Transportation

It’s report card time for the automakers and Silicon Valley denizens studying the tricky problem of making cars drive themselves, and everyone is passing.

Self-driving buses in New Orleans is now a question of when, not if.

Gita is a self-balancing two-wheeled cargo robot that can carry up to 40 lb (18 kg) of your groceries or other goods, following along behind you or even striking out on its own.

Nevada officials bought into Google’s plan and launched into a leading role in the testing and development of autonomous vehicles.

They would be mostly — but not all — good for state and local revenues.

Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his cartoon flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have long tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing.

And now, in an era of Trump, when federal transportation funding might be drastically cut, they also may need to be even more creative, and independent, in funding and figuring out how to make getting there less painful.

"Most of the centers were selected to focus on urban mega-regions," said WTI Director Steve Albert. "We’re very excited that U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx also recognized that rural areas face their own unique mobility challenges. We need to ensure that people and goods can continue to move through the vast rural regions of the country."

A futuristic concept called Autonomics envisions a nomadic life where phones become permanent addresses and self-driving cars hitch onto moving platforms.

Travelers crossing the River Seine between the Gare d’Austerlitz and Gare de Lyon train stations, can now make the trip for free aboard aboard one of two electric, driverless shuttles.