To address driver retention, LYft is dedicating $100M to build ride share driver hubs.
Why build hubs?
- to retain drivers
- infrastructure for EV charging in the future
- infrastructure for a flet of autonomous vehicles in the future
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Anatomy of a Transportation Tax Increase Coalition in a Flyover State
Colorado has a new statewide coalition supporting more transportation funding.
Coalition members:
- Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce
- Denver South Economic Development Partnership
- Club 20, an association of counties in Western Colorado
The tax increase supprted by the coalition: 0.62 increase in sales tax dedicated for transportation, raising the statewide sales tax to 3.52 percent starting Jan. 1, 2019 for 20 years.
Why are contractors supporting the coalition? maintenance and construction…
3 Supporting Reasons for an EV Charging Rebate Program. Electric Vehicle Charging Association.
The Electric Vehicle Charging Association supports AEP Ohio’s first approved utility rebate program for electrical-vehicle charging because:
- MORE EVs. will improve Ohio’s electric vehicle adoption
- Fewer Charging Anxieties. deployment of hundreds of charging stations where EV drivers live, work, and play
- Good for Businesses. lower barriers for businesses, workplaces, and municipalities to offer electric vehicle charging for customers, employees, and everyday drivers
BUSINESS TREND. REGULATORY TREND. 3 Reasons Automakers Want to Work With California Emission Standards.
Why did Automakers adapt their strategy?
- Concern over Trump Administration. The concern being that the Administration will pick a fight with the 12 states that follow California emission standards & automakers will be left fixing the problems
- Uniformity & Certainty. factions of varying regulations isn’t conducive to business
- Sales. 50 different EV car sales account for fewer sales than F150 Ford truck sales
Governing | Long Adversaries, Automakers Now Want to Work With California on…
Lege Trend. Autonomous Vehicles. Cyber Security Researchers + Distributed Ledger Tech (Blockchain)
Texas University with new cybersecurity and autonomous vehicles research: University of Texas at San Antonio, Institute for Cyber Security
What code words do I need to watch for in regulations or legislation? fog cloud computing
What’s fog cloud computing? A distributed ledger system of cloud computing being utilized to improve security of autonmous vehicles
How does it make it harder to hack an autonmous vehicle? more barriers, if the information is in packets and spread across various…
EV Charging Roads. The future of transportation procurement. Just the Facts:
Where have EV Charging roads been installed? Stockholm Sweden
What does the partnership look like to develop the road?
- eRoad Arlanda is the development partnership
- eRoad Arlanda partnered with PostNord, the first company to use the new electrified roads
How long of a stretch of road has EV charging? 2 kilometers
How does it work?
- A track is laid into the roadway to allow for charging while driving
- The track is only active when the vehicle is over it and charging
- The vehicle…
Funding for the Bluebonnet State High Speed Rail on I-35 Corridor. Who. What. How much.
What I-35 high speed rail project in Texas? high-speed trains connecting Dallas, Arlington and Fort Worth — and eventually Waco, Austin, Laredo and possibly Monterrey, Mexico
Who approved funding for the 1-35 corrdior high speed rail? The Regional Transportation Council
How much funding and for what purpose? $500,000 to study the viability of the project
Business TREND. Technology to Track Public School Buses. Parental Safety. Where. What. How.
Where: Marietta, Georgia
The technology: An app that allows parents to track school buses
The messaging to parents:
- The App will “look and operate much like ride sharing apps for Uber and Lyft.”
- The App will have privacy and security features to protect students
- The App can ” also be used to track real-time progress on student field trips”
WSB TV 2 | Parents will soon be able to use Uber-like tech to track school buses.
Regulatory TREND. Rules for Self Driving Taxis in the Golden Poppy State. 3 Key Elements.
California Public Utilities Commission adopted new rules for self-driving taxis, and the key points are:
- The 1st pilot program will be for at least 90 days and allow:
- “Transportation Charter-Party (TCP) Carrier permit-holders to add test autonomous vehiclesto their passenger carrier equipment statement, where the TCP permit-holder also holds an Autonomous Vehicle Tester Program Manufacturer’s Testing Permit (AV Testing Permit) issued by the DMV, including where the service is provided free…
Lege TREND. Include Cities & Electric Distribution in EV Legislation. Anatomy of an EV Charging Station Bill.
State: Pennsylvania
The EV Bill: Pennsylvania’s HB 1446 (2018)
The EV Charging Station framework proposed by HB1446:
- Governor must set EV charging station rollout based at 50% above 2030 estimates
- the framework must set statewide goals
- the framework must also establish separate regional goals
- developed by stakeholders including agencies, municipalities & electric distribution companies
The response by an EV charging station company:
- before HB 1446, “the Pennsylvania Public Utility…