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London Underground Is Testing Real-Time AI Surveillance Tools to Spot Crime
Staff at the transportation body ran “extensive simulations” at Willesden Green station during the trial to gather more training data,…
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Dashcam Footage Shows Driverless Cars Clogging San Francisco
The bus was stuck. San Francisco’s eastbound 54 Felton line was heading up a narrow residential street when a white…
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Lyft’s Vibe Shift Signals the End of the Gig Economy Dream
Last week, Lyft suddenly announced that its cofounders, president Logan Green and CEO John Zimmer, would step away from the…
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Lyft Aspired to Kill Car Ownership. Now It Aims to Profit From It
Lyft customers know it as the bright-pink app to tap when they need a car ride or to rent a…
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The Case for Making Public Transit Free Everywhere
But the rush for free or heavily-discounted tickets can have the opposite effect. In Germany, the first long weekend of…
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Uber and Lyft Drivers Must Now Set Their Own Mask Rules
As pandemic safety measures have lifted in the US, ride-hailing drivers risk deactivation for imposing their own mask rules. Nearly…
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New York Taxi Drivers Hated Uber. Now They’re Going to Help It
Uber has been especially squeezed in New York, because the city has since 2018 capped the number of ride-hail vehicles…
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Public Transit Systems Refocus on Their Core Riders
When the pandemic hit the US in March 2020, public health officials told people to stay home. But many couldn’t.…
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The Infrastructure Bill: 5 Key Takeaways
After months of haggling, the House of Representatives on Friday evening passed a major federal infrastructure bill that promises to…
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Transit Agencies Are Trying Everything to Lure You Back
Last week in Washington, DC, the board of the Metropolitan Area Transit Authority did something almost unheard of: It offered…
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