Whether breaking down, congested, or simply lacking in safety features, a new report released by the national transportation research nonprofit known as TRIP hung as much as $4.7 billion in losses for...
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Waymo Via, the self-driving technology unit for Alphabet, said Wednesday that it will partner with truck fleet operator C.H. Robinson to test automated trucks in Texas. The two companies will run ...
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Once seven miles of construction improvements on I-205 are completed, it could reduce traffic congestion near Oregon City, Ore., from 14 hours daily to two hours, according to a study. The reductio...
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Electric freight trucks and buses will be less expensive to purchase and operate than their combustion engine counterparts by 2027, according to a Roush Industries for Environmental Defense Fund study...
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The American Transportation Research Institute recently released its annual list of the most congested bottlenecks for trucks in the United States. The intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, N....
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Last year, 75 percent of Class 2b-8 zero-emission trucks (ZETs) in the United States were medium-duty trucks, cargo vans, and medium-duty step vans, according to a report by CALSTART, a national nonpr...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation released a guide Wednesday to help rural communities take advantage of federal funding to build out electric vehicle charging station infrastructure. The guid...
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The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) recently launched a pilot project to determine whether installing red-light cameras is feasible at various Honolulu intersections. “Running red ligh...
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The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said an estimated 31,720 people died in motor vehicle traffic crashes in the first nine months of 2021,...
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The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) completed 117 projects and put 101 projects out for bid in 2021, according to a report highlighting the agency’s accomplishments. The agency’s o...
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The Pennsylvania Senate Transportation Committee recently held a hearing on Senate Bill 965, which would authorize research institutions and companies to test and deploy Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) and the Intelligent Transportation Society of America (ITS America) recently testified in the D.C. Circuit Court about p...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently awarded more than $2.7 million in Alternative Fuel Incentive Grants (AFIGs) to 18 cleaner fuel transportation projects statewide....
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New York state officials recently unveiled the results of a yearlong study regarding the feasibility of the Interborough Express. The project would create up to 17 subway lines serving areas of B...
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The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) recently approved one.network’s Work Zone Data Exchange (WZDx) feed for deployment by transportation agencies. one.network is a software company tha...
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The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) should develop and apply criteria to assess the scalability of Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) pilot projects, according to a study...
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The first curved steel tubular flange girder bridge in the United States is under construction along Interstate 95 in southeastern Pennsylvania. Steel plate flanges have long been the standard for ...
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Researchers at the Mineta Transportation Institute have developed accurate predictive models for traffic congestion and road accidents using statistical techniques and machine learning algorithms. ...
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Pennsylvania recently introduced legislation in the state Senate that creates a roadmap for the testing and commercial deployment of Highly Automated Vehicles (HAV). Current Pennsylvania law requir...
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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced Thursday that Michigan and Ontario will be collaborating on a first-of-its-kind technology initiative studying the feasibility of unmanned aerial systems (UAS)...
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