InfoHive – Transportation

Where: California Public Utilities Commission

What regulations were placed on the robotaxi pilot?

• no timeline
• no charging fares

What are opponents saying?

• Risk to California’s reputation as the “world leader in driverless technology”
• Waymo needs “commercial path forward” to mimic its pilot eject in Phoenix
• Zoox can’t deploy in California if they don’t know a fare structure
• AutoX “”It’s very important we’re able to charge for our service not just for us but for the entire industry in California,”

Los Angeles Times via Governing | California Allows Robotaxis, Only If They’re Free

Where: Missouri

Who is behind the Missouri hyper loop project?

• Speaker of the MO House issues 176 report calling for a 15 mile test project
  • 31 member committee issued the report
  • chair: Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe
  • members: University of Missouri System President Mun Choi, legislators, Governor staff, and business interests
• Public-private partnership is building the project

How much will the hyper loop cost?

•  $300 million and $500 million for the 15 mile test track
• $10.4 billion to link St. Louis, Columbia and Kansas City
• Funding sources: mix of federal and private dollars

3 Hyperloop location competitors:

• Ohio
• Texas
• North Carolina

St. Louis Post-Dispatch via Governing | Missouri Hyperloop’s Tab Keeps Growing

• proliferation of public charging stations
  • 5 cities with the highest EV market share had 2.5 to 4.5 times the average amount of public chargers
• adopting EV city fleets
• creating incentives to make ride-hailing drivers choose electric

Top EV Market Share Cities:

1. San Jose, Calif.
2. San Francisco
3. San Diego
4. Los Angeles
5. Sacramento, Calif.
6. Seattle
7. Portland, Ore.
8. Riverside, Calif.
9. Washington, D.C.
10. Boston

Government Technology | Widespread EV Adoption Will Require Infrastructure, Education

Where: Congress

What does Vision Zero funding mean?

•  reprioritize federal transportation spending
• favoring communities that redesigning streets to eliminate pedestrian deaths & accommodate multiple transportation methods

Which federal Transportation funding programs would be impacted?

• Surface Transportation Block Grant Program
• Highway Safety Improvement Program
• Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program 

Why? National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found a 5 year uptick in pedestrian and cyclist deaths

Curbed | New bill aims to counter alarming rise in pedestrian deaths with funding for safer streets

Where: San Francisco International Airport

What perks would at SFO work? By riding public transport a passenger would get quicker security screening

Why? Public transit saw a decline in ridership to the airport due to ride sharing

Is this new? Boston Logan Airport has a similar program

Government Technology | Transit Riders May Soon Cut Lines at San Francisco Airport

What’s a truck sharing app? think of it like Lyft or Uber for trucks to help you move things or deliver items

Who? GoShare

Where: Delaware, New Jersey, Philadelphia, San Diego & 26 other markets

Are companies partnering with GoShare? Yes, Costco and Pier One Imports

Delaware Online | GoShare is bringing Uber-type app for trucks to Delaware

What’s the deal? States want to tax car sharing like rental cars

Where? Across the country

Who? TURO is a peer to peer car sharing platform

How does TURO platform work? Its like like Airbnb but for your vehicle. Say you park your car act the airport, someone who is visiting during that same time could pick it up in the lot and go from there.

What policy issues come into play?

• how to tax the platform
• safety standards for the vehicles, like recalls
• insurance
• can the platform operate from an airport (a sticking point for rental car companies)

Which states passed favorable laws?  Colorado, Indiana and Maryland

Which states are considering car sharing legislation?  Illinois, Utah and Arizona

Automotive News | Fights build over future of car-sharing

UK Aviation News | Bristol Airport will rent your car out while you’re on holiday

What: WAZE has a carpooling app

What 3 benefits does the CEO say support carpooling?

• Qualifying for HOV lanes
• Money in the driver’s pocket
• The environment, it’s for the great good

How many carpooling rides is Waze on track to hit? 1 million rides by early 2020

Barron’s | Never Mind Self-Driving Cars. Waze’s CEO Says Carpools Are More Important

What: ‘Future of Transportation’ Congressional Caucus

What are the goals of the ‘Future of Transportation’ Congressional Caucus?

• examine federal funding formulas
• promote legislation that tackles inequality, housing density, air pollution, and emerging transportation technologies

How will the caucus function?

• bipartisan
• bicameral
• open to big tent ideas

Streetsblog | Rep. Pressley Announces New ‘Future of Transportation’ Congressional Caucus

Where: Congress

What: South Carolina’s Sami Law making its way to Congress to help ride share riders better identify drivers.

The bill: H.R.3262 – Sami’s Law (116th Congress)

• mandates scannable QR code on ride share vehicle windows matching the one on the rider’s smartphone
• requires illuminated signs visible day and night from about 50 feet away
• prohibits the sale of signs with company logos to drivers not employed by the ride share companies 

Newsday | Rep. Thomas Suozzi pushes ride-sharing regulations