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Auckland can get more for its money from on-demand public transport
Public transport systems are facing a critical challenge: how to improve services without increasing infrastructure and cost. As urban populations…
ULEZ and beyond: The nuanced benefits of owning an electric vehicle
More people are making the switch to electric vehicles (EVs), and they’re now a prevalent feature on city roads across…
Driverless cars: What we’ve learned from experiments in San Francisco and Phoenix
Residents of San Francisco and Phoenix have grown used to witnessing something that, a decade ago, would have seemed magical.…
Despite problems with congestion charges, urban infrastructure benefits
Even with the best public policies, there are critics. In the UK, road pricing has not been universally embraced, exemplified…
How suitable are electric vehicles for people who live in cities?
Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming popular as a way to save money in the long run, as they help drivers…
Eve flying taxi aims for New York take-off in 2026
Halo Aviation has announced plans to bring private urban air mobility (UAM), otherwise known as flying taxis, to New York…
Here come the flying taxis
[caption id="attachment_12972" align="alignnone" width="2560"] A drone flying in Helsinki. The Finnish capital city is increasingly seen as the world’s leading…
The underwhelming reality of driverless cars
[caption id="attachment_12688" align="alignnone" width="1024"] One of Ford’s extremely normal-looking autonomous vehicles, developed in partnership with Argo. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty…
Uber and Lyft beat California’s gig-worker law, and they won’t stop there
[caption id="attachment_8562" align="alignnone" width="658"] Uber drivers in California will remain independent contractors with the passage of Proposition 22. (Photo by…
Uber and Lyft are cutting even further into the taxi market during the pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic hasn’t been good for Uber or Lyft, but it’s dealing an even worse blow to taxis. Uber…