Show Me State Ride Share Bill. 5 Key Elements. Swiftly Passes House.

Which state’s House of Representatives  swiftly passed a state wide regulatory structure for ride share companies? Missouri

What are the requirements of  Missouri’s Ride Share Bill?

  •  yearly $5,000 registration fee
  • local and national driver background checks
  • vehicle inspections
  • meeting these ​requirements exempts ride share from local or municipal taxes
  • Kansas City can conduct random driver audits up to twice a year.

What arguments did the bill sponsor use?

  • city regulations create a “barrier to entry”
  • more than 10,000 new jobs in the first year

Opponents say:

  • The tax exemptions harm local government revenue

St. Louis Dispatch | Ride-hailing regulations speed through Missouri House

 

Contracting TREND. 3rd Party CyberSecurity for Self Driving Cars

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security recommends  3rd party cybersecurity evaluations for self driving and connected cars. 

Why the need for 3rd parties? The current cybersecurity standards for vehicles is not enough.

Bonjour, new opportunities to provide cybersecurity evaluations…

The European Union Agency for Network and Information Security | Cyber Security and Resilience of smart cars

BUSINESS TREND. Ride Share Data = Boon for City Planners & Traffic Experts

The data trove: Movement, “a website that uses Uber’s data to help urban planners make informed decisions about our cities.”

3 Ways D.C. is using the data:

  • mitigate traffic congestion
  • improve infrastructure
  • street safety

Governing | Uber Starts Sharing Its Traffic Data With Cities

WIRED | Uber’s Mildly Helpful Data Tool Could Help Cities Fix Streets

New Opponent to Self Driving Cars. Taxis. The Enemy of your Enemy is your Friend.

 

What group opposes self driving cars? An association of taxi and limo drivers, The Upstate Transportation Association

Where: New York

What is the anti-self-driving car group calling for? a 50 year moratorium on self driving cars in NY

Why the leap to self driving car opposition? Because the President of a Ride Share company tied to the 2 issues together in a letter 

Fortune | Taxi Drivers’ New Uber Defense: Lobby for Self-Driving Car Bans

Unicameral statewide Ride Share Regs. Report Shows No Harm to Taxis. 3 Key Points.

When did Nebraska create a statewide regulatory framework for ride share? 2015

What legislation was passed? LB 629 (2015)

Tell me what I need to know about this new report on how the statewide regualtions impacted taxis?

  • Report was published by the Nebraska Public Service Commission
  • The NPSC regulates ride share companies & taxis  in Nebraska
  • In the last 5 years, taxi ridership has “generally” increased
  • Lincoln has a decrease in taxi use, but the report clarifies it existed before ride share operated in Lincoln

Omaha World Herald | Nebraska has room for traditional taxi services and Uber, report says

 

New Austin to San Antonio Rail Project is Existing Rail? 3 Key Pieces of Intel.

The proposed solution for the 1-35 rail issue? Commuter Amtrack.

What do I need to know about the Amtrack and Alamo Area Metropolitan Planning Organization dialog? The Alamo City asked if Amtrack wanted to be its partner and Amtrack said sure.

What has to happen to make commuter rail a reality?

  • Amtrack is conducting a Ridership and Revenue Study to look at:
    • cost to improve Union Pacific track
    • to allow for 90mph trains
  • Cost to San Antonio for the study? 100,000
  • Part of a larger vision to connect to high speed rail between San Antonio -Laredo- Monterrey, Mexico
  • Timeline for Austin to San Antonio is 3-5 years

Texas Public Radio | Stuck Behind The Wheel: Amtrak Studying San Antonio-Austin Commuter Service 

TREND: Interstate Tolls. From the Land of Cheese & Federal Prognosticators.

Interstate Tolls  are on the minds of people from Gov. Scott Walker to the crystal ball readers deciphering public private partnerships under President Trump.

What’s the state outlook on interstate tolls? 

  • A Wisconsin state study sais it could raise $14 to $41 billion in revenue. 
  • But, interstate tolls will require $350-$400 million infrastructure investment & federal approval

Iron Moutnain Daily News | Wisconsin transportation study considers interstate tollways

What do people think will happen with federal interstate tolls?

  • Interstate tolls are the only revenue stream large enough to meet Trump’s transportation goal of private investment
  • Requires Congress to authorize $138 billion in federal tax credits
  • The federal benefit: $1 trillion revenue

Bond Buyer | OUTLOOK: Interstate Tolls Could Fuel Trump’s P3 Plan

Potential Opposition:

  • Rural areas and states where people drive Interstates to get to work
  • Anti-toll groups
  • Trucking Association

TREND & Procurement Opportunity: Smart Roads.

What is a smart road? A road rired with fiber optic cable, cameras and conencted devices

What are the goals of smart roads? 

  • Alert drivers to accidents, weather, and adjust speed limits
  • Communicate with self driving cars
  • Help all cars move as quickly as possible & as safely as possible

Where are we seeing smart roads?  

  • Virginia I-66 smart road  is up and running
  • In 2016 Ohio pledged to spend $15 million for 35 miles of smart road on Rt. 33
  • Utah is testing it on Salt Lake City’s Redwood Road

What regulatory and legsialtive issues?

  •  How to communicate with the self driving cars, there is no standard communication

Wall Street Journal | States Wire Up Roads as Cars Get Smarter