Monday’s Headlines
Oil companies hire "influencers" to control conversation around climate change; DMV tells Cruise to halve its driverless fleet; Robotaxis are an existential threat to public transit; More
8:49 AM PDT on August 21, 2023
- Oil companies are hiring “influencers” to control the public conversation around climate issues (Washington Post)
- Caltrain to pilot first-in-nation dual wire and battery electric trains (Caltrain)
- “Safest place for pedestrians”? New York City (La Voce di New York)
- DMV (not CPUC) tells Cruise to reduce its driverless fleet until a crash investigation is complete (SF Gate)
- Robotaxis are an existential threat to public transit (48 Hills)
- Hardly anyone owns a hydrogen car, but California is preparing to invest in hydrogen fueling stations anyway (CalMatters)
- Is Los Angeles walkable? (LA Times)
- Why states and cities are failing to reduce traffic deaths (Eno Transportation)
- Sticks, not carrots, are needed to get people to stop driving so much (Forbes)
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