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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This is the second autonomous vehicle open to the public in Tampa Bay. But unlike Tampa’s pilot, which launched last month, this one shares its entire route with cars, bicyclists, buses and other modes of transportation.
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General Motors Co. said it would both comply with a costly federal recall it has long resisted and abandoned the Trump administration in its legal fight against California's power to set its own emission standards.
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North Texas is emerging as a popular testbed for self-driving 18-wheelers. One company is already running trucks from Arizona to West Texas, and a new hub will help extend its network to Austin, San Antonio and Houston.
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Adding a more detailed assessment of damage and repairs on roadways to its software, the Pittsburgh-based startup aims to help governments expedite planning and maintenance during a budget-strapped time.
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Well-intentioned transportation projects during the COVID-19 pandemic to slow or remove traffic from city streets tended to serve mostly wealthy, white neighborhoods, said equity activists at the CoMotion LA conference.
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The events of this year have emphasized the need for equity and opportunity to be parts of public policy related to transportation and development, said speakers at the fourth annual CoMotion LA conference.
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Garcetti used the first day of the CoMotion LA conference to announce the formation of a new Transportation Technology Innovation Zone, where new technologies can be tested and proved with local businesses and residents.
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A business coalition — including big auto and tech names such as Tesla and Uber — has announced a new organization that will advocate for policies aimed at achieving 100 percent adoption of electric vehicles by 2030.
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The fourth annual CoMotion LA conference opened Tuesday with leaders imagining how the Biden administration could guide the nation and world toward transportation solutions that are more advanced and sustainable.
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Biden's support for electric vehicles and the U.S. automakers planning to build them may not bode well for the union workers who helped elect him — because the looming transition is likely to cost industry jobs.
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Officials in the city are considering a memorandum of agreement with DriveOhio that would pave the way for private companies to begin testing autonomous vehicles in certain parts of the city.
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Rather than shy away from shared mobility, riders seemed to welcome the open-air ride of e-scooters; while at least one California city used the summer to launch a pilot delivery project using small sidewalk-roaming robots.
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The legislation would require the city’s Taxi and Limousine Commission to establish a universal e-hail app to let riders order from a single app any for-hire vehicle — including taxis and cars that drive for Uber.
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State transportation officials will listen to public comments during online hearings on a draft plan laying out future spending on railroads, including the proposed Scranton to metro New York City passenger train.
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A report finds that micromobility grew quickly from 2018 to 2019, though it remains concentrated in relatively few cities. Local governments have also found ways to curb problems such as improper parking and inequity.
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Once cashless tolling goes live on the Thruway Friday evening, motorists no longer will be able to use cash at toll booths, nor will they receive printed toll tickets at that point. An app has been created to manage payments.
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Fleet management officials in Louisiana and California are using technology to better track their vehicles, as well as to gain detailed insights into vehicle operations for both gas- and electric-powered autos.
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Digital license plates have been allowed in California and Arizona since 2019; now they are allowed in Michigan, too. The technology allows drivers to circumvent lengthy visits to the DMV with virtual renewals.
