Pete Buttigieg, President Joe Biden’s nominee for Secretary of Transportation, appeared headed toward easy confirmation Thursday as senators from both parties praised him during a hearing in the U.S...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Tuesday that it would provide $15.8 million in funding to 37 projects that support transit agencies during the ...
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The General Aviation Manufacturers Association (GAMA) announced Friday that it commends the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) launch of the Dynamic Regulatory System (DRS). The DRS is a co...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) released its “Hyperloop Standards Desk Review” on Friday. A document that aims to assess hyperloop standard development status, the desk review is a...
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California, Ohio, and Texas are slated to receive grant funds totaling $1.3 million through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to ad...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration issued its final rule on driverless vehicle safety standards. The new rule, NHTSA said, would modernize Fed...
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President-Elect Joe Biden’s emergency COVID-19 response plan will include $20 billion for hard-hit public transit agencies. The plan, called the American Rescue Plan, released Thursday, would in...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced Monday that a total of $14 billion in federal funding would be allocated to the nation’s public transportatio...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) announced Monday that it had released its “Automated Vehicles Comprehensive Plan” (AVCP), which lays out the department’s multimodal strategy towards ...
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is seeking comments from the public on its publication “Cybersecurity Best Practices for the Safety of Modern Vehicles” submitted to the Federal ...
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Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) personnel said a recently signed memorandum of understanding (MOU) strengthens the commercial space activ...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) officials said the agency has determined the 13 topics expected to be featured in this year’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program Fiscal Year ...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced Wednesday that it had awarded more than $41 million in grants to more than a dozen states for projects designed to improve transportation access...
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U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) officials have issued a final rule facilitating the safe development of civil supersonic aircraft. The actio...
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U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer (R-MN) said he is prioritizing infrastructure projects as he introduced two transportation infrastructure bills in Congress Tuesday. "Transportation infrastructure improvements...
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On Monday, the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association thanked Congress for correcting legislation that eliminated the right to a refund of the merchandise processing fee. The correction, part...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has released its final Forces to Flyers report, assessing the initiative offering military veterans an opportunity to earn commercial pilot’s licenses a...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced it had awarded nearly $50 million in Advanced Transportation and Congestion Management Technologies Deployment...
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As part of the second Coronavirus relief act, more than $2 billion in funds will be awarded to U.S. airports and concessions, the Federal Aviation Administration said on Dec. 31. The grant program...
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) officials detailed a recent consent order with Daimler Trucks North America, including a $30 million civil penalty. The NHTSA said the action ...
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