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Transit App Now Provides Safety-First Bike Directions

A commuter train, subway and bus app is launching an update to allow users to prioritize safe bike routes.

September 12, 2024

This Company Will Help Cities End Stop-Sign Running — For Free

A brush with tragedy inspired this Long Island family to launch what they say is one of the most accurate stop-sign camera companies in the business — and violators, not municipalities, will pay the price.

August 22, 2024

OMG: Is V2X Finally RTG? NSF!

An automobile trade group working with the federal government wants to install a new technology into every vehicle, smartphone, and highway crossings to make roads safer. What could go wrong? 

August 22, 2024

Talking Headways Podcast: The Computable City

Michael Batty on histories of computing, smart city critiques, what the discourse on AI should really be about, and discussions on the future of urban forms.

June 6, 2024

Opinion: How Letting Bikes ‘Talk’ To Cars Can Save Lives

There's a lot of talk about how "vehicle-to-everything" technology can make driving better. What about biking?

February 21, 2024

Could a Single Law End Impaired Driving As We Know It?

Rana Abbas Taylor lost five members of her family in a single drunk driving crash. Now, she hopes a single law could ensure that no one else suffers the same fate.

January 23, 2024

Feds’ Proposed Impaired Driving Rule is a Bigger Deal Than You Think

But can in-car tech make it past the gauntlet of regulatory hurdles and culture wars ahead?

December 18, 2023

Automated Bike Lane Enforcement Laws Are Taking Off — And So Is Camera Tech

A new AI-equipped technology helps cities identify when drivers park in unprotected lanes — and possibly, hit them with fines.

November 17, 2023

How AI Could Transform Transportation — And Not Just Autonomous Vehicles

Artificial intelligence is being installed in ours — but that's not the only place it's showing up. A new report explores what cities need to know about the emerging tech in order to use it well.

October 17, 2023

Report: Cars Are Undermining Our Privacy, Even If We Don’t Drive

Vehicle technology spying on our most intimate details — and there's pretty much no escaping it.

September 14, 2023