Where: North Carolina What’s the legislation? House Bill 391 (2019 | NC) the Passenger Protection Act What will the bill do? requires license plates to be displayed up front visibly penalties for passengers who assault drivers TNC must keep current driver information, including home address Specific signage requirements for vehicles that are clear up to […]
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New Kid on the Block. Business to Business Self Driving Vans.
Where: Arkansas Who is the new kid on the block? Robo-Van start up Gatik What? An agreement between Was-Mart and Gatik will have Gatik moving goods between a Super Center in Rogers, AR and a corner market in Bentonville, AR How will it work? it will fulfill “middle mile” logistics scheme up to 10 runs […]
Local Smart Street Lights. 3 Data Sets Collected.
Where: Syracuse, NY What: Smart Street lights are replacing traditional street lights How much? $38 M bond financing with $3 Million annual savings to city when installed Why? Energy efficient LED lights Data collection from street lights including: traffic patters power outages weather measurements like wind, snow, and rain Route 50 | When Street Lights […]
Business TREND. Auto manufacturers making deals with States over Fuel Efficiency, not the Feds
Where: California What: Ford, Honda, BMW of North America and Volkswagen Group of America have reached an agreement with the California Air Resources Board What did the manufacturers agree to? implement fuel efficiency targets across entire fleets regardless of federal government action Who initiated the deal? The manufacturers Why did the manufacturers approach state regulators? […]
Local Parking Enforcement Methods Change. The unconstitutionality of chalk
What caused chalk to be unconstitutional? In 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that police had violated the rights by touching a car by attaching a GPS monitor (without a warrant). Today the 6th Circuit has ruled that chalk marks on cars to enforce parking falls under this What are the cities moving to in lieu […]
Legal TREND. Ads in ride share? Local Prohibition?
Where: New York City What local ordinance is at issue? An ordinance prohibiting ads in ride share What did the court say? Yes, a city can ban ads in ride share “the ban survives First Amendment scrutiny by advancing the government’s interest in improving the passenger experience” Daily Journal | Appeals court: NYC can ban […]
Business TREND. Ride Share App adds Public Transit
Who: Lyft Where: New York City What: The app will offer access to real-time data for public transportation options Is this a formal partnership with the city? No Could it be? Partnership opportunities abound Slash Gear | Lyft is adding real-time NYC public transit info to its app
Business TREND. Ride Share Offering Bundled Services. Bonjour Legislators & Regulators.
Who: Uber What services are Uber bundling? discounts on rides, free JUMP bikes and scooter rides, and free Uber Eats delivery Cost: $24.99/mo Where: select cities including San Francisco and Chicago tech crunch | Uber tests monthly subscription that combines Eats, rides, bikes and scooters USA Today | Uber’s new test will offer rides, deliver […]
Local TREND. Anatomy of a Local Transportation Fee increase Vote.
Where: San Francisco What are voters considering? 3.25% extra fee for most individual ride share rides 1.5% fee for shared rides that start in SF Rides in electric cars are discounted at 1.5% Curbed | Tax on Lyft and Uber going to SF voters
Lege TREND. How to Raise Ride Share Fees Taxes and Costs with Legislation
Where: Massachusetts What: H1039 (2019 | MA) What does H1039 do? Changes the ride share fee from a flat fee to a dynamic percentage fee Why switch ride share to a dynamic fee? to keep up with costs and the cost of traffic congestion Does this sound like familiar argument? Yes, it sounds like the […]