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Which company announced its promise to deliver driverless cars within 5 years? Ford
The target audience for Ford’s driverless cars? Commercial ride share
How will Ford’s cars differ from current self driving cars?
New York Times | Ford Promises Fleets of Driverless Cars Within Five Years
Which city is testing robot delivery systems on sidewalks? D.C.
The company: Starship Technologies
Did it require a city ordinance? Yes to rolling permit the delivery devices to operate on the sidewalks
Will it lessen traffic? Yes, it can reduce the number of delivery trucks
Should we be paying attention? Yes, D.C. was one of the first cities to embrace the sharing economy
Hyperloop travel time from Austin to San Antonio: 15 minutes
Hyperloop financing structure: Private
Hyperloop use of eminent domain: No eminent domain will be used.
Texas Monthly | Will Texas Soon Be Home To The Fastest Train In The World?
What entities released 10 new high speed rail routes? Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT)
Is there public comment on the 10 routes? Yes, a 45 day public comment period
The purpose of improved rail on these routes? “Providing efficient, more reliable and faster higher-speed passenger rail options to move between cities is crucial for the economy and the population”
Which geographic areas have new proposed routes?
What companies are directly involved?
Which motor vehcle companies are included via Mobile eye?
What’s the goal of the Alliance?
Wallstreet Journal | BMW, Intel, Mobileye Link Up in Self-Driving Tech Alliance
Small Ride Share companies step in to fill the void. Here’s what happened in Austin:
What: Jacobs Engineering, a Fortune 500 company
What does Jacobs Engineering do? “monumental transportation and energy projects across the globe”
Where is it moving from? Pasadena, CA
Where is it moving to? Dallas, TX
The economic Incentives? $277,500 grant from Dallas’ economic development committee
Community Impact Newspaper | CA: Jacobs Engineering Plans to Move Jobs From Pasadena to Texas
WHO IS PUSHING SAN ANTONIO TO MONTERERY HIGH SPEED RAIL? Congressman Henry Cuellar since 2008
PUBLIC OR PRIVATE FUNDING? Private
WHAT ARE ECONOMISTS SAYING?Monterrey/Saltillo and San Antonio/Austin is the largest economic generator in the world over the next 20 years
News4SA | High-speed passenger rail line could link San Antonio to Monterrey
The businesses support high speed rail in Texas because:
Cypress Creek Mirror | Houston-area business groups support for Texas’ high-speed train
Washington Post | Wonkblog | So, we’re learning a lot of interesting things about who uses Uber