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NYC subway denies using ‘real-time face recognition screens’ in Times SquareNYC subway denies using ‘real-time face recognition screens’ in Times Square
Elon Musk’s Boring Company scales down its East Coast ambitionsElon Musk’s Boring Company scales down its East Coast ambitions
US facial recognition will cover 97 percent of departing airline passengers within four yearsUS facial recognition will cover 97 percent of departing airline passengers within four years
Why congestion pricing can save cities from their worst possible future

‘Congestion charging is vital because the risks of gridlock are so great with AVs’

Andrew J. Hawkins
Elon Musk’s high-speed tunnel project in Las Vegas clears its first hurdleElon Musk’s high-speed tunnel project in Las Vegas clears its first hurdle
Elon Musk’s high-speed tunnel project is the big loser in Chicago’s race for mayorElon Musk’s high-speed tunnel project is the big loser in Chicago’s race for mayor
The political winds in Chicago are blowing against Elon Musk’s high-speed tunnel project

Politics, red tape, and scandal threaten to derail Musk’s promise of 150 mph transit system

Ryan Smith
Canadian transit agency teases amazing new transportation technology: the busCanadian transit agency teases amazing new transportation technology: the bus
Uber just added public transportation to its appUber just added public transportation to its app
New York’s plan to avoid the L train shutdown is innovative, high-tech, and untested in the USNew York’s plan to avoid the L train shutdown is innovative, high-tech, and untested in the US
Electric scooters need to toughen up — and stay out of lakes — if they are going to survive 2019Electric scooters need to toughen up — and stay out of lakes — if they are going to survive 2019
Hyperloop startup Arrivo is shutting down as workers are laid offHyperloop startup Arrivo is shutting down as workers are laid off
Uber said to be negotiating a multibillion-dollar takeover of scooter-sharing startupUber said to be negotiating a multibillion-dollar takeover of scooter-sharing startup
The Boring Company has completed digging its first tunnelThe Boring Company has completed digging its first tunnel
Virgin Hyperloop One taps Citi Bike’s Jay Walder as new CEOVirgin Hyperloop One taps Citi Bike’s Jay Walder as new CEO
Elon Musk shows off the Boring Company ‘disturbingly long’ LA tunnel in a short videoElon Musk shows off the Boring Company ‘disturbingly long’ LA tunnel in a short video
Richard Branson reportedly quits as chairman of Virgin Hyperloop OneRichard Branson reportedly quits as chairman of Virgin Hyperloop One
Elon Musk says the Boring Company’s first tunnel under LA will open December 10thElon Musk says the Boring Company’s first tunnel under LA will open December 10th
A hyperloop in Missouri? A new study says it’s feasible, but not necessarily affordableA hyperloop in Missouri? A new study says it’s feasible, but not necessarily affordable
Saudi Arabia reportedly cancels deal with Virgin Hyperloop OneSaudi Arabia reportedly cancels deal with Virgin Hyperloop One
The MTA seeks high-tech solutions for its bus and subway crisisThe MTA seeks high-tech solutions for its bus and subway crisis
Tracking Hyperloop, Elon Musk’s high-speed pipe dreamTracking Hyperloop, Elon Musk’s high-speed pipe dream
HyperloopTT unveils its first passenger capsuleHyperloopTT unveils its first passenger capsule
Why US public transportation is so bad — and why Americans don’t careWhy US public transportation is so bad — and why Americans don’t care

How American mass transit measures up against the rest of the world’s

How traveling abroad with kids showed me how to fix U.S. transitHow traveling abroad with kids showed me how to fix U.S. transit
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Our trip to Sweden featured reliable trains, wide sidewalks, ubiquitous bathrooms—and no car seats

The Boring Company shows off a new way to operate its machines: an Xbox controllerThe Boring Company shows off a new way to operate its machines: an Xbox controller
Virgin Hyperloop One will build a $500 million research center in a tiny Spanish villageVirgin Hyperloop One will build a $500 million research center in a tiny Spanish village
How Bird plans to spread its electric scooters all over the worldHow Bird plans to spread its electric scooters all over the world
SpaceX’s hyperloop race was all about ‘maximum speed’ (and celebrating Elon Musk)

‘Every team is very committed to the cause’

Andrew J. Hawkins
WARR Hyperloop pod hits 284 mph to win SpaceX competitionWARR Hyperloop pod hits 284 mph to win SpaceX competition
Scooter startup Bird will discount rides for people in low-income bracketsScooter startup Bird will discount rides for people in low-income brackets
Elon Musk says the Chicago tunnel project could start construction in ‘three to four months’Elon Musk says the Chicago tunnel project could start construction in ‘three to four months’
The Boring Company’s Chicago project seems awfully cheap for something so bigThe Boring Company’s Chicago project seems awfully cheap for something so big
Elon Musk’s Boring Company approved to build high-speed Chicago transit linkElon Musk’s Boring Company approved to build high-speed Chicago transit link
Google’s in-house incubator made a Waze-like app for the New York City subwayGoogle’s in-house incubator made a Waze-like app for the New York City subway
New York City’s subway disaster now has its own 8-bit video gameNew York City’s subway disaster now has its own 8-bit video game
I went to Elon Musk’s Boring Company pep rallyI went to Elon Musk’s Boring Company pep rally
The biggest news from Elon Musk’s Boring Company meeting in LAThe biggest news from Elon Musk’s Boring Company meeting in LA
We can’t forget about mass transit when we talk about the ‘future of transportation’We can’t forget about mass transit when we talk about the ‘future of transportation’
The hyperloop is perpetually just ‘three years away’The hyperloop is perpetually just ‘three years away’

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