Transportation

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Infrastructure – Failure to Act (like professionals)

We are not maintaining our infrastructure because we have overbuilt — we’ve built too much infrastructure — and, consequently, we have failed to make productive use of those investments.”

Ford’s Self-Driving Unit CEO: “At some point before 2021, we have to have no driver.” Here’s Where We’re Taking Autonomous

Sherif Marakby discusses what challenges to autonomous vehicles remain, when self-driving cars will arrive and who the auto giant is partnering with these days.

Ford Axes its Chariot Shuttles, Proves Mobility Is Hard

A potent reminder that creating a profitable transportation business can be far harder than it seems.

Report: Public Transit Must Become a City’s Mobility Backbone

Agencies must take the lead in becoming mobility managers to keep up with changing travel options.

Top 10 Industries Transformed By Self-Driving Cars

…..driverless cars will mean that sex workers will become more independent and more widely distributed as the sex industry goes mobile.

Walkable Missoula: Pedestrian plan looks to improve connectivity, reduce vehicle traffic

An estimated 6 percent of residents in the Missoula urban area walk or bike to work or school, a figure that places the city well ahead of the state and national average but it’s still less than the stated goal of 18 percent

Elon Musk is serious about making the Tesla roadster fly

The Tesla CEO informed Twitter followers on Wednesday that he is not joking about using rocket thrusters to get his upcoming Tesla Roadster to fly— or at least hover.

Udelv partners with Walmart for autonomous deliveries, reveals next-gen van design

The company’s vans have completed over 1,200 deliveries from florists, restaurants, bakeries, auto parts suppliers, and others on public roads in the Bay Area to date.

AAA Acquires Largest Autonomous Vehicle Test Site in the Country

“As a consumer advocate, we believe collaboration between automakers, technology companies, government agencies and safety organizations like AAA is absolutely vital in securing the public’s trust in this new form of mobility.”

Toward More Comprehensive Multi-Modal Transport Planning

Transportation planning is undergoing a paradigm shift.