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Driverless cars have been in the news for quite some time. Last September, I speculated in PC 360, an insurance trade magazine, that insurance premiums for autos could decrease by as much as 40% over the next five years as autonomous cars made travel much safer. I increased my estimate to a 75% decrease in insurance premiums by extending the timeline to 15 years. When I wrote those two articles, I remember thinking how much of a personal paradigm shift was needed to accept a driverless car as safe. Now, it appears that driverless buses are in the near future as well.
Read More →Operators must ask themselves if they have the capacity to absorb the revenue loss as well as support an increase in ridership and service.
Read More →Amtrak is seeking up to 28 high-speed trainsets that can meet or exceed current Acela Express trip times on the existing NEC infrastructure. California High-Speed Rail Authority is seeking an initial order of 15 trainsets that can meet its planned trip-time requirements for service from the San Francisco Bay Area to Los Angeles.
Read More →The bus can also drive up to 155 miles and up to 30 hours in heavy city traffic on a single night-time charge.
Read More →The 60-second videos, available in English and Spanish, will be aired on local television stations as Public Service Announcements. In addition, Metro has purchased paid advertising time to maximize awareness. The ads will begin airing next week.
Read More →Transportation officials estimate the project will deliver $241 million in travel time savings and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 34,000 tons annually.
Read More →The expanded service is possible thanks to an additional $55,000 in funding from the city of Fayetteville this year.
Read More →Sue Dreier began her transit career on the ground floor as a part-time bus operator for Lane Transit District (LTD) in 1990 in Eugene, Ore., as she went back to school to earn her BA in public administration while also raising her two daughters.
Read More →METRO spoke with several consultants in the June issue, here is the second in a series of exclusive unedited discussions.
Read More →Service is available to Inland Empire - Orange County riders this month and will be available system-wide in early April.
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