Just another WordPress site
Which care was hacked? Nissan Leaf
How did hackers gain control of the vehicle? By exploiting a weakness in the way it communicates with its companion app, NissanConnect EV
What systems can be controlled or accessed by hackers?
The Guardian | Hackers can control Nissan Leaf’s heating and access driving history
Where is this pilot program forming? Florida’s Pinellas County
What’s the goal? To fill the gaps in public transportation
How does the county plan to fill the gaps in public transit? By partnersing with Uber and cab companies to make transportation more accessible.
Does the program have a catchy name? Yes, “Direct Connect”
How is ride share company Uber participating? By bridging the sometimes considerable distances between bus stops and customers’ destinations.
Which state wants to trucks to pay a bridge toll? Rhode Island
What got Rhode Island to this point where bridge repair requires a bridge toll? Rhode Islands bridges are in the worst shape in the country. 23% of its bridges need structural repair, that’s the highest in the U.S.
What justifications are lawakers offering to toll truckers?
What numbers will the toll produce?
Governing | 2,800 lives & Why Are Traffic Deaths Rising?
Is air share on a digital platform permitted? In August 2014, the FAA shut down air share, and limits open seats to friends of the pilot only.
What fix is in the works to allow air share? Congressman Mark Sanford added an amendment for air share to the Aviation Innovation, Reform, and Reauthorization Act of 2016
Americans for Tax Reform | Planesharing Aims for Liftoff Despite FAA Drag
Did TXDOT come up with eliminating tolls on their own? No, it is a legisltive mandate from HB 2612 by Pickett
How do tolls and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute estimate, that Texas needs of $5 Billion more per year in transportation funding, correlate? The $5 billion per year funding shortage assumed that Texas would receive toll revenue.
Your News Houston | Brady: Toth high-speed rail mailer a ‘lie’
Where is this issue bubbling? Chicago. A Chicago Alderman wants to allow cabbies to be able to charge a 50cents surcharge for the use of credit cards to put more money into cabbie pockets.
What do cabbies have to do with the sharing economy? Cabs are adjusting their business models to be in the same market as ride share is a cash free business.
Chicago Tribune | Morning Spin: City Hall warns cabbies on 50-cent credit card surcharge
How does this impact Texas? Austin Bergstrom is in on the trend with a proposed 30 acre lease to Highstar Capital
Is the U.S. behdin the global trend of private investment in airports? Yes, P3s are slowly taking off for US airports, while globally 40% of the top 100 international airports have private sector involvement
What do investors look for in P3 airport deals?