Hacker News with Generative AI: Transportation

Airlines Sue to Avoid Consequences for Breaking Disabled Travelers' Wheelchairs (motherjones.com)
Five major airlines—American Airlines, Delta, JetBlue, Southwest, and United—have joined an airline trade association lawsuit to overturn a Department of Transportation rule that forces airlines to treat wheelchair users and their mobility devices with dignity.
Airlines, Disability Rights, Lawsuits, Transportation, Consumer Protection
7 points by awnird 4 hours ago | 1 comments
Canada pledges billions for high-speed rail linking Quebec City and Toronto (apnews.com)
The Canadian government said Wednesday it is moving ahead with a multibillion-dollar plan to build a high-speed rail network between Quebec City and Toronto.
Canada, High-Speed Rail, Infrastructure, Transportation, Government
22 points by geox 5 hours ago | 5 comments
Trump Administration Moves to End New York's Congestion Pricing Tolls (nytimes.com)
President Trump intends to revoke federal approval of New York City’s congestion pricing program, fulfilling a campaign promise to reverse the policy that tolls drivers who enter Manhattan’s busiest streets to finance repairs to mass transit.
Politics, Transportation, Infrastructure
39 points by mikhael 1 day ago | 61 comments
A secret poker game you can play on the subway (prfalken.dev)
In the bustling world of urban commuting, where millions of people ride the subway daily, a new and exciting game has emerged: Subway Poker.
Games, New York, Transportation
289 points by oktcho 2 days ago | 105 comments
Trump begins firings of FAA ATC staff just weeks after fatal DC plane crash (apnews.com)
The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal mid-air collision at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Politics, Aviation, Transportation, Accidents, Government
18 points by throw0101d 3 days ago | 3 comments
Dust from car brakes more harmful than exhaust, study finds (e360.yale.edu)
In cars, pollution doesn’t come from exhaust alone. It also comes from wear and tear on roads, tires, and brakes. According to new research, tiny bits of dust cast off by brake pads may inflict more harm than car exhaust.
Environmental Science, Transportation, Health, Pollution
449 points by Brajeshwar 5 days ago | 454 comments
Edgware 1924: The Making of a Suburb (modernism-in-metroland.co.uk)
One hundred years ago, the new Edgware Underground station was opened. It marked the completion of the tube extension from Golders Green, on the line we now call the Northern, but what was then the Charing Cross. Euston & Hampstead Railway, owned by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, the forerunner to London Transport.
History, London, Transportation, Suburbs
16 points by benbreen 6 days ago | 4 comments
Getaround announces wind-down of U.S. operations (coverager.com)
Last night, Getaround sent an email announcing it is shutting down its US operations, which includes HyreCar, citing the need to preserve liquidity and maximize stakeholder value through its European business.
Business, Startups, Transportation
6 points by mfkp 8 days ago | 1 comments
NYC is giving free e-bikes to delivery workers with shoddy or illegal e-bikes (electrek.co)
New York City’s Department of Transportation has a novel idea for helping get the most common uncertified e-bikes off the city’s streets: let their riders swap them for a safer UL-compliant electric bike for free.
Transportation, E-bikes, Safety
7 points by gnabgib 8 days ago | 6 comments
Large Nuclear-Powered Subsonic Aircraft for Transoceanic Commerce (1971) [pdf] (nasa.gov)
Nuclear Power, Aviation, Transportation, Commerce, History
31 points by ipnon 10 days ago | 5 comments
Why hasn't commercial air travel gotten any faster since the 1960s? (2009) (engineering.mit.edu)
In an era when everything else is accelerating, airplanes are actually flying at slower speeds than they used to…
Aviation, Transportation, History, Engineering
142 points by sorentwo 10 days ago | 667 comments
Streetsblog Mourns the Passing of Donald Shoup (streetsblog.org)
Donald Shoup, the author of the groundbreaking High Cost of Free Parking and UCLA Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus in the Department of Urban Planning at UCLA, passed away last Thursday evening, February 6, 2025.
Urban Planning, Transportation, Obituaries
8 points by riffic 12 days ago | 1 comments
An Artist Helped Drivers with a Counterfeit Highway Sign (2023) (thedrive.com)
When Caltrans couldn't make a useful sign to direct motorists through a confusing interchange, a brave artist snuck his own onto an existing one.
Art, Transportation, California, Design
4 points by wallflower 12 days ago | 0 comments
Feds Halt the National Electric Vehicle Charging Program (wired.com)
The US Department of Transportation has ordered states to kill their implementation plans related to the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, according to a memo obtained by WIRED that was later made public.
Electric Vehicles, Government, Policy, Transportation
43 points by pseudolus 13 days ago | 101 comments
Subway crime plummets as ridership jumps significantly in congestion pricing era (amny.com)
NYC subway crime has dropped significantly so far this year even as ridership increased in the congestion pricing era, according to the newest NYPD data released on Tuesday.
