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Video Report: 3D-Printed Vehicles And The Evolution Of Transportation

In September at the annual meeting of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials in Atlanta, Jay Rogers, CEO and co-founder of LM Industries, discussed how technology – especially 3D printing – is spurring transportation to evolve at a “faster and faster pace.” Rogers explained during his presentation that making “low speed” self-driving vehicles first will “change way people view autonomy [and] enable ways to change laws. By traveling under 20 mph

Gatwick Airport Incident Shows the Threat of Rogue Drones in Commercial Airspace

Two rogue drones buzzing the runway at London's Gatwick Airport froze hundreds of incoming and outgoing flights during the busy holiday season on Thursday, prompting an intense search for the drones' operator and serving as a dramatic example of a potential threat to commercial airspace. The incident at Britain's second-busiest airport -- which threatened to drag on into Friday -- shows why regulators and drone industry experts fear a collision at high speeds could cause sign

Online Merchants Face Logistics Challenges—Record Holiday Sales Or Not

Of the record $17.8 billion in sales generated by independent US retailers and restaurants on “Small Business Saturday” earlier this holiday shopping season, 41% came from online buyers, a 17% increase over last year. But the dark side of these ecommerce surges is that many small and midsize businesses aren’t equipped to handle them. ORACLE “A lot of companies selling online are actually losing money,” notes Diego Pantoja-Navajas, Oracle vice president of product development.

United Upgrade at Bush Airport Aims to Reduce Waits for Baggage

United Airlines will spend more than $300 million on a new baggage system at Bush Intercontinental Airport to speed up bag delivery and handle an increasing number of travelers. The current system for Terminals C and E moves an average of 26,000 bags each day. During peak flying times, such as the holidays, the system can handle 40,000 to 45,000 bags a day. This volume is straining the system and, with more people flying every year, United is investing in an upgrade that can

TX: Metro moving toward $3B bond vote for 20-year transit plan

The Metropolitan Transit Authority is expected to ask voters next fall for more than $3 billion in borrowing authority to implement its next wave of transit projects. The 20-year plan laid out by Metro officials includes roughly 20 more miles of light rail, 75 miles of bus rapid transit and 110 miles of two-way HOV lanes along area freeways. The plan, based on studies and public feedback, focuses on beefing up service in core areas where buses and trains already are drawing r

BUILD grants awarded for several critical public transportation projects

Of the $1.5 billion in grants announced, 13% are for public transportation-related projects The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) yesterday announced the nearly $1.5 billion FY 2018 Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant awards, of which $195 million was awarded to public transportation-related projects. Of the grants awarded, 13% were for 15 public transportation-related projects across the country in 12 states and the District of Colum

Dallas Area Rapid Transit awards contract to build Cotton Belt rail line

The $783 million design-build contract went to Archer Western Herzog joint venture for the 26-mile line Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) has approved a $783 million contract for Archer Western Herzog joint venture to design and build the 26-mile Cotton Belt commuter rail line. The line will stretch across North Texas from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) to Plano, and it will connect northern areas of Tarrant, Dallas and Collin counties. Archer Western Herzog JV

High Bay Storage System Could ‘Revolutionize’ Container Handling in Ports

An international joint-venture involving Dubai-based DP World and industrial engineering specialists SMS Group has unveiled a new intelligent container storage system that the partners say could revolutionize the way that containers are handled in ports. The system, known as the High Bay Storage system, was originally developed by SMS group subsidiary AMOVA for round the clock handling of metal coils weighing as much as 50 tons each. Now, the partners in the joint venture hav

TOYOTA HITS THE WATER WITH AN INVESTMENT IN ROBO-SHIPS

LIKE ANY PROPERLY terrifying invasion, it’s hard to tell whether the robot one will come by land, air, or sea. Toyotahas put its bets on the first two already: It has built its own autonomous driving tech, obviously, and Toyota AI Ventures has put money into robo-shuttle developer May Mobility, lidar maker Blackmore, and flying car effort Joby Aviation. And now, the venture arm is casting an eye to the water, participating in a $10 million Series A investment in Sea Machines

Norfolk Southern makes it official: It's moving HQ to Atlanta

Eastern railroad Norfolk Southern Corp. (NYSE:NSC) made it official today and said it will relocate its headquarters to Atlanta from Norfolk. The relocation, which is expected to take a couple of years, was finalized after the Atlanta City Council signed off a deal for the railroad to sell its property in Atlanta’s downtown Gulch development to CIM Group, a real estate company. CEO James A. Squires told the Atlanta Business Chronicle that the company will relocate 100 employe

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