approach to guide micromobility operations toward a path of viability and profits in the United States, as they navigate a landscape marked by poor infrastructure and costly regulation.
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In Kansas City, Mo., leaders have implemented new technology to track snowplow locations, progress and other issues. It's an effort that has made snow removal in the city more time- and cost-efficient for constituents.
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The Golden State plans to invest more than $5.5 billion in state funding toward electric vehicle charging infrastructure and incentive programs. This is in addition to some $384 million in federal funding.
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The number of electric buses on America's roads — as well as the number of transit agencies using them — rose last year, according to new federal data. Here’s a tool to see whether your transit agency has any.
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Fuel prices alone are not enough to coax the electric vehicle market into full-scale adoption, say industry observers. But when EVs are the same price as their gas-powered couterparts, it’s game over for the internal combustion engine.
