The Verge

JULY 16, 2020

Uber announced that it will acquire Routematch, an Atlanta-based company that develops software for public transportation agencies. Uber said the acquisition will help bolster its own efforts to integrate more public transportation services in its app, like route planning and ticket purchases. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

(Ride Report Image) Transportation software company Inrix acquired Ride Report , a Portland, Ore.-based Founded in 2004 as a spinout of Microsoft, Inrix got its start selling traffic and transportation-related data but has shifted in recent years to offer software-as-a-service products that feature more analytics.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

(Orbite Photo) After getting its start in Seattle and testing its business model in France and Florida, a space travel venture called Orbite is ready to start signing up customers for private-sector astronaut training programs. Prices for the five-night suborbital training program start at $49,500 per person.

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CIO Business Intelligence

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The new features appear in its Oracle Transportation Management and Oracle Global Trade Management applications, and include expanded business intelligence capabilities, enhanced logistics network modelling, a new trade incentive program, and an updated Transportation Management Mobile application. billion in 2021.

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SecureWorld News

JANUARY 18, 2023

Department of Defense (DoD) is turning to the private sector to bolster its cyber defenses with the launch of the third iteration of its "Hack the Pentagon" bug bounty program. The program is being managed by Defense Digital Services (DDS), which is responsible for managing technical risks and vulnerabilities.

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Venture Beast

JANUARY 11, 2021

Department of Transportation announced an expansion to AV TEST, a program that aims to shed light on autonomous vehicle testing. Read More.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

The Seattle City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to approve a scooter-share pilot program. Transportation Committee Chair Alex Pedersen was the lone vote against the ordinance. ” Lime and Spin are participating in a separate pilot program with King County in the White Center area, just south of downtown Seattle.

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GeekWire

MARCH 15, 2024

Department of Transportation SMART grant. Department of Transportation to pilot the use of technologies aimed at making pedestrians safer when they cross intersections. The SMART grants program is a two-stage program, with the first awards focusing on Stage 1 activities, including planning and prototyping.

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GeekWire

JANUARY 4, 2023

Washington state this week kicked off the implementation of its two most ambitious climate policies to date: one that caps carbon emissions for fuel suppliers and utilities, and another requiring reductions in the carbon intensity of transportation fuels. state with a similar carbon capping program.

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The Verge

JULY 3, 2021

Bird is piloting a mobility scooter rental program in New York City | Bird. Scooter company Bird is partnering with mobility vehicle company Scootaround on a pilot program that will test accessible electric vehicle rentals in New York City this summer, the companies announced.

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GeekWire

JUNE 19, 2020

As a new commercial-centric era dawns for the International Space Station, Boeing is realigning its top managers for the space station program — and for the program that’s working to send Starliner capsules there and back. Vollmer previously served as chief engineer on the space station program. NASA awarded Boeing a $4.2

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GeekWire

AUGUST 20, 2020

The Seattle City Council will vote on a scooter-share pilot program Sept. 8 after the transportation committee approved the plan Wednesday. This week Lime began testing a pilot program for scooters with King County in the White Center area, just south of downtown Seattle. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser). ”

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TM Forum

OCTOBER 18, 2022

“We have achieved end-to-end energy-saving in 5G network operations, not only in the wireless 5G base stations but also in the transport network and data centers. China Mobile's Autonomous Networks Project. ” Reducing energy usage and emissions toward carbon neutrality is a key goal for telecom operators.

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GeekWire

MARCH 21, 2024

Now state transportation officials will use drones to address graffiti vandalism. Jay Inslee last week signed House Bill 1989 , which directs the Washington State Department of Transportation to operate a pilot program that will test “spray drone technology” to cover up existing graffiti.

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CTOvision

MARCH 12, 2019

Could a program detect potential terrorists by reading their facial expressions and behavior? This was the hypothesis put to the test by the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) in 2003, as it began testing a new surveillance program called the Screening of Passengers by Observation Techniques program, or Spot for short.

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GeekWire

OCTOBER 5, 2023

The goal is to enhance the transportation of people and goods, making it cleaner, faster, and safer by tapping into the scale and resources of its corporate partners. Launched in 2022, UP.Labs bills itself as a so-called “venture lab” that works with corporate partners in the mobility sector.

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GeekWire

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

The third option in the City of Seattle’s Scooter Share Program hit the streets on Monday as Wheels started deploying its unique, sit-down electric scooters. Wheels was granted a permit along with Lime and LINK as part of a micro-mobility program authorized by the Seattle City Council in September.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Two years after it pulled its orange bike-share bicycles out of Seattle, Spin is returning with electric scooters, joining a King County pilot program that has already attracted Lime. The one-year pilot program was launched in August and Lime scooters are already in use on the streets of White Center.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Lime is the first company out of the gate with electric scooters as part of a new scooter share pilot program launched by the City of Seattle. Riders who qualify for the Lime Access program can take advantage of five free rides per day, up to 30 minutes each. Lime screen grab). Riding on sidewalks and bus lanes is prohibited.

