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The dream of the first hydrogen rail network has died a quick death
Germany's Lower Saxony government started running 14 hydrogen trains in August 2022
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Why the hovercraft's time might have finally arrived
Hovercraft were a quick way to zip across the world's waterways but were noisy and expensive to operate. Could they be about to enjoy a second wind?
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Moscow subway sells free tickets for 30 sit-ups
Anyone can now take a free ride in the Moscow subway by proving their good physical shape. A passenger will be allowed to ride the Moscow subway for free, if he or she makes 30 sit-ups.
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Smart traffic lights use game theory to ease traffic congestion
Anyone who drives around the downtown area of a large city has experienced the frustration of gridlock, and it always seems that the traffic lights are part of the problem. However, a new kind of traffic light designed by a University of Toronto graduate could turn this traffic gridlock into a thing of the past.
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How Public Transportation Can Reduce Traffic Congestion
It’s amazing how much space people take up in their cars versus how little when they do when packed into a bus.
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Kenya launches mega $13.8bn railway project
President tells launch ceremony that railway line linking port city to neighbouring nations is a "historic milestone".
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The Rise of the Aerial Commuter: When Will We All Be Flying to Work?
Last month, a blog post by Sam Cookney captured the imagination of anyone who pays a little too much money for the convenience of living near work. He reasoned that, for the same price he paid for his one-bedroom London flat, he could live in a three-bedroom flat near the beach in Barcelona and fly to work in London four days a week. And he'd still have 387 Euros left over at the end of the month.
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Self-driving planes, trains, trucks will lead supply chain redesign
Are robo-trucks already taking drivers off the road? It’s a possibility, though an indirect one, suggests Fred Andersky, director of government and industry affairs for Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems. And truck-driving jobs won’t be the only ones impacted by technological changes coming to the supply chain.
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Overloaded Vietnamese Motorbikes That Defy Logic
Forget speeding bullet trains or SUV’s, when it comes to Vietnam the majority of the public whizz around on motorbikes. It’s the cheapest mode of transport to run and ideally suited to the often bustling, narrow and busy streets.
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Did Cars Save Our Cities From Horses?
In the annals of transportation history persists a tale of how automobiles in the early 20th century helped cities conquer their waste problems. It’s a tidy story, so to speak, about dirty horses and clean cars and technological innovation. As typically told, it’s a lesson we can learn from today, now that cars are their own environmental disaster, and one that technology can no doubt solve.
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Public Transit Is Underfunded Because the Wealthy Don't Rely on It
Another report has come out in support of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT), an innovative way to provide public transit at a low cost with dedicated bus lanes, stops, and schedules. The study, from pro-transit group Embarq, found that BRT drastically reduced commute times, improved air quality, and cut road fatalities in congested cities like Bogota, Istanbul, Johannesburg, and Mexico City. And we already know that BRT is one of the most cost-effective public transit investments a municipality can make.
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Las Vegas cabbie finds $300K, tracks down owner
A Las Vegas cab driver who found $300,000 in the back of his cab and returned it to its owner was named Cabbie of the Year by his company. Yellow Checker Star said Gerardo Gamboa has been dubbed Cabbie of the Year, an honor that comes with a $1,000 prize and dinner at an exclusive restaurant, the Las Vegas Sun reported Wednesday.
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Uber's cancellation loophole
Lately, I haven’t had much luck using UberX, the ride-sharing company’s lower cost alternative, or its taxi service either. The last few times I’ve used the Uber app to order one, I’ve been informed a car would show up in around 10 minutes. Then the driver called to tell me he’s caught in traffic or still in Manhattan, and suggested I cancel my order because it’d be, like a half hour or more before he could make it to Brooklyn, where I live.
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Atlanta Battles Public Urination With Pee Detectors in Subways
Atlanta’s public transit authority has begun installing $10,000 urine detectors to try to stop people from relieving themselves in subway elevators. Apparently, MARTA — the eighth-largest public transit operator in the country — has a wee problem with public spaces doubling as urinals. “If you’ve ever been in a Porta Potty, that’s what it smelled like before,” Tom Beebe, MARTA’s own Director of Elevators and Escalators, told WSB-TV.
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The Uber Hangover
On the nastiest night of the year, in the frosty heart of the social calendar’s mid-December deluge, Jessica Seinfeld, cookbook author and wife of Jerry, paid $415 to have her children chauffeured to a bar mitzvah and a sleepover. “#OMG #neverforget #neveragain #real,” she wrote on Instagram, alongside a snapshot of the bill, in what might be considered an ironic display of outrage from a family worth an estimated $800 million.
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Rolls-Royce to plot a course to the future with drone ships
Amazon may have embraced the robotics revolution with the promise of drones making deliveries to your door, but Rolls-Royce has taken it one step further and is predicting the first drone cargo ship will enter service in the next decade. The UK engineering group, one of the world's largest suppliers to the commercial shipbuilding industry, has called for a public debate on the switch from crewed cargo vessels to autonomous ships
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Taxicabs without drivers could be just down the road
Uber CEO Travis Kalanick says cabs without drivers may soon be taking people where they want to go.
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Feds May Require Cars to Talk to Each Other to Avoid Crashes
New cars may soon be required to include smart technology that would alert drivers of a coming crash, even in vehicles that are two or three cars away. The vehicle-to-vehicle -- or V2V -- technology has been tested in recent years and has actually been installed in some cars that are on the...
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How Uber Conquered The World In 2013
In just over three years Ubers expanded to dozens of cities dragging taxi regulations into the 21st century.
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Ford shows off its new autonomous driving research vehicle
At a media event in Detroit, Ford Motor Company gave the automotive world a glimpse of its newest research vehicle, a tricked out Fusion Hybrid designed to test out new autonomous driving technologies. The car looks like your typical 2014 Fusion until you glance at the roof. It’s equipped with four whirling cylinders, emitting constant beams of imperceptible laser light in all directions.
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