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Newsby StaffSeptember 14, 2017

Innovation, clean fleets honored at BusCon 2017

METRO Magazine honored bus operations and their supplier partners for initiatives that helped them improve training, save money, run more efficiently, streamline operations, or improve safety, while PERC honored three operators for championing propane autogas.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2017

WMATA taps taxi companies for subsidized Md. paratransit services

The decision was a win for disability rights activists who pressed WMATA officials to avoid companies such as Uber, because they lack vehicles with wheelchair-ramps and have been sued for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 6, 2017

Sound Transit, Uber partner to encourage public transit usage

Beginning on Tuesday, Uber riders traveling to or from eight light rail stations south of downtown Seattle who enter the promo code in their app will now receive $3.50 off their UberX or UberPOOL trip.

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Newsby StaffAugust 28, 2017

Car commuters dwarf public transit riders in job access

According to a study, low-income workers who commuted by car had 30 times the access to jobs than those who took public transit. The advent of ridesharing and bikesharing could close the gap.

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Newsby StaffAugust 24, 2017

Keolis' Australian unit to pilot two on-demand passenger services

This is the first trial of on-demand transport in the state of NSW, and will allow passengers to book transport from or near their home to a local transport hub or landmark.

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ArticlesAugust 21, 2017

Autonomous Vehicles Have Potential to Deliver Array of Benefits

More than 10 years ago, in a dusty California desert, the rubber of the CAV revolution met the road with the first autonomously-navigated vehicles participating in one of the first events that sparked the development of self-driving cars...

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Newsby StaffAugust 18, 2017

Fiat Chrysler joining BMW, Intel, Mobileye autonomous development group

Will bring engineering and other technical resources and expertise to the cooperation, as well as its significant sales volumes, geographic reach, and longtime experience in North America.

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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2017

First Transit brings autonomous shuttles to Texas sports fans

The AV passenger shuttles will offer convenient transportation connecting sports fans heading to Globe Life Park, home of the Texas Rangers, and AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys, from parking lots surrounding both stadiums.

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Newsby StaffAugust 14, 2017

Canadian officials pleased with Uber as public transit partnership

According to a memo shared with Motherboard, the city spent around $26,500 subsidizing roughly 4,800 rides in May and June. The start-up cost for a single bus line, by comparison, was estimated to be upwards of $200,000.

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Newsby StaffAugust 11, 2017

MTM acquires routing, scheduling, dispatching tech platform

MTM now offers its clients an approach to transportation management that provides operational transparency and Uber-like features now demanded by the market.

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