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Cars
fromFuturism
1 day ago

Dozens of Robotaxis In China Stop Dead in the Middle of Roads and Highways, Causing Crashes

A system failure left over a hundred Baidu robotaxis stranded in Wuhan, causing traffic chaos and multiple crashes.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
1 day ago

The Ford government wants the power to set transit fares in Ontario | CBC News

The Ontario government proposes to regulate transit fares to create a unified fare structure across the province.
Environment
from99% Invisible
1 day ago

Service Request #4: How Does the Grid in Phoenix Work? - 99% Invisible

Phoenix's extreme summer heat underscores the critical importance of a reliable electrical grid for survival.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 days ago

National app could end parking headaches for drivers

The National Parking Platform initiative aims to simplify parking payments by allowing drivers to use one app for multiple services.
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Delivery Robot Companies in Trouble as Bot Become Targets for Vandalism

Out of the company's first 80,000 deliveries the bots finished on campus, about 1,600 involved incidents of vandalism. At a cost of $2,500 per Kiwibot, the damage adds up quick.
London startup
California
fromPadailypost
1 day ago

Group wants to put town's use of parking lots on the ballot

Residents of Los Altos seek a ballot initiative to protect downtown parking plazas from changes without public voting.
#baidu
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days ago

North America drives video telematics market to 22 million units by 2030 | Computer Weekly

The integration of cameras to enable various video-based services in commercial vehicle environments has become one of the strongest trends over recent years, in a fleet video telematics sector that is set to grow by 16% globally to 2020.
European startups
fromStreetsblog New York City
2 days ago

'Highway Therapy': Lawsuit Reveals Alarming Details Of NYPD's Rampant Car Culture - Streetsblog New York City

"It's sad, really," said Schwartz's lawyer John Scola. "It's just someone who's trying to do his job, and then, because he didn't basically bow down to the egos of Chell and Kaz, his whole life gets uprooted and he has to endure years of hardship, because these people essentially have a bruised ego."
NYC politics
London food
fromBusiness Matters
3 days ago

Roadchef secures 75-year leases to unlock 300m motorway investment

Roadchef will invest over £300 million to upgrade motorway service areas and expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure over the next five years.
#autonomous-vehicles
fromInfoQ
5 days ago
DevOps

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

DevOps
fromInfoQ
5 days ago

Optimization in Automated Driving: From Complexity to Real-Time Engineering

A production-grade AV stack is a distributed dataflow graph of components, optimized for resource management and real-time constraints.
Silicon Valley
fromFuturism
3 weeks ago

Waymos Are a Huge Drain on Public Resources, Government Data Shows

Autonomous vehicles operating in cities like San Francisco drain public resources through frequent malfunctions while prioritizing corporate profits over public safety.
#congestion-pricing
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago
New York City

Congestion pricing: NYC subways saw millions more riders during Manhattan toll program's first year, transit group finds | amNewYork

Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Opinion: A Fairer - And Better Way - For Taxi Passengers To Pay The Congestion Toll - Streetsblog New York City

Replace flat taxi and Uber surcharges with per-minute fees for trips in the Manhattan congestion zone to improve traffic relief by nearly 20 percent while maintaining revenue neutrality.
US politics
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Talking Headways Podcast: One Year of Congestion Pricing - Streetsblog USA

New York City's congestion pricing produced measurable traffic benefits while requiring extensive advocacy and political navigation amid affordability concerns and regional opposition.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
5 days ago

Expert Analysis | Congestion pricing survives federal challenge for now | amNewYork

The court upheld New York City's congestion pricing program, rejecting attempts by the U.S. Department of Transportation to rescind federal approval.
Data science
fromStreetsblog USA
1 week ago

Talking Headways Podcast: Congestion Pricing Data Collection - Streetsblog USA

The MTA's congestion pricing report highlights data collection partnerships and air quality monitoring for future pricing schemes.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
2 weeks ago

Congestion pricing: NYC subways saw millions more riders during Manhattan toll program's first year, transit group finds | amNewYork

New York's congestion pricing program drove a 7.7% increase in subway ridership to 1.3 billion rides in its first year, with over 90 million additional trips compared to the previous year.
NYC politics
fromNewsday
1 month ago

Congestion pricing to stay after judge rules against Trump administration

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end New York's congestion pricing program, ruling the decision was arbitrary and capricious, and restored federal approval for the tolling system.
Alternative transportation
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Opinion: A Fairer - And Better Way - For Taxi Passengers To Pay The Congestion Toll - Streetsblog New York City

Replace flat taxi and Uber surcharges with per-minute fees for trips in the Manhattan congestion zone to improve traffic relief by nearly 20 percent while maintaining revenue neutrality.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
5 days ago

