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MOIA America Teams with Beep to Grow US Footprint

Through the strategic partnership, MOIA America will provide MOIA’s turnkey autonomous mobility solution. This includes purpose-built, autonomous-ready ID. Buzz vehicles equipped with the self-driving system developed by Mobileye, as well as operator training and enablement.

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ArticlesFebruary 6, 2017

2017 Top 50 Motorcoach Survey

Operators report they have stepped up efforts to find drivers and growth of transportation network companies is starting to compete for the industry’s business.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 26, 2017

Miami-Dade getting free Wi-Fi at 300 kiosks, buses, trains

Hailing it as the first step in developing one of the nation’s first fully integrated smart city ecosystems.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 24, 2017

PSTA expands partnership with Uber, taxi companies

The agency is subsidizing the first $5 of a trip from a bus stop to their final destination, with the customer paying the rest, which with the zone setup will usually be around $1.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2017

U.S. DOT designates 10 automated vehicle proving grounds for testing

Designees all have different facilities that can be used to gauge safety, manage various roadways and conditions, and handle various types of vehicles.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 23, 2017

Local Motors, Stantec partner to deliver, test self-driving shuttles

Will provide a full suite of services in the delivery of Local Motors' Olli, a self-driving, cognitive shuttle targeted for use by various markets, including transit agencies, universities and hospitals.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

SouthWest Transit pioneering Uber-like public service

The agency launched Prime, as the service is called, in July 2015 with the idea of helping passengers complete the “last-mile commute."

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

PSTA brings together Uber and Taxi to get people on the bus

New program uses Uber and United Taxi to pick up bus-stop-bound riders within eight specific zones throughout the county.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

Alstom invests in driverless vehicle co. Easy Mile

In parallel, Alstom and EasyMile have signed a commercial partnership agreement aiming at joining their forces to provide integrated solutions for urban transportation. Alstom will be present at EasyMile’s board.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 19, 2017

Minn. transit agency extends First Transit contract

The company's Area VP Dennis Jensen has served as GM at DTA since 1979. Jensen and his staff of 154 deliver transit services for DTA’s 62 fixed-route and nine paratransit buses, moving 3.3 million passengers annually.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 18, 2017

Chicago Union Station redevelopment plan receives fed assistance

The USDOT Build America Bureau and the City of Chicago are entering into an EmPA agreement, under which Chicago can work closely with USDOT with the ultimate goal of seeking up to $1 billion in federal funding for the project.

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