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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A coalition of nonprofits and businesses called upon the state to invest $600 million for electric vehicle and alternative fuel infrastructure, workforce training and site prep to preserve Michigan's mobility leadership.
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The fully electric Chevrolet Bolt has a defect that can cause its battery to burst into flames. General Motors has issued a recall and developed a fix, but some customers are giving up on EVs for now.
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As the South Florida rail operator Brightline revives its rail system Nov. 8, it plans to gradually roll out a new door-to-door rideshare service that offers you electric shuttles, small electric buses and even Teslas.
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The Privacy Principles for Mobility Data include seven guiding ideas for the public and private sectors as micromobility options like bikes and scooters become more ubiquitous across U.S. cities.
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The city of Fort Smith is working to install a nearly $2 million compressed natural gas fueling station to refuel its trash trucks. Natural gas is better for the environment and costs less than gasoline or diesel.
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Philadelphia will begin the process of transitioning its fleet of more than 5,500 vehicles to electric. The transition comes as the city moves forward with a goal to be carbon neutral by 2050.
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Next week, the Central Ohio Transit Authority will fully roll out a new digital fare system. Riders can pay with an app or smartcard with money loaded on it. The system automatically caps what users spend in a month.
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The availability of charging options remains a key factor in the decision to switch to an electric car. And it’s part of the reasoning behind a plan to have 10,000 car-charging sites on New York City curbs by 2030.
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Concern about air travel's contribution to climate change threatens to curtail growth of an industry that has expanded steadily for decades, shrinking the world for travelers and connecting the global economy.
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Electrification, congestion pricing and how streets are used could all greatly influence the future of transportation in cities, say speakers at the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo.
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A study from Anderson Economic Group has found that it costs more to charge an electric vehicle than it does to keep a traditional car filled up with gas. The study notes this can change with more infrastructure.
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The North Central Texas Council of Governments, with the help of engineering firm HNTB, has spent nearly a year answering the question: What would high-speed transit in the Metroplex look like?
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An announcement Monday from Amazon’s self-driving car unit Zoox that it will soon start testing its autonomous vehicles in downtown Seattle drew criticism from transportation safety advocates.
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The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation is collaborating with other state agencies on a new pilot project that will use a mixture of asphalt and recycled plastic from landfills to pave part of a state park road.
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Salem, Mass., officials are considering whether to allow electric bikes, noting that a state law forbidding the vehicles was written for license-requiring mopeds years ago rather than the new bikes with small motors.
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At the heart of the Beta District in Central Ohio is the U.S. 33 Smart Mobility Corridor, a 35-mile “living lab” to test and deploy transportation technology. The corridor was officially unveiled last month.
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The Fremont Police Department in California has been testing electric vehicles for a few years and is in the process of making its fleet fully electric. However, full adoption can't occur until charge times are reduced.
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Pittsburgh Port Authority will return to using single-car trains after one month of employing two-car trains on the light rail system. The authority expected a bump up in ridership in September, but it didn’t happen.
