Tuesday’s Headlines
Ford trying to learn how its cars can detect pedestrians (so drivers don't have to pay attention?); Musk claims "free speech" lets him call Teslas "full self-driving"; Caltrans releases SHOPP list; More
8:56 AM PST on December 12, 2023
- How Ford is trying to detect pedestrians and estimate their speed – to help drivers avoid hitting them without having to pay attention? (Auto Evolution)
- Musk claims “free speech” allows him to call Teslas “full self-driving vehicles” (LA Times)
- Caltrans releases draft 2024 SHOPP list (Redheaded Blackbelt)
- Senate Select Committee on SoCal rail meets, discusses climate change and other challenges (San Diego Union Tribune, OC Register)
- San Diego MTS removes bus stop benches to prevent… loitering? (inewssource)
- BART fares to go up (SF Chronicle)
- Bay Area’s universal transit pass pilot is now available to employers (Railway Age)
- “Never going back”: What a newbie e-bike commuter learned (Electrek)
- Transportation funding:
- $12.5M to Alameda County (Patch)
- Projects in Santa Barbara County (Edhat)
- More on recent passenger rail funding (Urbanize LA)
- Rancho Cucamonga is excited about getting a high-speed rail station (Daily Bulletin)
- Cambridge mandated separated bike lanes on all new roads – here’s how that’s going (Outside)
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