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Venture Beast

AUGUST 12, 2020

Locomation, an autonomous truck startup headquartered in Pittsburgh, successfully completed its first on-road program transporting commercial freight. Read More.

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GeekWire

MAY 25, 2021

who chairs the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee. billion contract to SpaceX for a Starship lunar lander that’s designed to carry astronauts to the lunar surface for the space agency’s Artemis program, as early as 2024. ” The senator on the pro-funding side is Maria Cantwell, D-Wash.,

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GeekWire

AUGUST 11, 2023

The company know for its silver, standing e-scooters is bringing bikes to the city as part of the Department of Transportation’s scooter and bike share program. The arrival of Bird bikes will not change the lineup of other existing providers and transportation devices, according to SDOT.

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Vox

MAY 21, 2024

You’ve succumbed to the MPG Illusion, a widespread fallacy that can easily distort perceptions of a car’s efficiency and muddle debates about transportation and climate policy. The US ended its federal program in 2009, but states including California and Colorado maintain their own. If you answered wrong, don’t be too hard on yourself.

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GeekWire

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

SDOT Photo) The Seattle Department of Transportation has deployed a fully electric compact bike lane sweeper as part of a pilot program to test the viability of such a machine in the city. The eSwingo 200+ electric compact sweeper.

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GeekWire

MARCH 4, 2024

(Blue Origin Illustration) Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin space venture is aiming to send an uncrewed lander to the surface of the moon in the next 12 to 16 months, according to the executive in charge of the development program. “We’re expecting to land on the moon between 12 and 16 months from today,” Couluris said.

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GeekWire

MAY 16, 2024

Lime and Bird both operate e-bikes and e-scooters in Seattle as part of the City’s Scooter and Bike Share program , run by the Seattle Department of Transportation. Lime provides shared e-bikes and e-scooters in 280 cities in nearly 30 countries. million rides on Lime vehicles in 2023 — a 50% jump compared to 2022.

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Vox

OCTOBER 31, 2023

I’ve been writing about transportation for the better part of a decade, so all that fawning international attention piqued my curiosity. And it could happen in other countries, too, including in the United States, where transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Norway rocks!!”

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GeekWire

MARCH 9, 2023

King County Metro Photo) King County Metro, the transportation agency serving Seattle and surrounding communities, this week launched a new app-based on-demand ride service for public transit users that costs the same as a bus fare. The program will cost the county $7 million annually and Via has a three-year contract that can be extended.

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GeekWire

AUGUST 28, 2023

Cruise joins other self-driving vehicle companies currently testing in Seattle, including Zoox and NVIDIA , both of which received permits from the Seattle Department of Transportation under its Autonomous Vehicle Testing Permit program. Mohamed Elshenawy.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 13, 2021

A new electric-assist bike company is joining the mix of bikes and scooters on the streets of Seattle as the city is expanding transportation sharing options. The lower center of gravity is reminiscent of the Wheels sit-down scooter that is also part of the Seattle Department of Transportation’s mobility program.

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GeekWire

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Superpedestrian Photo) Seattle’s scooter and bike share program is navigating a bit of a bumpy road as one company with devices on city streets has filed for bankruptcy and another is reportedly shutting down operations. Dockless e-scooters first arrived in Seattle as part of pilot program launched by the city in 2019.

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GeekWire

MARCH 28, 2023

million in the state’s transportation budget to get the project rolling. “We have been at the forefront of the aviation industry for decades and this will now put us in a place to lead the world in shaping the future of clean aviation,” said Liias, chair of the Washington State Senate Transportation Committee.

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CIO Business Intelligence

MARCH 28, 2024

Opportunities not realized before SBB, unlike Deutsche Bahn, is an integrated group that brings together passenger and freight transport, infrastructure, and real estate under a single roof, which facilitates the planning and implementation of investments and innovations.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 21, 2024

A preliminary National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) report noted issues with the ship's electrical system prior to the accident, which seemed to have resolved when the ship continued on its course. Coast Guard) and the Department of Transportation responsible for the Transportation system.

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GeekWire

JULY 9, 2021

is set to receive a permit from the Seattle Department of Transportation and join three other providers on the streets of Seattle. LINK, Lime and Wheels started deploying their devices last fall as part of the city’s Scooter Share Program to encourage healthier, greener modes of transportation.

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GeekWire

MAY 23, 2024

Cantwell, a Democrat from Washington state and chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, joined forces with Republican committee member Sen. The AI bill, which is called the NSF AI Education Act of 2024, calls on the National Science Foundation (NSF) to execute numerous programs bolstering U.S.

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GeekWire

JUNE 17, 2021

Both companies are participating in a pilot program for last-mile delivery in Seattle. The hub, in a parking lot near the Space Needle, brings together companies working in transportation, delivery logistics and food preparation to help solve the “last mile” problem — the expense and environmental cost of the last leg of delivery.

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