Monthly Archives: October 2020

California’s Prop 22, supported by gig companies as it allows gig workers to be independent contractors and not employees, has opposition in Black and Latino communities. Why do Black and Latino community leaders oppose Prop 22? it would worsen racial and income inequality in California  78% of Black and Latinx drivers are struggling to make […]

The 4 other states Virgin is evening for hyperloop projects: Missouri, Texas, Ohio, North Carolina Missouri has taken legislative action prohibiting the use of eminent domain for the project. Missouri Net | Virgin Hyperloop still has its eye on Missouri to transport passengers in tubes

What: Aquiline Drones Why is this important: 1st in the nation drone sharing app + drone laws are in their infancy What new issues are created: Who owns or has access to the data that drone collects when it is in use? Drone Life | Aquiline Launches Drone On Demand Mobile App

What’s happening? A Truck was listed on a car sharing app. While in use on the app the truck was involved in an accident that involved illegal items causing the truck to be seized. The truck was sold at auction without notification to the owner. The app compensated the owner. Does your company have a […]

What question will the Texas Attorney General Office be answering? Whether a driver’s license is required to operate a golf cart on a public street in a master plan community or municipality when the use of golf carts is permitted in those areas by the Transportation Code. Why does this matter? Can your kids take […]

The Hyperloop Company: Virgin The new HyperLoop location: West Virginia The details: $500-million Hyperloop Certification Center covering 800 acres 1000s of jobs for initial construction 2030 Virgin Hyperloop is set to hyper loop travel available in the US 2017 1st successful hyper loop travel test in Las Vegas Charleston Gazette | Virgin Hyperloop Chooses West […]

Who should have their eyes and ears open on this veto? Everyone involved in building roads, financing roads, supporting bond policies… you’re all impacted with this, drivers- you too. Manufacturers moving good around- you too…. so let’s get some takeaways to improve our arguments and get infrastructure built with fewer road bumps…and fewer puns… What […]

What obstacles are cities trying to overcome in EV awareness: Most people can’t name an EV make and model Don’t think there are enough chargers Don’t know about incentives programs How are cities combating this in the new economy? St. Petersburg, FL & The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy are offering virtual EV ride alongs […]

The companies working on solar panels in and on truck beds? Worksport, a Toronto-based manufacturer of pickup-truck accessories How could it work? bed-mounted batteries stored energy to power appliances and tools at jobsites, campsites… Will the solar panels only work in EV trucks? No, traditional fuel and hybrid trucks could also have solar power truck […]

If you’re an autonomous vehicle manufacturer, how do you monitor drivers? Well, you could put a camera in the rear view camera What would this camera monitor? Driver’s eyes. Eyes open? Eyes closed? Looking down? Sunglasses? Did the driver’s head turn to look somewhere? How was this camera made public? A hacker discovered it The […]