Federal Government Doing Nothing On AVs
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Right now, Big Auto is developing technologies that will affect every single person in this country — and the federal government is sitting on its hands.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about car-sharing
Report: Uber’s Software Flaws Led to Fatal Crash
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The self-driving Uber car that killed an Arizona woman in March 2018 was not programmed to identify pedestrians outside of a crosswalk and lacked software that could have spared her life, a federal safety agency said.
Robot Cars of the Future Can’t Fix Traffic, Pollution, Sprawl
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A new study shows traffic congestion in cities will become significantly worse if autonomous vehicles proliferate.
Schumer Pushes Electric Cars — Here’s Why He’s Wrong
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Message to the senior senator from New York: Electric cars are still cars — and they still suck.
House Transport Chair Rips Uber, Lyft
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House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Peter DeFazio had invited representatives from Uber and Lyft to sit on a panel discussing the future of transportation network companies. On Monday, he learned ride hail officials declined to participate, so DeFazio used his opening remarks to lambast both companies for contributing to longer traffic delays and higher […]
POST-MORTEM: Car2Go is Car2Gone in 5 Cities
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The largest car sharing company in the world is withdrawing from five North American cities after being squeezed at both ends of a volatile economy that has given passengers a multitude options to motor around their cities.