Councils pressed to use universal parking app to cut 'unfair' fines

The government is promoting a nationwide parking payment app to reduce fines and simplify payments for drivers across England.
#robotaxi
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 days ago

Seen a tow truck zone expansion sign? Here's what it means | CBC News

The province is expanding its tow truck zones starting April 1 to restrict more sections of Ontario's highways to contracted companies approved by the Ministry of Transportation. This change aims to improve safety and streamline the towing process.
Toronto startup
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
5 days ago

Ontario proposing to dramatically increase fines for fare evasions on GO Transit | CBC News

Ontario is increasing fines for fare evasion on GO Transit and implementing measures to streamline transit and housing development.
SF parents
fromwww.npr.org
1 week ago

With more older drivers on the road, states try to balance safety and mobility

A 12-year-old boy, Emmet Zodrow, was critically injured by a car driven by an elderly woman who confused the brake and gas pedals.
Cars
fromFortune
3 days ago

Why hands-free systems in self-driving cars aren't actually safer, according to the NTSB | Fortune

Driver assistance systems are convenient but do not enhance safety, leading to increased driver distraction and reliance on technology.
Privacy technologies
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Metrolinx firewall preventing third-party apps from using real-time train data for Finch West LRT | CBC News

Metrolinx's firewall restricts real-time data access for Finch West LRT, impacting third-party apps' accuracy in train arrival predictions.
Toronto startup
fromEngadget
4 days ago

Tesla's robotaxis are reportedly remotely driven by humans, sometimes

Tesla allows remote operators to directly control its robotaxis in emergencies, a practice not commonly used by competitors.
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

High-tech, no-flash speed cameras coming to London

Upgrading our camera network is vital to maintaining strong, consistent enforcement, and together with the Met we are using every tool available to deter speeding, reduce road danger and save lives.
London
Cars
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

The Voorhees law of traffic: when overtaken slow cars seem to always catch up at a red light

Mathematics reveals that the perception of slower cars catching up at traffic lights is an illusion, as spacing remains constant on average.
#waymo
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Waymo relies on remote operators in the Philippines for assistance with autonomous vehicles, highlighting the ongoing human involvement in autonomous driving.
Toronto startup
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Tesla Admits Its Robotaxis Are Being Driven Remotely

Waymo relies on remote operators in the Philippines for assistance with autonomous vehicles, highlighting the ongoing human involvement in autonomous driving.
UK news
fromwww.independent.co.uk
2 weeks ago

High-tech 4D' speed cameras with no flash to be deployed in London

Advanced 4D imaging radar speed cameras will be deployed across nine London locations to reduce road casualties by detecting speeding across five lanes of bi-directional traffic without requiring road markings.
Law
fromStreetsblog
3 weeks ago

MTA Demands Albany Deal With Toll Evasion Already - Streetsblog New York City

Unpaid tolls owed to the MTA have doubled from $147 million in 2022 to nearly $350 million, with drivers ignoring mailed invoices while Albany legislators resist granting enforcement powers.
London
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

A40 to shut for more than a month for safety works

The A40 Westway in west London will close for over a month from March 20 to late April for critical safety maintenance on the flyover structure, affecting up to 96,000 daily vehicles.
fromwww.businessinsider.com
6 days ago

Driverless cars, meet your eye doctor

Kinetic's CEO Nikhil Naikal states, 'We have eyes, and when we need to correct vision, we go to an optometrist... In the same way, this is a digital prescription to correct the errors of the car's understanding of the world around it.'
Cars
#speed-safety-cameras
East Bay (California)
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Oakland speed cameras will begin citing drivers; average cost $50 to $500 per citation

Oakland begins enforcing speed safety cameras on Sunday after a warning period, with 35 cameras across 18 locations designed to reduce traffic fatalities from speeding violations.
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago
San Francisco

Op/Ed: The Cameras We Fear and the Speed We Ignore - Streetsblog California

California's speed safety cameras and private license plate reader networks like Flock are distinct technologies with different purposes, governance, and constraints despite surface similarities.
East Bay (California)
fromABC7 San Francisco
3 weeks ago

Oakland speed cameras will begin citing drivers; average cost $50 to $500 per citation

Oakland begins enforcing speed safety cameras on Sunday after a warning period, with 35 cameras across 18 locations designed to reduce traffic fatalities from speeding violations.
#road-safety
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

Not carpooling? You may soon be able to use HOV lanes anyway in off-peak hours | CBC News

Gridlock is costing our economy billions of dollars every year and robbing Ontario drivers of valuable time and quality of life. He added the changes would help keep drivers moving across the province.
Canada news
US news
fromCbsnews
4 weeks ago

New Jersey wants to replace E-ZPass tags with battery-free stickers. Here's what they look like.

