Hacker News with Generative AI: Transportation

Paris Votes for 500 More Car Free Streets (theenergymix.com)
As Paris votes to make another 500 streets car-free, the first residents are moving into a newly-built town outside Cambridge, UK, where the bicycle, not the car, is king.

Paris, Urban Planning, Transportation, Sustainability, Public Policy

20 points by Sontho 16 hours ago | 7 comments

Switzerland's vinyl turntable roundabout: Unique road art (2019) (newlyswissed.com)
Switzerland's flag may be square, but its streets are dotted with roundabouts.

Switzerland, Road Art, Design, Transportation

19 points by gnabgib 23 hours ago | 2 comments

NYC New Subway Map (nytimes.com)
When it comes to the New York City subway, what once was old is new again.

Transportation, Maps

51 points by bgschulman31 1 day ago | 46 comments

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?

3D Printing, Japan, Infrastructure, Transportation

11 points by LorenDB 5 days ago | 1 comments

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.

Antarctica, Transportation, Travel, History

92 points by Thevet 6 days ago | 22 comments

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).

Military, Technology, Transportation, Electric Vehicles

134 points by jdmark 6 days ago | 94 comments

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.

Transportation, New York, Uber, Airports

4 points by chirau 6 days ago | 5 comments

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.

Electric Vehicles, Transportation, Technology, V2X

37 points by zfg 7 days ago | 48 comments

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.

Racial Bias, Transportation, Data Science, Law Enforcement

9 points by AlexErrant 7 days ago | 0 comments

Waymos crash less than human drivers (understandingai.org)
After 50 million miles, Waymos crash a lot less than human drivers

Self-Driving Cars, AI, Transportation, Safety

344 points by rbanffy 8 days ago | 448 comments

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.

Transportation, London, Safety, Electric Vehicles

4 points by saltysalt 8 days ago | 1 comments

Airbus to test new engine design for successor to A320 (ft.com)

Airbus, Aerospace, Aviation, Engineering, Transportation

19 points by supermatou 9 days ago | 13 comments

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.

Self-Driving Cars, Autonomous Vehicles, Washington D.C., Transportation, Technology

30 points by ra7 9 days ago | 7 comments

$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.

Aviation, Technology, Startup, Transportation

14 points by harambae 12 days ago | 6 comments

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

Transportation, Airports, Power Outages

6 points by blankx32 14 days ago | 0 comments

How is a Bike Tunnel this Freak'n Great? [video] (youtube.com)

Transportation, Infrastructure, Video, Urban Planning

28 points by ingve 16 days ago | 4 comments

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

Netherlands, Cycling, Transportation, Culture, Statistics

37 points by Tomte 16 days ago | 10 comments

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.

Autonomous Vehicles, San Francisco, Transportation, Technology, Permits

8 points by jumarm 17 days ago | 0 comments

Why Europe is going 'car-free' (msn.com)
ROME — European cities are dramatically scaling back their relationship with the car.

Europe, Transportation, Cities, Sustainability, Policy

13 points by Teever 18 days ago | 14 comments

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.

Latin America, Transportation, E-Bikes, Sustainability, Economics

104 points by PaulHoule 18 days ago | 119 comments

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.

Personal Experiences, Transportation, Railways

113 points by qkeast 18 days ago | 69 comments

Want to ride an e-bike? No batteries needed • France 24 English [video] (youtube.com)

E-bikes, France, Sustainability, Green Technology, Transportation

4 points by alamortsubite 19 days ago | 2 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 20 days ago | 482 comments

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'.

Cars, Electric Vehicles, Urban Mobility, Concept Vehicles, Transportation

3 points by teleforce 22 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Aviation Safety, Transportation, Accidents, Government Regulation

9 points by CharlesW 22 days ago | 0 comments

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.

Autonomous Vehicles, Technology, Business, Transportation

10 points by lawrenceyan 23 days ago | 1 comments

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.

Self-Driving Cars, Technology, Transportation, Silicon Valley

13 points by mfiguiere 23 days ago | 3 comments

Longest road and rail tunnel is being built under the Baltic Sea (cnn.com)

Infrastructure, Engineering, Baltic Sea, Transportation

31 points by vintagedave 24 days ago | 33 comments

Elon Musk Wants to Privatize the Postal Service and Amtrak (cnn.com)

Elon Musk, Postal Service, Amtrak, Privatization, Transportation

33 points by teleforce 26 days ago | 5 comments

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.

Transportation, Innovation, Electric Vehicles

6 points by zfg 27 days ago | 1 comments