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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2017

UC San Diego to test driverless vehicles on campus

The study, which begins in January, will consist of testing the vehicle technology to deliver mail around campus.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2017

DCTA, partners expand Texas' Collin County Transit program

The service consists of a subsidized taxi voucher program that provides efficient transit options for participating MUTD cities, including McKinney, Lowry Crossing, Melissa, Princeton, and now, Celina.

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Newsby StaffOctober 2, 2017

TriMet to add 5 battery-electric, Md. to add 140 clean-diesel New Flyer buses

This is TriMet's first move in deploying a long-term test of battery-electric buses within their network, in consideration of transition to an all-electric fleet.

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NewsSeptember 29, 2017

Torrance Transit celebrates Line 4X expansion

The express service is designed to connect various points of interest between Torrance and Downtown Los Angeles.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 29, 2017

Cleveland RTA lands $5.8M to upgrade bus, rail communications

Reliable real-time information will be available to customers, with live tracking and departure data from specific stop locations on bus and rail.

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ArticlesSeptember 28, 2017

Smart Cities: Critical Opportunities for Transit Agencies

Improvements in communication and information technologies are especially valuable to public transportation agencies, which are frequently charged with optimizing a complex system with competing needs.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2017

Litens, Romaine Electric release overrunning alternator decoupler pulley for transit market

The Monster OAD pulley is specifically designed to eliminate systemic belt drive failures known to exist on every transit OEM engine platform.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2017

First Transit names Varner to regional VP post

He was most recently the executive director of Rock Region METRO in Little Rock, Ark.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2017

Ford, Lyft team for development, deployment of self-driving cars

Company will put self-driving vehicles on Lyft's open platform, which will allow Ford to integrate into Lyft's ride-hailing system and access a number of real-life driving scenarios from which the cars can learn how to act and react.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 28, 2017

Connect Transit appoints permanent GM

Isacc Thorne will focus on making sure there are ADA-compliant bus stops with shelters and examining fare structures.

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