Transportation
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In California, AVs are regulated by state agencies, but San Diego City Council members recently approved a resolution urging the state to give local authorities control over deployment. -
The state has launched a new driver services platform in collaboration with CHAMP Titles under a six-year, $54 million modernization contract, with vehicle services next. -
The Port of New York and New Jersey is introducing new incentives to encourage the transition from diesel to electric trucks. It’s one indicator that zero-emission trucking is moving beyond California.
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Advanced air mobility has long been in consideration, and short-range service electric aircraft are “just a matter of when it’s coming,” the executive director of the Mobile, Ala., Airport Authority said. -
Statewide, 22 robotaxi fender-benders were reported to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for the four weeks ending Aug. 17. Eight happened in Austin, as a fleet of new vehicles arrives. -
Micromobility systems in municipalities such as Chicago, New York City and Toronto are serving millions of electric bike and scooter rides a year and having a similar impact to traditional forms of public transit. -
Orange County’s first buyback for electric vehicles netted an unexpectedly high catch of electric bicycles, scooters and motorcycles. Authorities exchanged $110,000 in gift cards — until they ran out. -
The distance between concept and reality is often wide in the world of new-mobility ideas, with futuristic plans often outpacing actual timelines. -
The money includes two grants each of more than $620,000, and $25 million from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program. Sites will be on state and federal highway corridors not previously considered. -
As robotaxis begin taking to the roads in major U.S. cities, some experts are wondering if congestion pricing could be coming along with them. -
Oregon, California and Washington state have proposed or tested different forms of road-usage charge programs to recoup declining gas tax collections, given the rise of fuel efficient and electric vehicles. -
Zoox is the first company to offer fully driverless ride-hailing service at Harry Reid International Airport, where officials said the company began operations Tuesday. -
Connecting the West joins Wyoming, Colorado and Utah with a 1,200-mile connected vehicle system able to share data, safety messages and more among drivers in all three states. Evaluations are poised to begin. -
Reps from three countries are working to launch the British Columbia to Baja California Zero Emissions Vehicle Corridor, which could make it possible for electric trucks to drive the length of the West Coast. -
The rules, which take effect Jan. 1, will regulate “micromobility” transportation with age requirements and speed limits. They are expected to supplement local laws, which may vary. -
Highway departments are turning to comprehensive commercial vehicle screening tech to aid in the compliance and safety of big-rig traffic as the movement of freight continues to grow. -
Seeing trips end at locations along the edge of the current areas of service, a city committee examined a proposal to enlarge the area. Any decision will come from the city’s engineering department. -
The three autonomous vehicle companies have received approval from the Nevada Transportation Authority to offer passengers rides in Clark County. Additional authorization is needed for airport work. -
In California, Ava Community Energy will continue an electric bicycle rebate program for two counties. In Denver, all vouchers have been claimed in the current distribution round of a similar initiative. -
A Denver Post reporter was recently one of the first people in Denver — aside from the company’s employees — invited to climb into one of Waymo’s cornflower-blue autonomous vans for a jaunt. -
California and other states are developing initiatives to continue the push for zero-emission and electric vehicle transportation. Market forces and volatile oil prices, industry leaders stress, make the case.
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