Transportation
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Plans to make San Diego a leader in modern maritime transit took a step forward this month when the company that runs the San Diego-Coronado Ferry began soliciting bids for new electric boats. -
More than 3,000 of the company’s self-driving taxis have been recalled after reports they passed stopped school buses improperly. A Nov. 17 software update may have led to the inappropriate action.
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The autonomous taxi purveyor plans to add service in Orlando and other central Florida municipalities next year. Its rise has prompted questions about safety and hopes congestion could decline.
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The autonomous vehicle firm, a sister company to Google, will begin road trips this summer to test and explore its offerings in Houston, San Antonio and Orlando, Fla. In Houston, about 10 vehicles will be on the road.
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The state wants to improve the customer experience for people who use the DMV, as well as boost security against digital criminals. This move is just the latest tech upgrade for DMVs in the U.S.
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The city launched its 12-month e-scooter pilot program over Memorial Day weekend, allowing private and shared electric scooters to operate on designated portions of the Shoreline Pedestrian Bike Path.
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The private-public partnership has named its latest cohort. The companies now will set out to prove they can improve schedules, maintenance and inspections for the metro area’s transit system.
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The industry celebrated after Congress moved to cancel California emission standards that would have required a transition to electric vehicles across much of the country over the next decade.
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State officials working to make amends for botched rollouts of a long-delayed electric-bike program have introduced new vendors to manage the next application period.
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Technology continues changing our travel. Officials at Boston Logan International Airport are testing artificial intelligence to help travelers sort trash, and they’re eyeing remote terminals, with off-site security checks.
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If approved, the state’s 2025-2026 proposed budget would fund pilots in Forsyth and Guilford counties to enable remote driver’s license renewals. Options could include home visits or third-party assistance.
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Wisk Aero, a California-based air mobility company, is now showcasing an air taxi that could appear in the space above the Houston area by the end of the decade.
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Waymo has gotten a green light to run its autonomous vehicle fleet in nearly all of San Jose, marking the first time in the city's history that a commercial driverless service can operate on its streets.
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The Denver City Council is poised to adopt new rules for shared electronic scooters that would add parking requirements in some places while also ushering in a ban on sidewalk riding.
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Proposed legislation would gut key components of the Inflation Reduction Act and potentially sideline the nation’s innovation growth in energy and transportation. On Thursday, executives in these sectors spoke out.
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Documents indicate the autonomous vehicle company, a subsidiary of Alphabet, recalled 1,212 of its self-driving creations in 2024. Its latest software has addressed the issue, the company said.
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A crash April 4 involving a driverless Zoox taxi and an electric bicycle didn’t result in any injuries. Data suggests autonomous vehicle companies are still learning as they gain experience, but experts expressed confidence in the technology.
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A modernization of the BART system, which serves Northern California residents, is underway, its leaders said following an hourslong outage on Friday. The disruption, they said, stemmed from an isolated malfunction.
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Zoox robotaxis are back on the road after Amazon's self-driving vehicle subsidiary addressed a software recall affecting 270 vehicles prompted by a collision last month in Las Vegas.
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A new study from the Mineta Transportation Institute outlines the symbiotic relationship between highway tolling and transit, and how each program needs the other. Transportation panelists examined the idea recently.
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Terawatt Infrastructure debuted a heavy-duty, high-speed truck charging location on the I-10 Consortium to electrify goods movement. It joins Greenlane, which recently opened its own large truck charging facility.
