Hacker News with Generative AI: Transportation

Japan is 3D printing train stations now (theregister.com)
You've seen small 3D printed models, heard about 3D printers being used to make guns, and even read news about printed food, but a 3D printed train station? Where else could this be but Japan?
One Last Ride for Antarctica's 'Ivan the Terra Bus' (atlasobscura.com)
Everyone in Antarctica knows Ivan. Even those that haven’t had the pleasure of riding inside of him—in comfortable seats, surrounded by wood paneling and the pleasant sounds of jazz warbling from his internal speakers as he rumbles slowly along the ice—have heard of him and probably walked right past him, sitting pretty near McMurdo Station’s cafeteria in his iconic orange-and-white livery.
US Marines to get high-speed, radar-evading electric seagliders for rescue ops (interestingengineering.com)
Regent Craft, a developer specializing in all-electric seagliders based in Rhode Island, has completed its initial contract with the U.S. Marine Corps Warfighting Lab (MCWL).
Uber adds new $10 shuttle rides between JFK Airport and Manhattan (engadget.com)
Uber has new shuttle routes for NYC travelers. Less than six months after launching bus rides between LaGuardia Airport and Manhattan, the company is adding four routes between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Manhattan.
The surprising powerhouse behind rapid V2X growth: electric school buses (electrek.co)
Electric school buses are driving major growth in the vehicle-to-everything (V2X) market, with capacity expected to double to 40 megawatts (MW) by 2025, according to a new report from Wood Mackenzie.
Study of Lyft rideshare data confirms minorities get more tickets (arstechnica.com)
It's no secret that "driving while black" is a real phenomenon. Study after study has shown that minority drivers are ticketed at a higher rate, and data from speed cameras suggests that it's not because they commit traffic violations more frequently. But this leaves open the question of why. Bias is an obvious answer, but it's hard to eliminate an alternative explanation: Minority groups may engage in more unsafe driving, and the police are trying to deter that.
Waymos crash less than human drivers (understandingai.org)
After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers
TfL bans most e-bikes on trains amid concern over igniting batteries (theguardian.com)
Most e-bikes will be banned across the London Underground and other Transport for London services, after growing safety concerns over igniting batteries.
Airbus to test new engine design for successor to A320 (ft.com)
Next stop for Waymo One: Washington, D.C (waymo.com)
It’s official: Waymo One, the world’s leading fully autonomous ride-hailing service, will be ready for riders in the nation’s capital on the Waymo One app in 2026.
$9B in pre-orders for super-slow, super-quiet aircraft (newatlas.com)
Electra's aircraft looks conventional enough, but it generates ludicrous amounts of lift, to take off and land at incredibly slow speeds, using almost no runway. With US$9 billion in pre-orders, it's outselling anything from the eVTOL world.
Heathrow closed all day after nearby fire causes power outage (bbc.co.uk)
Heathrow Airport will be closed all day Friday after a fire at a nearby electrical substation that supplies it with power
How is a Bike Tunnel this Freak'n Great? [video] (youtube.com)
The Best-Kept Secret of Dutch Biking: The Dutch Hardly Bike at All (2018) (peopleforbikes.org)
The Best-Kept Secret of Dutch Biking: The Dutch Hardly Bike at All
Waymo's milestone SFO mapping permit comes with strings attached (techcrunch.com)
Waymo has been given permission to map roadways at the San Francisco International Airport (SFO) via a temporary permit — the first step in the Alphabet company’s bid to unlock a potentially lucrative use case for its robotaxis.
Why Europe is going 'car-free' (msn.com)
ROME — European cities are dramatically scaling back their relationship with the car.
For Delivery Workers in Latin America, Affordable E-Bikes Are a Superpower (reasonstobecheerful.world)
In the long run, e-bikes are cheaper than motorbikes. With financing help from start-ups like Guajira, many immigrant workers are making the switch.
How My Six Months Working on the Railway Changed My Life (theatlantic.com)
The time I spent working on the Canadian National Railroad changed the course of my life.
Want to ride an e-bike? No batteries needed • France 24 English [video] (youtube.com)
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.
Citroen Ami, watch your back: This is the diddy, 62-mile Toyota FT-Me Concept (topgear.com)
Meet Toyota’s answer to the problem of hunting down that elusive parking spot in your favourite (European) city: the ‘FT-Me'.
The FAA's Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know (theatlantic.com)
On January 29, American Airlines Flight 5342 collided with a U.S. Army helicopter near Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport, killing 67 people, in the deadliest U.S. air disaster in recent history.
Inside Waymo's Expansion: Cars, New Depots, and What's Next (autonomycentral.net)
A couple of months ago, Waymo content creator JJRicks uploaded a video showcasing a factory he discovered, capturing close-up ground-level footage of the site. This factory turned out to be an assembly plant from Magna, where Waymos are constructed.
Waymo is now offering 24/7 robotaxi rides in Silicon Valley (theverge.com)
Waymo is kicking off the process of making its robotaxi service in Silicon Valley commercially available to everyone.
Longest road and rail tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea (cnn.com)
Elon Musk Wants to Privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak (cnn.com)
The world’s first electric seaglider just hit a major milestone (electrek.co)
The world’s first full-scale electric seaglider officially hit the seas for testing this week with passengers onboard. It can fly and glide on water. Watch it in action below.
Kitchen foil and Algerian markets: When your phone is stolen in London (londoncentric.media)
There was a lot of coverage of this week’s London Centric story on Lime bike safety, with ITV London running the reporting on its evening bulletins and national news outlets following it up. London Centric’s own documentary about the subject is now available to view on YouTube.
B.C. to toll U.S. trucks travelling to Alaska (cbc.ca)
British Columbia is hitting back at economic threats from the United States by introducing tools to impose fees on U.S. truck traffic travelling through the province on the way to Alaska.
Waymo's Expansion: Cars, New Depots, and What's Next (autonomycentral.net)
A couple of months ago, Waymo content creator JJRicks uploaded a video showcasing a factory he discovered, capturing close-up ground-level footage of the site. This factory turned out to be an assembly plant from Magna, where Waymos are constructed.