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Transportation
Taxi driverless taxi coming to Berlin
by
John Moe
Oct 14, 2010
Because, apparently, someone wants to be driven around Berlin by a computer? Or something?...
Rail tunnel between NY, NJ in jeopardy
Oct 6, 2010
Budgetary pressures may lead New Jersey Governor Chris Christie to pull the plug on an $8.7 billion commuter rail tunnel under the Hudson River. Christie says cost-overuns may drive the price even higher and he needs that money for roads. It's a harbinger of what's to come for governors around the nation. Andrea Bernstein reports.
Texting bans for drivers don't make much difference
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John Moe
Sep 29, 2010
This according to a new study. Because if you're stupid enough to text while driving, are you really going to follow laws? I didn't think so....
Amtrak rolls out high-speed rail plan
Sep 29, 2010
Amtrak released a 30-year vision for high-speed rail travel along the Northeast corridor. It'll cost more than $4 billion a year over the next couple decades. That's more than the annual operating budget for the government-funded rail company. Alex Goldmark reports.
Eric Schmidt is really upset that we have to drive cars
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John Moe
Sep 28, 2010
The CEO of Google is still complaining that we have to drive our own cars. Humans, I mean. Clearly, cars should have the ability to drive...
Better sorry than safe?
Sep 24, 2010
You might remember the airlines are under new rules limiting tarmac delays to three hours, before passengers have to be allowed to de-plane. United...
Transportation index highlights needs
Sep 23, 2010
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will unveil its first-ever transportation performance index to highlight what it calls the urgent need to improve the transportation infrastructure. John Dimsdale reports.
For public good, not for profit.
By 2050, flying will be awesome
Sep 22, 2010
Airbus has unveiled their vision of The Future in "The Future by Airbus" (pdf) - it's an ecological plane that's transparent, so passengers can see...
The fees on the bus go round and round
Sep 15, 2010
Traveling by bus can usually save you more money than, say, flying. But watch out for hidden fees. Los Angeles Times consumer columnist David Lazarus talks with Bill Radke about Greyhound's gift ticket fee.