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News•by Staff•September 24, 2019

NY MTA to co-host bidding event to solicit rail signaling technologies

The MTA also announced the creation of the University Partnership for Adaptive Technologies & Mass Transit Innovation.

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News•by Staff•September 23, 2019

Via to provide on-demand safe-ride program on Northwestern campus

The new rideshare option for students will operate seven days a week during the fall, winter, and spring quarters.   

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News•by Staff•September 23, 2019

Palm Tran prioritized helping most vulnerable during Hurricane Dorian

In the event of a category five hurricane, this transportation could have been the difference between life and death.

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News•by Staff•September 20, 2019

Transport for London to test 5 new bus fleet safety innovations

The challenge pairs bus operators with innovative developers to come up with solutions to road danger that could complement TfL's Bus Safety Standard.

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News•by Staff•September 19, 2019

USDOT names winners of automated driving demo grants

Grants aim to gather safety data to inform rulemaking and foster collaboration amongst state and local government, private partners.

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News•by Staff•September 17, 2019

NY MTA Proposes Historic $51 Billion to Modernize Bus, Rail Systems

Proposed investment is by far the highest in the MTA's history, increasing spending on infrastructure by 70% over current levels.

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News•by Staff•September 17, 2019

Americans would rather drive themselves to work than use AV: Study

Driverless cars aren’t commercially available yet, so people are not familiar with them or may be leery of the technology.

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Articles•September 17, 2019

Top 100 Bus Fleets Survey: Transit Works to Boost Ridership, Services

To better serve customers, agencies are revamping services and offering more mobility options, including bike-share, ride-share, microtransit, and more.

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News•by Staff•September 16, 2019

London Underground taps passenger-screening tech to detect knives

Technology works by showing the size, shape and location of any concealed items that block a person’s body heat.

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News•by Staff•September 13, 2019

SEPTA GM Knueppel to retire at year's end

Knueppel, who joined SEPTA in 1988 as an entry level structural engineer, will close out a decorated 32-year career at the agency.

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