Making Public Transit Fairer to Women Demands Way More Data
Transit agencies may feel uneasy about sharing such information. Indeed, media coverage has focused on the inequalities brought to light in LA’s report, rather...
The World’s Most Traffic-Choked Cities, Ranked
If you had to drive somewhere in Bengaluru, India, last year, your best bet would have been to make your move on April 6....
San Francisco Joins the Move to Ban Cars From a Major Street
From more than a block away, I hear the man playing the trumpet. It’s a little after 9 am Wednesday, and his classical sonata...
Vancouver Wants to Avoid Other Cities’ Mistakes With Uber and Lyft
Canadian officials approve ride-hailing long after it's become a staple elsewhere, with tough rules on fares and driver licensing.
Investors Hit the Brakes on Automotive Startups
Last year, Ted Serbinski called his accelerator, TechStars Detroit, the “‘comeback city’s’ startup ecosystem.” Since 2015, the accelerator had supported and mentored 54 transportation-related...
Uber and Lyft's Financials Reveal Two Ride-Hailing Strategies
Discussing Uber’s 2019 financial results with analysts last week, CEO Dara Khosrowshahi used the word “focus” six times and the word “discipline” three times...
Uber Changes Its Rules, and Drivers Adjust Their Strategies
On a recent morning in Santa Monica, California, Sergio Avedian pulled into the parking lot of a Vons supermarket, signed into the Uber driver...
A Cobalt Crisis Could Put the Brakes on Electric Car Sales
Electric vehicle sales are soaring, with factories working full-pelt to churn out as many batteries as possible. And that’s creating some bottlenecks.
Global production of...
A Safety Board Faults Tesla and Regulators in a Fatal 2018 Crash
NTSB can’t change federal or local policy, but it can make recommendations. It had plenty of those. NTSB reiterated two recommendations it issued during...
The Feds Ban a Self-Driving Shuttle Fleet From Carrying People
Late Tuesday, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—the federal agency in charge of road safety in the US—took the unusual step of ordering a...