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States that have passed statewide robot delivery laws: Idaho & Virginia
The legislation: No constant human monitoring required. Idaho has a weight limit of 80lbs & Virginia has a limit of 50lbs.
The business behind the legislation in Idaho & Virginia : Starship Technologies, a delivery-robot company based in Estonia that was founded by Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, two of the co-founders of Skype
Re-Code | A robot-delivery startup helped write state laws that are locking out competition
Wisconsin state representative Lisa Subeck has filed LRB-0964 to move ride share driver licensing back to the local level.
The impetus? Ride Share drivers accused of sexual assault
When did WI pass statewide ride share law? 2015
WKOW | State lawmaker wants cities to license Uber and Lyft drivers
The State Road using Flex Routes: Michigan’s U.S. 23
What’s a FlexRoute? inside median shoulder can be used by drivers during rush hours
2 Policy reasons regulators support the Flex Route:
Equipment World | Mich.’s new Flex Route can cut travel time in half, MDOT says
The District of Columbia Department of Transportation (DDOT)is testing a pilot program to handle night life traffic.
The pilot program will include:
House Committee on International Trade & Intergovernmental Affairs
#2 Transportation Barriers to Trade. Review the current state of infrastructure at Texas’ international shipping ports and border ports of entry in Texas. Identify transportation-related impediments to international trade and estimate the impact of those challenges, including border wait times, on the state’s economy. Make recommendations for improvements to facilitate international trade and economic growth. (Joint charge…
The City: Columbus OH
What’s a connected transportation data exchange? The Smart Columbus Operating System is a system to share near-real-time data on traffic
How does it work? it will collect data from cars that transmit metrics like time, speed and location with road-side units. The data will be overlayed to create a regional transportation outlook
But, how does the city get the car data?
San Francisco Police Department says that 2/3 of its traffic citations are issued to ride share drivers.
How can you speed through the Streets of San Francisco? Tickets include:
What do the traffic citstion numbers look like?
Atlanta’s Smart Transportation Corridor will be a partnership with Georgia Tech.
Columbus, Ohio and Las Vegas, Nevada are both toying with smart technology to improve traffic.
Three things to know about the traffic technology testers:
OKlahoma Department of Transportation is using ShakeCast to chart bridghe inspections following an earthquake.
Oklahoma has seen a rise in the numnber of and intesity of earthquakes in recent years.
THe next step is to contract with Infrastructure Engineers to help the OK DOT develop a earthquake response protocol.