Tesla, GM, and Nissan want to restore the fading tax credit for EVs; Waymo is almost ready to go; the Mustang gets electrified; and more car news. https://media.wired.com/photos/5bef5c946f9680187f54acf8/master/pass/WomenPubTranspo-939487182.jpg
Tag: Transit
Bay Area transit system approves new surveillance-oversight policy
Enlarge / MacArthur BART station in Oakland, as seen in 2006. (credit: Thomas Hawk / Flickr) On Thursday, the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) Board of Directors voted to approve a new policy that requires that it be notified if the local police department wishes to acquire new surveillance equipment. BART is one of the […]
Waymo pilot program shows how self-driving cars could boost transit
Enlarge / One of the earliest families in Waymo’s public trial in Phoenix poses with a Waymo minivan. (credit: Waymo) Waymo is about to launch a pilot program to explore how self-driving cars can be used in combination with public transit, the Google self-driving car unit announced on Tuesday. Starting in August, employees of Valley Metro, […]
A Dodger Stadium Gondola Is Just LA’s Latest Wild Transit Idea
Flying people to baseball games is exactly the kind of thing LA’s Office of Extraordinary Innovation was meant to consider. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ae36724ccc5a135912316d7/master/pass/LA%20Gondola-Chavez-Flyover-Rendering.jpg
Kiev should justify economic expediency of gas transit via Ukraine – Gazprom
Gazprom has said that there will be no resources for transit through Ukraine in previous volumes, as Russia’s gas production recourse base is shifting northwards. The gas giant’s CEO, Aleksey Miller, was quoted as saying on Tuesday that transit for Ukraine in amount of 10-15 bcm annually may be preserved, but Kiev must justify its […]
New York’s L Train Shutdown Inspires Bizarre, Beautiful Transit
How a disastrous 15-month shutdown on one of the city’s busier subway lines un-bottled its creativity. https://media.wired.com/photos/5ab57b4e58eaeb0df06f8f72/master/pass/LTrainShutdown_GettyImages-639173952.jpg
This Ford Transit USPS Truck Prototype Could Be Hauling Your Mail Soon
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This Ford Transit USPS Truck Prototype Could Be Hauling Your Mail Soon
– Six vehicle manufacturers are in contention to claim a government contract to create and build a new mail truck for the United States Postal Service, one of which is Oshkosh. We recently spotted the Wisconsin-based truck manufacturer’s proposed mail truck testing on the streets. – Compared to the unique styling of the Karsan and Mahindra proposals (AM General, Utilimaster, and VT […]
Elon Musk’s Boring Company Is Now All About Public Transit
The Tesla and SpaceX CEO says his futuristic tunnel-based system will now prioritize people who don’t travel by car. https://media.wired.com/photos/5aa32c5b0b4a6a6950f91663/master/pass/BoringCompanyAnnouncement.jpg
2019 Ford Transit Connect gets two new engines and 4G LTE
Ford has updated its compact Transit Connect cargo van with two new engines. The standard gasoline engine is a direct injection unit, and it comes with an eight-speed automatic transmission. Equipped with a start-stop function, it’s also beefed up with a heavy-duty battery; a matching heavy-duty alternator is available. The engine can handle E85 fuel. […]
