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News•by Staff•June 8, 2017

L.A. to launch electric carsharing program demo

The demonstration station opening will be used for community outreach, drive, and ride events, and raising awareness about electric vehicles, until the full service is available for public use later in the year.

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News•by Staff•June 8, 2017

Phoenix airport shuttle provider adds 3 propane-fueled vehicles

PreFlight Airport Parking first converted three of its Ford E-450 shuttles to propane autogas bi-fuel systems in 2016.

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News•by Staff•June 8, 2017

GreenPower breaks ground on Calif. facility

During the event, representatives from CARB and California Climate Investments presented the City of Porterville with a giant check representing a grant for $9.5 million, which will bring 10 zero-emission battery-electric buses and supportive infrastructure to serve disadvantaged communities in the region.

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News•by Staff•June 8, 2017

BraunAbility's Q-Series wheelchair lift wins design award

The new lift combines an eye-catching curved design language with innovative use of geometry, resulting not only in a 10% weight reduction over its predecessor, but also a 300% improvement in rigidity.

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News•by Staff•June 8, 2017

Transdev, Delphi to develop autonomous on-demand transport system

Will utilize Transdev Universal Routing Engine and Delphi's automated driving platform — the Centralized Sensing, Localization and Planning platform which is being developing in partnership with Mobileye.

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News•by Staff•June 7, 2017

UITP Summit Unveils Differing Transport Narratives, Approach to Challenges

While the U.S. narrative included innovation and disruptive change in transport, the prominence and status of the public transport operator was clearly so much weaker in terms of dominating urban thinking.

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News•by Staff•June 6, 2017

Keolis launches ‘all-in-one’ digital app to plan travel, book, and validate tickets

The first network to use the app in its complete version is TAO (bus and trams) in Orléans, France.

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News•by Staff•June 6, 2017

Toronto's Metrolinx has shared smart card user data with police

The agency said it has received 26 requests so far in 2017 from police forces for “tap history” from Presto cards and has granted 12 of the requests.

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News•by Staff•June 6, 2017

ITS America forms transportation-focused cybersecurity task force

The new group aims to address key issues in transportation such as technological challenges; legal and liability issues; and policy, regulation, and legislation.

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News•by Staff•June 5, 2017

Gillig launches new 600K-square-foot facility in Livermore, Calif.

The move from nearby Hayward, Calif., took three years of meticulous planning and was completed losing less than two days of production, with each employee receiving an individualized move plan.

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