Monthly Archives: November 2024

A North Texas to San Antonio high speed rail is the goal of HB 483 92025 | TX). A way to open up funding other high speed rail projects by defining them as  “transit oriented projects” is found in HB 542 (2025 | TX). Texas Public Radio | Bill proposes bullet train between North Texas, Austin and […]

This week $16 million was made available through a new High-Assay Low-Enrichment (HALEU) Transportation Package Funding Opportunity to research, develop, and acquire Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) licensing for HALEU transportation packages. The goal is developing long-term economical solutions to transport HALEU.  “Transportation is the key link connecting all parts of our domestic HALEU supply chain,” said Acting Assistant Secretary […]

This week the US Department of Transportation announced funding for 15 US Ports. That’s $580 Million for Ports to Strengthen American Supply Chains and Lower Costs. Let’s look at the Texas: Port of Houston, Agricultural Export Improvement and Community Resilience Project (awarded $25,359,216) & Port of Harlingen Resiliency and Asset Management Planning (awarded $708,750).

Sugarland Texas has partnered with Wisk Aero for self flying taxis to offer micro transit services. In Sugarland, land is at a premium as only 4% of its land is undeveloped. Hence, the city is looking for air solutions like flying taxis and gondolas to handle microtransit needs.  Governing | How Sugar Land Became the Test City […]

The category is….Interesting legislation from the Philippines.  House Bill 11076, or the proposed “Mindful Parking Act, would penalize people who block/save parking spaces by standing in empty parking spaces. “ “The bill’s proponent, Akbayan Rep. Percival Cendaña, described this “unwholesome practice” as a violation of common courtesy and the principle that parking should be on a […]

Rivian and Volkswagen Group Technologies launched their joint venture on Wednesday, November 13. The total deal size is up to $5.8 billion (up from $5 billion). Volkswagen Group will be in for “about $1.3 billion” in exchange for background IP licenses and a 50% equity stake in the venture. Electric-vehicles | Rivian and VW Group […]

Today the California Public Utilities Commission announced that it is requiring companies to file detailed trip-level incident reports that cover both collision and non-collision incidents, including citations and stoppage events. Reuters | California agency boosts reporting requirements for autonomous vehicle incidents

The Department of Energy has awarded Furno of Chicago “$20 million selection to construct a new circular, low carbon cement production facility. The facility will use recycled industrial waste materials as feedstock to make low-carbon Ordinary Portland Cement, reducing carbon intensity by 47%, and creating 80 total jobs with above average wages and benefits. “ TechCrunch […]

Lyft and May Mobility are partnering to launch autonomous vehicles on the Lyft app starting in Atlanta in 2025. May Mobility has made a name for itself rolling out autonomous micro-transit services mainly in geofenced areas around the U.S. universities. MarketWatch says the AV partnerships sent Lyft shares up 20% TechCrunch | Lyft partners with May Mobility, Mobileye to […]