Buses in Sacramento are outfitted with cameras that use AI to issue parking tickets for vehicles that block bus stops. During a two month testing window, 2,800 warnings were issued. Government Technology | Sacramento Buses Use Cameras With AI to Issue Parking Tickets
Monthly Archives: February 2025
‘Here in New England, People Drive [EVs]’
Want to drive through the Northeast and see the lovely fall plumage or escape the insipid heat of Texas? Well, New Hampshire sees you and understands that they need more EV chargers. Turns out travel and tourism is the second largest sector in the state’s economy. New Hampshire welcomes tourists. Route Fifty | Rural New […]
Remember car sharing apps?
Get Around was all the hype in 2009 when its ca sharing program began in San Francisco. It became a magnet for VCs. Now it is winding down US operations and focusing only on its European business operations. TechCrunch | Getaround abruptly shuts down US car-sharing operations
Congestion pricing in NYC out?
NYC’s congestion pricing, approved late this fall by federal transportation officials is on the proverbial chopping block. “While Trump gave no details of how he would stop the tolling program, he said he would work through the U.S. Department of Transportation to withhold funding or rescind the Federal Highway Administration’s final approval of the program, […]
+1 more robotaxi company in Texas
Texas, meet Mobileye, Lyft’s robotaxi. Mobileye will head to Dallas beginning as soon as 2026. TechCrunch points out Texas “is quickly becoming a hub, not just of testing, but also of commercial operations [for robotaxis]”
Mapping EV battery manufacturing in the U.S.
In 2019 there were 2 EV battery manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Since then 16 automakers and EV battery manufacturers have committed to building EV battery manufacturing facilities in the U.S. Tech Crunch Tech Crunch | Tracking the EV battery factory construction boom across North America
Do speed cameras work?
New York City Department of Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez released a comprehensive report that showed cameras reduced speeding by 94%. CityLand | DOT Speed Camera Program Report Shows Great Drops in Speeding at Camera Locations