Monthly Archives: October 2023

 California has suspended Cruise’s robotaxi permits stating that it is a safety issue and alleging misrepresentation about a robotaxi-human accident. @businessweek

Add Albuquerque to the list of cities that are experimenting with free public transit. Albuquerque has been piloting free fares on certain routes since 2017. Then we all saw it get super popular to consider free public transit, and the wave continues. Supporters say it boosts ridership. Opponents say it harms reliability and service. Governing […]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed increasing the mpg requirements for car manufacturer fleets from  44.2 miles per gallon for passenger vehicles sold in model year 2024 to a fleet average of 57.8 mpg in model year 2032. 26 states have sued including Texas, Utah, Wyoming, Florida and New Hampshire. Governing | West Virginia, […]

The Eno Center for Transportation started a conversation concerning the guardrails for a.i. use in transportation policy. The guardrails mentioned include: Be clear where the ultimate responsibility lies; regulate carefully; look for ways to use a.i. to recover from cyberattacks; limit the data that is shared; expect a.i. rollout to be a slow start and […]

A new report from the Mineta Transportation Institute details the ways high speed rail can be an economic driver. The report estimates the economic impact of high speed rail projects, including Las Vegas to Los Angeles estimated to generate $10 billion in economic impact and 35,000 jobs, Dallas to Houston, Los Angeles to San Francisco estimated to […]

We’ve talked about EV charging roads in Sweden years ago and most recently Michigan’s plan for electrified roadways for EV charging. Michigan transportation officials say the uses extend beyond passenger cars and into  freight and transit. Others point to the benefits for public transportation and fleet vehicles, which often drive on the same repetitive routes.  […]

How did Cruise adapt its protocols after concerns were raised by first responders? The company has included technological innovations including preemptive AV slowing during siren detection, improved emergency vehicle prediction behavior, emergency scene recognition, and first responder emergency access Cruise | Improving emergency vehicle and first responder interactions San Francisco Standard | Cruise To Beef […]

Houston has an internationally acclaimed traffic system. It wants to add 91 dynamic message signs, but the program has only seen 36 dynamic signs go online. An additional 34 dynamic signs are being integrated into the system. Houston’s current traffic system started in 2017 and includes 650ish traffic detectors, 100+ cameras and the 91 dynamic […]

  $1.6 billion is the estimated cost of wildlife -vehicle collisions in 11 Western states. The Center for Large Landscape Conservation released a new study that found that the cost of building a wildlife crossing structure is less expensive than the cost of letting wildlife-vehicle collisions continue. Desert News | The costs of wildlife vehicle collisions in the […]

Polling in the San Francisco Bay Area shows declining support for public transit. Currently 56% say public rail transit is important in the San Francisco Bay Area. That 56% also answered that commuter rail “must be maintained even if it costs taxpayers more money.” So why is 56% said to show declining support for public […]