New Jersey is testing battery-free barcode stickers to replace windshield-mounted E-ZPass tags, reducing costs from $4.6 million to under $700,000 annually while improving security and durability.
New York City
fromwww.amny.com
3 weeks ago

Op-Ed | It's time to crack down on New York City's toll-dodgers | amNewYork

Toll evasion costs the MTA $50 million annually; proposed legislation would strengthen enforcement against license plate obscuring and persistent violators through confiscation, driving record penalties, and reclassified charges.
fromHoodline
1 month ago

NYC ReUps Verra While Temp Tags Evade Camera Tickets

The Department of Transportation has renewed a five-year contract worth about $998 million with Verra Mobility, the company that runs the city's automated enforcement cameras. The deal keeps Verra in charge of red-light, speed, and bus-lane camera programs, even as a long-running loophole leaves cars with temporary tags effectively immune from camera-issued summonses.
Miscellaneous
Boston
fromBoston.com
1 month ago

Bye-bye transponders: E-ZPass switching to stickers

Massachusetts is transitioning E-ZPass from hard-plastic transponders to free windshield sticker tags using RFID technology, reducing production costs from $6.70 to 55 cents per unit and saving approximately $7.38 million annually.
Gadgets
fromComputerWeekly.com
1 month ago

Connectivity, AI drive fleet safety, productivity and decision-making | Computer Weekly

AI, connected data, and safety-focused services are transforming fleet operations, with GPS tracking adoption at record highs and AI delivering measurable safety improvements and cost reductions.
fromFast Company
1 month ago

If technology could bring traffic fatalities down to nearly zero, why not embrace it?

Compact, low-rise villages and cities made sense based on how far people could reasonably travel on foot or by horse. This was true all the way up until the late 1800s. Then came an invention that let people travel incredible distances in seconds, entirely reshaping cities with dense population clusters.
Miscellaneous
Alternative transportation
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Traffic safety improvements frequently die by popular vote. It's time to stop that

Vision Zero, a Swedish road safety philosophy, proves traffic deaths are preventable through proper street design, enforcement, and awareness, yet Americans resist safety improvements due to normalized traffic violence.
New York City
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

DOT Re-Ups With Speed Camera Operator But Temp Tags Are Still Unticketable - Streetsblog New York City

New York City's speed cameras cannot issue fines to drivers with temporary tags because states don't provide registration information, costing the city tens of millions in lost revenue and compromising public safety.
fromFOX 5 New York
1 month ago

E-Z Pass transponders may be replaced with stickers in New Jersey

E-Z Pass' plastic transponders could soon be replaced by stickers equipped with digital chips and barcodes. The change would mean no need to mount your transponder in the perfect spot, or hold it up while passing through toll plazas. First, officials say 3,000 turnpike vehicles will test out the stickers during an 8-week pilot program.
Alternative transportation
UK politics
fromwww.bbc.com
1 month ago

Call for congestion charges on evening rush hour

More cars entered central London after 18:00 than during the morning, prompting calls to reinstate evening Congestion Charge hours.
frominsideevs.com
1 month ago

This California Garage Parks And Charges Your EV Automatically

The automated parking system uses a robotic arm to plug in a Level 2 charging cable. When the car finishes charging, the robotic arm unplugs the cable, and the EV is moved to another parking spot automatically. About a decade ago, Tesla promised a robotic arm that would automatically plug in an EV for overnight charging. That never happened, but other companies have risen to the challenge and are now offering fully featured products.
Real estate
Brooklyn
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 months ago

Hochul proposes installing speed-limiting tech in cars of reckless drivers * Brooklyn Paper

New York will pilot vehicle-installed Intelligent Speed Assistance devices to limit serial speeders from exceeding posted speed limits, aiming to reduce crashes and save lives.
fromSustainable Bus
1 month ago

Evolution: the practical path to autonomous buses - Sustainable Bus

It's tempting to frame autonomous driving as a single leap. In public transport, adoption tends to be incremental - because the system is built for reliability, and new capabilities have to fit into daily operations without disrupting service. That is why a practical strategy is evolution, not revolution: introduce autonomy in a defined domain, learn safely in real operations, and expand capability step-by-step.
Artificial intelligence
Digital life
fromLondon On The Inside
2 months ago

Stuck in a London Traffic Jam - How to Stay Chill

London drivers lost 91 hours to traffic, 10‑km trips average over 33 minutes; commuters cope with mobile gaming, music, podcasts, language apps, and phone calls.
#automated-speed-cameras
fromBusiness Matters
1 month ago

The impact of road signs on economic development

When routes are well organized, there are clear directional signs, and speed limits become reasonable. The early installation of warning signs allows transport companies to plan deliveries more accurately and avoid delays. For businesses, time is money. When a truck carrying goods does not spend hours detouring due to an unclear traffic scheme or stuck in traffic where it could have been avoided thanks to competent traffic management, fuel costs, driver wages, and vehicle maintenance costs are reduced.
Alternative transportation
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

New cameras are designed to catch Oakland's speedy drivers. Can they slow the roads?

