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NewsOctober 10, 2017

Integration, Innovation Keys to Mobility Management

“Be innovative and adapt” was the theme of Monday’s “Integrated and Innovative Mobility Management” session, as President/Executive Director of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit Gary Thomas led a three-person panel on the future of public transit.

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NewsOctober 10, 2017

Bind the gap: Resolving transit’s first-and-last-mile challenge

In November 2016, voters approved about 70% of public transit initiatives on ballots across America, but we all acknowledge that the connections between systems remain a critical challenge — particularly, the “first-and-last-mile” challenge.

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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 14, 2017

Innovation, clean fleets honored at BusCon 2017

METRO Magazine honored bus operations and their supplier partners for initiatives that helped them improve training, save money, run more efficiently, streamline operations, or improve safety, while PERC honored three operators for championing propane autogas.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 8, 2017

WMATA taps taxi companies for subsidized Md. paratransit services

The decision was a win for disability rights activists who pressed WMATA officials to avoid companies such as Uber, because they lack vehicles with wheelchair-ramps and have been sued for alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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Newsby StaffAugust 3, 2017

Lyft to provide rides to Amtrak stations

New users of Lyft will receive $5 off each of their first four rides by using a promo code.

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Newsby StaffJuly 24, 2017

Lyft to begin building its own self-driving technology

Although it has formed several partnerships with auto and tech companies, company is now saying it wants a build its own technology stack so it can operate its own self-driving cars.

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Newsby StaffJuly 18, 2017

LA Metro considering ridesharing-like microtransit option

Unlike Uber or Lyft, Metro's plan would provide vans instead of cars and pick-ups would include more than one person.

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Newsby StaffJune 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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Newsby StaffMay 16, 2017

Waymo, Lyft partner to test autonomous vehicle tech

Meanwhile, Uber is in a legal battle with Waymo over allegations that it is using stolen trade secrets for its self-driving car program.

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