Hacker News with Generative AI: Public Transportation

Patent suit threatens system to keep Boston subway trolleys from crashing (universalhub.com)
A company that sells a system aimed at keeping trains from slamming into each other yesterday filed a patent suit against the MBTA and the company it hired to install a system aimed at keeping Green Line trolleys from slamming into each other.

Transportation, Lawsuits, Boston, Technology, Public Transportation

12 points by ilamont 1 day ago | 0 comments

Uber to introduce fixed-route shuttles in major US cities (techcrunch.com)
Ride-hail and delivery giant Uber is introducing cheap, fixed-route rides along busy corridors during weekday commute hours in major U.S. cities — one solution to a world that feels, for most people, more expensive every day.

Transportation, Ride-sharing, Urban Planning, Public Transportation, Technology

182 points by rpgbr 9 days ago | 424 comments

Bus stops here: Shanghai lets riders design their own routes (sixthtone.com)
From early-morning school drop-offs to seniors booking rides to the hospital, from suburban commuters seeking a faster link to the metro to families visiting ancestral graves, Shanghai is rolling out a new kind of public bus — one that’s designed by commuters, and launched only when enough riders request it.

Public Transportation, China, User Experience, Innovation

493 points by anigbrowl 10 days ago | 362 comments

Heat stress mitigation by trees and shelters at bus stops (sciencedirect.com)
Municipalities are attempting to create safe and comfortable transit systems in the face of climate change.

Climate Change, Urban Planning, Public Transportation, Environmental Science

144 points by rntn 18 days ago | 132 comments

Germany's 'Deutschlandticket' helps environment – study (dw.com)
New research says a discounted public transport subscription in Germany has drastically lowered CO2 emissions in the country. The cost of the subscription is €58 a month, but some are saying it should be cheaper.

Environment, Public Transportation, Germany, Research, Sustainability

77 points by rustoo 49 days ago | 43 comments

Why do transit agencies keep falling for the hydrogen bus myth? (cleantechnica.com)
In recent months I’ve assembled a long, long list of hydrogen bus trials that ended up with the transit agencies realizing what should have been obvious before they started: hydrogen buses are a lot more expensive and battery electric buses are much cheaper and more reliable.

Transportation, Sustainability, Electric Vehicles, Hydrogen, Public Transportation

280 points by guerby 70 days ago | 482 comments

The power of interning: making a time series database smaller (gendignoux.com)
This week-end project started by browsing the open-data repository of Paris’ public transport network, which contains various APIs to query real-time departures, current disruptions, etc.

Data Science, Databases, Time Series, Open Data, Public Transportation

273 points by todsacerdoti 81 days ago | 66 comments

London Transport 25: ride 25 different forms of transport in one day (girlonthenet.com)
Hello! My name is Sarah and I love London transport. Because I am a very cool and interesting person, for a long time I’ve thought it might be fun to see how many different types of London transport I can take in a 24-hour period: bus, tram, tube, train, ferry, etc. The trip outlined below took me (and the lucky man I invited on this date) on 25 different forms of London transport in one single day.

London Transport, Public Transportation, Travel, City Exploration

46 points by fanf2 94 days ago | 12 comments

Caltrain's electric fleet more efficient than expected (caltrain.com)

Caltrain, Transportation, Efficiency, Public Transportation, Electric Vehicles

340 points by ssuds 119 days ago | 290 comments

How far can you get in 40 minutes from each subway station in NYC? (subwaysheds.com)

Public Transportation, Transportation, Mapping, Data Visualization

328 points by jxmorris12 120 days ago | 202 comments

Let the user help solve their own problem (boredzo.org)
I wish we had a maps app like Apple Maps or Google Maps that let you order up a travel itinerary using public transit between two points, and explicitly pick the transit routes involved. Or, ideally, multiple sets of routes, for comparison.

User Experience, Public Transportation, Mobile Apps, Travel

14 points by zdw 129 days ago | 3 comments

Detrimental Decibels: A Study of Noise Levels in Vancouver's SkyTrain System (2022) (library.ubc.ca)

Noise Pollution, Transportation, Vancouver, Public Transportation, Research

42 points by luu 130 days ago | 21 comments

The Rome Metro Runs on Linux (reddit.com)
This subreddit is meant for public BSODs, crashes, and other errors.

Linux, Public Transportation, Technology

9 points by iddan 149 days ago | 0 comments

The Christmas story of one tube station's 'Mind the Gap' voice (2019) (theguardian.com)
If you happen to find yourself at Embankment station on the London Underground, pay particular attention to the tannoy: the station’s “Mind the Gap” announcement is pronounced in rich, theatrical tones, a voice you won’t hear elsewhere on the network.

London Underground, Public Transportation, Audio, Storytelling, Culture

34 points by taubek 153 days ago | 4 comments

Bay Area Caltrain Ridership Up Drastically After Change to New Electric Trains (jalopnik.com)
The state of California is known for its reliance on the automobile and its less-than-comprehensive public transportation sector, but a massive jump in ridership of an improved rail line could be a sign that reputation may change.

Transportation, Public Transportation, California, Technology, Rail

6 points by MiguelX413 176 days ago | 0 comments

Caltrain makes history with electric trains on SF to San Jose route (electrek.co)
Caltrain, the 160-year-old San Francisco to San Jose rail corridor, has ditched diesel and is now fully electric.

Public Transportation, California, Sustainability, Technology, Trains

5 points by peutetre 179 days ago | 0 comments

NYC getting queue jump traffic lights to speed up bus service (wrrv.com)
Things are about to look much different at select New York intersections.

Transportation, New York, Traffic, Public Transportation

6 points by geox 187 days ago | 1 comments

BART workers fired for refusing COVID shots on religious grounds awarded $1.3M (nypost.com)
Six San Francisco public transport employees who were fired for refusing to get COVID-19 vaccines have been awarded more than $1 million each.

COVID-19, Lawsuits, Public Transportation, Employment

14 points by cempaka 210 days ago | 19 comments

San Francisco to pay $212M to end reliance on 5.25-inch floppy disks (arstechnica.com)
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) board has agreed to spend $212 million to get its Muni Metro light rail off floppy disks.

Technology, San Francisco, Public Transportation, Legacy Systems, Floppy Disks

14 points by LordAtlas 212 days ago | 11 comments

Vegas underground transit system is a magnet to trespassers and confused drivers (fortune.com)
It’s not just Teslas zooming through Elon Musk’s tunnels under the Las Vegas Convention Center, chauffeuring passengers as part of a public transit experiment that started in 2021.

Las Vegas, Transportation, Infrastructure, Public Transportation, Tesla

16 points by impish9208 227 days ago | 12 comments

Tesla launches first all-electric 'Giga Train' – and it's free to ride (yahoo.com)

Tesla, Electric Vehicles, Transportation, Public Transportation

26 points by rmason 259 days ago | 62 comments

48% of NYC riders do not pay the bus fare (nytimes.com)

Public Transportation, Transportation, Fares

47 points by paulpauper 268 days ago | 171 comments

The waiting time paradox: why is my bus always late? (2018) (jakevdp.github.io)

Statistics, Public Transportation, Data Analysis

219 points by skadamat 276 days ago | 189 comments

Caltrain's new electric trains (fastcompany.com)