“The recent attacks on computer networks at health locations in Britain, Russia’s interior ministry, the Spanish telecom giant Telefonica and the US delivery firm FedEx, as well as organisations in Sweden, Germany and around the …
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Self-driving buses ahead of self-driving cars (New York Times)
Excerpts: “The coming age of driverless cars has typically centered on Silicon Valley highfliers like Tesla, Uber and Google, which have showcased their autonomous driving technology in luxury sedans and sport utility vehicles costing $100,000 …
Continue readingPassenger night trains in Europe – report (Railway Gazette)
A report produced by consultancy Steer Davies Gleave with support from Politecnico di Milano looks at the future of night train services. “Passenger night trains in Europe: the end of the line?” looks in detail …
Continue readingParis Logistics hotels (CityLab Project)
To attempt to deal with logistics sprawl, the French Institute of Science and Technology for Transport, Development and Networks (IFSTTAR) at the University of Paris‐East, MetroFreight, and University of Gothenburg came together to consolidate freight …
Continue readingFriday Reads – May 26, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. What self-driving cars see – New York Times Visualizing LA Metro’s transit ridership – LisaSchweitzer.com …
Continue readingGermany to end noisy freight wagons (Rail Freight)
The ‘Quiet Rail Strategy’ being adopted by Germany means noisy freight wagons will be banned from the national network within four years. The Ministry of Transport says wagons will need to be fitted with so-called …
Continue readingLondon Mayor announces 10 Low Emission Bus Zones (TfL)
London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced the first ever Low Emission Bus Zone in one of the most polluted areas of London, Putney High Street. The clean bus zone, which runs a total of 145 buses …
Continue readingDefending transit’s right to move (Human Transit)
“Toronto’s King and Queen Streets — where packed streetcars stop and wait behind one left-turning driver or someone taking forever to parallel-park — is one of North America’s greatest monuments to the natural superiority of …
Continue readingSelf-driving vehicles will worsen traffic (Vox)
After decades of relative stagnation, the world of transportation is on the cusp of multiple revolutions. The biggest three: Electrification: a shift from internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) Automation: a shift …
Continue readingFriday Reads – May 19, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. Britain’s quasi-legal ‘rideable’ transport mode – CityMetric Samsung Pay pay-as-you-go in London – Metro Report …
Continue readingLondon to install 300 electric taxi rapid charging points (Metro Rail)
Transport for London has selected five suppliers to fund, maintain, operate and install a network of rapid charging points for electric taxis: The Centrica Consortium of Centrica, Evolt and ChargePoint Services BluepointLondon Chargemaster Electricity Supply …
Continue readingHitachi unveils British bullet train (Railway Gazette)
Hitachi said this ‘vision’ builds on the company’s ‘rich history in creating iconic high speed rolling stock’ ranging from Shinkansen trainsets in Japan to the ETR1000 units for Trenitalia, the last of which has just …
Continue readingNew New York ferry service (UITP)
In line with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s policy goals of providing support to growing neighbourhoods and access to opportunities, a new ferry service was launched this week, NYC Ferry. The service currently …
Continue readingFriday Reads – May 12, 2017
If you have something you feel we should read or include in a future list, please email us at [email protected]. Airlander 10 resumes flight tests – Ars Technica Citymapper Smartbus London circulator – Medium Network …
Continue readingCrowdfunded operator Locomore files for insolvency (Int’l Railway Journal)
GERMAN open-access passenger operator Locomore announced on May 11 that it has filed for insolvency after revenues failed to increase in line with projections. In a statement on the company’s website, Locomore said that ridership …
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