OAKLAND The city's transportation director stood Friday morning at a busy Oakland intersection, explaining how newly installed road-safety cameras will work, when suddenly his voice was drowned out by a car roaring down a nearby road. The vehicle, nowhere in sight, was apparently going fast enough that its rattling engine could be heard loudly by those gathered at Broadway and 27th Street, where one of the new cameras is mounted to a street light.
California
Environment
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Five 'Supercool' Transportation Founders to Watch in 2026 - Streetsblog USA

Transportation start-ups accelerate decarbonization by deploying low-emission mobility options, optimizing vehicle systems, and leveraging market momentum to scale solutions ahead of 2026 policy changes.
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Should speed cameras be hidden?

Camera-warning signs and apps let drivers slow briefly then speed, undermining limits; hiding speed cameras is suggested to improve compliance and road safety.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

This multibillion-dollar transit project could improve traffic across L.A. It goes to a vote today

An underground heavy-rail Sepulveda Transit Corridor aims to link Westside and San Fernando Valley in under 30 minutes but still lacks billions in funding.
Artificial intelligence
fromTheregister
2 months ago

Self-driving cars, drones hijacked by custom road signs

Environmental indirect prompt injection attacks can hijack embodied AI (self-driving cars, drones) via manipulated signage, causing dangerous misbehavior across languages and appearances.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Most of Britain's smart motorways are poor value for money, official reports find

Official evaluations from National Highways, some of which had been held back by the Department for Transport (DfT) since completion in 2023, showed that a slew of big projects to convert the hard shoulder on the M1, M4, M6 and M25 were rated as poor or very poor value. The AA said the long-awaited reports revealed smart motorways had been a catastrophic waste of time, money and effort, although the government said they showed the project could allow more vehicles to travel safely.
UK politics
Miscellaneous
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Eoin O'Malley: Congestion charges won't be popular, but they are our only way out of a jam

High congestion and driving charges for city-centre access make using the bus a more attractive option.
Alternative transportation
fromFast Company
1 month ago

The 'time is money' mantra is a terrible starting point for planning and designing infrastructure

Using productivity and time-as-money frameworks to justify transportation planning decisions is economically flawed and oversimplifies the complex nature of traffic congestion and urban mobility.
Environment
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Confirmed: Non-Driving Infrastructure Creates 'Induced Demand,' Too - Streetsblog USA

Building high-quality multimodal infrastructure increases cycling and transit use and can reduce car travel when combined with supportive policies.
Artificial intelligence
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Santa Monica Parking Enforcement Vehicles to Use AI Cameras to Ticket Bike Lane Violations - Streetsblog California

Hayden AI will equip seven Santa Monica parking enforcement vehicles with vision AI to automate detection and enforcement of parking violations, expanding citywide bike-lane monitoring.
#m50-motorway
UK news
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Readers reply: should speed cameras be hidden?

Visible camera warnings and apps let drivers slow briefly then resume speeding, undermining speed limits and local road safety.
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 months ago

No single magic bullet' will fix Toronto's gridlock, new congestion officer says | CBC News

There's no one solution to fix the city's gridlock, Toronto's new chief congestion officer says as he finishes up his first week on the job. Andrew Posluns sat down with CBC Toronto on Friday to discuss the freshly created role, noting there's no magic bullet that will address the city's congestion. There are a lot of factors that feed into congestion, he said. We need to do everything we can in order to be able to mitigate and address the congestion challenges that arise.
Canada news
Artificial intelligence
fromBusiness Matters
2 months ago

AI set to 'turbocharge' Britain's road and rail network, says Transport Select Committee chair

AI and digital technologies will transform Britain's road and rail networks, improving maintenance, reliability and supporting economic growth, with cybersecurity safeguards required.
Artificial intelligence
fromeLearning Industry
2 months ago

Artificial Intelligence In Transportation Training And Education

AI enables individualized transportation training by evaluating trainee performance, tailoring instruction, simulating real scenarios, and measuring performance for targeted improvement.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Aided by AI, California beach town broadens hunt for bike lane blockers

This spring, a Southern California beach town will become the first city in the country where municipal parking enforcement vehicles will use an AI system looking for potential bike lane violations. Beginning in April, the City of Santa Monica will bring Hayden AI's scanning technology to seven cars in its parking enforcement fleet, expanding beyond similar cameras already mounted on city buses.
Artificial intelligence
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