NYTimes reports on how self driving car features are a reality without legislation addressing self driving cars. lawyers say without aws agaisnt it, these features are likely legal.
Five “states” have legalized self driving cars:…
Monthly Archives: May 2015
A Peachy Keen Transportation Funding Bill Signed Into Law . New Taxes by Republicans.
Georgia Governor signed a new transportation funding bill that raises transportation funding by:
- $5 hotel/motel fee
- user fee on electric vehicles
- $200 for personal vehicles
- $300 for commercial vehicles
- removing the $5,000 state tax credit on electric vehicles
- Removing the tax credit on jet fuel for airlines.
Posted infunding, legislative trend, roads
The Colorado Legislature failed to reach an agreement on transportation funding. The House & The Senate both wanted to ensure ensure $1 billion in general-fund transfers to the Highway Users Trust Fund. How they got to that point varied. The House wanted to address a hospital provider fee and turn it into an economic development fund to free up a revenue cap. Colorado hasn’t spent state general revenue onn transportation since 2007.
Posted infunding, legislative trend, roads
On Tuesday Michigan voters defeated a $1.2billion in trasnportation funding. Supporters of the ballot initiaitve spent $9 million, while opponents spent $200,000. Michigan isn’t the first state to vote down increased transportaiton funding recently. Missouri did so as well in 2014. Cameron County Judge Suplevada announced that the new US-Mexico bridge will open in July. Background:Transportation Funding Dies in the Rockies
Voters Vote Down Transportation Funding
2 Months to New US- Mexico Bridge Opening