Zoox is already going for test drives in Las Vegas and San Francisco. It’s basically a shiny box on wheels: Four passenger seats, no steering wheel, and a robot voice that talks to passengers when they get in.
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Station activations are not new for Metro; what is new is the sheer number of events. With activations at the new D line stations, World Cup fan zones and other events across the system, Metro is hoping to lure new riders.
Dollar vans are a familiar part of life in neighborhoods near Flatbush Avenue with large populations of Caribbean immigrants. The minibus services grew in popularity during the 1980 transit strike and continued to operate in areas across the city — largely in areas that lack subway service.
The study by the Federal Railroad Administration concluded that proposed changes could increase Penn Station’s capacity to as many as 32 trains per hour during the morning rush and 30 per hour in the evening rush. The station, largely unchanged since the 1960s, can handle 24 trains per hour at peak times now.
Most states now have an annual EV fee in place, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. A nationwide fee of $130 a year could be on the way, too, if a proposal in a bipartisan transportation funding bill makes its way through Congress.
For years, Dorr told anyone who would listen about his simple way of making highways safer. A line on the side of the road, he argued, would give drivers somewhere to aim their eyes at night other than oncoming headlights. Over time, his revolutionary stripe of paint would reach billions of people and guide drivers across the planet.
There are two reasons bigger vehicles are deadlier: They have taller hoods. And they tend to have larger blind zones.
Skyports is partnering with the Port Authority on a yearlong trial of its drone delivery service. Seven times a day, its aircraft make the four-minute East River crossing carrying dummy cargo.
The proposal calls for a roughly 12-mile bridge with 1-mile tunnels at each end, connecting Bridgeport and Kings Park, New York. Supporters estimate the project would cost about $50 billion and would rely on a combination of private and federal funding. Under the proposal, Connecticut and New York would each contribute about 5% of the total cost, or roughly $1.25 billion each.
There are about three million parking spaces in New York City, which should be enough for the roughly two million vehicles that are owned by New Yorkers, according to an analysis of census data from 2024.