NYC, Crime, Transportation, Public Policy
156 points by ceejayoz 15 days ago | 207 comments
Trump Puts California High-Speed Rail in Crosshairs (ktla.com)
President Donald Trump has renewed his efforts to stifle California’s High-Speed Rail project that is currently under construction and would link the Bay Area with greater Los Angeles.
Politics, Infrastructure, California, Transportation
5 points by LinuxBender 15 days ago | 0 comments
Is Google Maps fatally misleading drivers in India? It's complicated (restofworld.org)
Earlier this week, an Indian politician urged the country’s Parliament to support homegrown alternatives to Google Maps — blaming the popular navigation app for fatal accidents.
Google Maps, India, Transportation, Technology, Safety
7 points by NDAjam 15 days ago | 0 comments
America's "First Car-Free Neighborhood" Is Going Pretty Good, Actually? (dwell.com)
It’s been two years since Culdesac Tempe, the self-proclaimed "first car-free neighborhood in America," opened with a goal of making walkability its centerpiece.
Urban Planning, Sustainability, Transportation, Arizona
61 points by prawn 15 days ago | 105 comments
Station of despair: What to do if you get stuck at end of Tokyo Chuo Rapid Line (soranews24.com)
More people spend the night in Otsuki than want to spend the night there.
Japan, Transportation, Travel, Public Transport
523 points by edward 15 days ago | 333 comments
Farewell potholes? UK team invents self-healing road surface (theguardian.com)
For all motorists, but perhaps the Ferrari-collecting rocker Rod Stewart in particular, it will be music to the ears: researchers have developed a road surface that heals when it cracks, preventing potholes without a need for human intervention.
Engineering, Infrastructure, Technology, Transportation
30 points by zfg 15 days ago | 77 comments
America desperately needs more air traffic controllers (cnn.com)
Air Travel, Aviation, Transportation, Workforce, United States
346 points by mooreds 16 days ago | 641 comments
NTSB News Conferences Will Only Be Announced on X/Twitter (twitter.com)
Social Media, Government, Transportation, News
13 points by jayknight 19 days ago | 7 comments
Over 90% of U.S. airport towers are understaffed, data shows (cbsnews.com)
Less than 10% of the nation's airport terminal towers have enough air traffic controllers to meet a set of standards set by a working group that included the Federal Aviation Administration and the controllers' union, according to a CBS News analysis of FAA data.
Air Travel, Aviation, Transportation, United States
184 points by rustoo 19 days ago | 226 comments
Helicopters flying along Potomac River frequently pose dangers to passenger jets (stripes.com)
Aviation Safety, Washington D.C., Transportation
3 points by LinuxBender 20 days ago | 0 comments
Battery-powered electric ferry service to connect Spain and Morocco (theiet.org)
The first-ever ‘green’ ferry service carrying passengers from mainland Spain to Morocco has been announced by Spanish operator Baleària.
Renewable Energy, Transportation, Spain, Morocco, Ferry Services
37 points by adrian_mrd 20 days ago | 26 comments
Reagan National Airport Black Hawk-CRJ Crash (greenspun.com)
Friends have been asking me about this evening’s crash between a U.S. military Black Hawk helicopter and a Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) that was on final approach to DCA (Reagan National).
Aviation, Accidents, News, Transportation
7 points by walterbell 21 days ago | 6 comments
Waymo – Driverless in Atlanta (theverge.com)
Waymo just flipped the switch from supervised to unsupervised in Atlanta, where it aims to eventually launch a commercial robotaxi service later this year through an exclusive partnership with Uber.
Autonomous Vehicles, Atlanta, Uber, Transportation, Technology
5 points by sandesh247 21 days ago | 0 comments
Staffing Was 'Not Normal' at Reagan Airport Tower, According to FAA Report (nytimes.com)
Staffing at the air traffic control tower at Ronald Reagan National Airport was “not normal for the time of day and volume of traffic,” according to an internal preliminary Federal Aviation Administration safety report about the collision that was reviewed by The New York Times.
Aviation, Safety, Accidents, Transportation, Government
10 points by geox 21 days ago | 4 comments
Man convicted for drunk-driving a drone in the first case of its kind in Sweden (theguardian.com)
A man has been convicted for drunk-driving a drone in what is thought to be the first case of its kind in Sweden.
Law, Drones, Sweden, Transportation, Technology
8 points by namanyayg 21 days ago | 0 comments
Plane Crashes Near Washington DC after midair collision with helicopter (nytimes.com)
An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kan., collided midair with a helicopter while approaching Reagan Airport and plunged into the Potomac River, the F.A.A. said.
Aviation, Accidents, Transportation, Washington D.C.
11 points by miiiiiike 22 days ago | 2 comments