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News•by Staff•June 19, 2017

Brookville to build streetcar fleet for Valley Metro's Tempe line

The Liberty Streetcars will operate along a new corridor connecting Tempe residents and visitors, as well as Arizona State University students with key current and emerging local destinations.

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News•by Staff•June 16, 2017

Trillium opens CNG station in York, Pa.

The P3 project will provide CNG to more than 1,600 buses at transit agencies across Pennsylvania. rabbittransit has one CNG bus, and eight additional CNG buses will be delivered next month

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2017

First Transit signs exclusive partnership for autonomous vehicle innovation, research

Will join GoMentum Station and use the facility as a test site for innovative transit applications, including a pilot project with EasyMile and the Contra Costa Transportation Authority to deploy the first SAV shuttle on public roads in the U.S.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2017

Transit agencies celebrate 12th annual National Dump the Pump Day

Sponsored by APTA, this national public awareness day encourages people to "Dump the Pump" by parking their car and riding a bus or train instead.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2017

Helsinki launching self-driving bus into regular service

The road vehicle for RoboBusLine is an electric EasyMile minibus currently under acquisition through a competitive bid process.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2017

BYD, ADL lands 36 electric bus order for RATP Dev London

The new buses would be based at London United’s Shepherd’s Bush garage and be deployed on two high-frequency Transport for London bus routes.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2017

San Francisco MTA to add 185 40-foot trolley buses

The new vehicles will replace buses currently in service that are over 17 years old and account for 40% of system-wide delays, due to mechanical issues.

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News•by Staff•June 15, 2017

BMW i Ventures announces strategic investment in Proterra

The company has sold more than 400 electric buses to some of the country’s most innovative cities and communities, including Seattle, Philadelphia, Dallas, Nashville, San Jose, and Reno.

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News•by Staff•June 14, 2017

Valley Metro adding 11 Siemens S70 light rail vehicles

The new vehicles offer a larger interior, energy-efficient LED lighting, and heavy-duty air conditioning systems, and will be built at Siemens' manufacturing plant in Sacramento, Calif.

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News•by Staff•June 14, 2017

Transport for London taps artificial intelligence to 'chat' with customers

The 'TravelBot' tool, which is powered by AI, can "chat" with customers using Messenger and instantly tell them when their bus is due to arrive, as well as provide service updates and Tube maps.

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