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Transit Dispatchesby Michael GrecoOctober 23, 2019

Labor law issues for the transit employer considering automation

A duty to bargain with labor over the decision to automate and a duty to bargain over the effects of the decision may arise.

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Newsby StaffOctober 22, 2019

Smart transit project proposals missing the mark, study says

Study says projects were proposed for areas in which those who work there might benefit from them more than those who live there.

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Newsby StaffOctober 21, 2019

New mobility, autonomous and e-tech upfront at BusCon 2019

Take a look at what you missed ... Uber execs talk, new vehicle offerings, and how to conquer issues in maintenance. 

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Newsby StaffOctober 10, 2019

NJ TRANSIT exploring future with autonomous vehicles

Submitted proposal to FTA for a $950,000 grant to test three self-driving shuttles as part of a pilot program.

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Newsby StaffOctober 4, 2019

Alexander Dennis, partners unveil full-size autonomous bus in UK

The vehicle debuted at the Coach & Bus UK show at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

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Newsby StaffSeptember 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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Newsby StaffSeptember 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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Newsby StaffSeptember 17, 2019

Toyota supplying variety of electric vehicles for 2020 Tokyo Olympics

Will include approximately 500 fuel-cell electric vehicles and approximately 850 battery-electric vehicles.

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ArticlesCover StorySeptember 16, 2019

Charging tech key to bringing urban air mobility to the masses

Accessible, point-to-point transportation will expand to the skies as vehicle charging goes vertical.

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Transit Dispatchesby Charlotte DiBartolomeoSeptember 10, 2019

Amid automation trend, here's why we still need bus drivers

The driverless option will severely impact the four million commercial drivers working in the U.S., according to a 2014 Goldman Sachs report. These figures suggest the loss of 25,000 jobs per month during the height of the autonomous vehicles saturation into the industry.

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