Tesla talks driverless technology with Google

May 10, 2013

Tesla's Model S electric car Tesla Co-founder Elon Musk has begun discussing with Google ways to add driverless technology to Tesla’s electric cars, Bloomberg reported. Tesla, like many other automakers, is looking for the best way to implement the technology so ...

Sensenbrenner proposes new motorcycle safety legislation

May 09, 2013

(Photo: Jenny Munro / Flickr) Representative James Sensenbrenner Jr. (R-WI) has proposed legislation that would stop federal money from going to states for motorcycle helmet enforcement laws, The Hill reported. The Stop Motorcycle Checkpoint Funding Act would remove the current law ...

Chicago mayor proposes increased fines for motorists “dooring,” bicyclists who break traffic laws

May 09, 2013

A vehicle opens its door into the bike lane. (Photo: Mike Juvrud / Flickr) Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Wednesday proposed plans to the City Council to increase fines for bicyclists who disobey traffic laws and for motorists who open ...

Minnesota cuts tax hikes from transportation bill

May 09, 2013

U.S. Capitol building (Photo: MaryAnn Doherty / Flickr) The Senate Tax Committee voted yesterday to remove tax increases from the Minnesota’s transportation finance bill, Minnesota Public Radio reported. The committee rejected and removed two particular provisions: a 7.5 cent per gallon ...

Missouri honors Stan Musial with new bridge name

May 08, 2013

Stan Musial (Photo: Bleeding Yankee Blue) Missouri’s House of Representatives have reached a compromise to end the debate with Illinois about the name of the new bridge over the Mississippi River--and Stan the Man is part of the solution. According to ...

Massachusetts to implement all-electronic toll-taking

May 08, 2013

Drivers slow down to 15 mph at a toll booth in Massachusetts. (Photo: Flickr) Massachusetts is following Los Angeles’ lead and installing all-electronic tolling systems. However, rather than focus on one toll booth on one bridge, Massachusetts Transportation Secretary Richard Davey ...

LA’s 405 Freeway project slated for completion in summer 2014

May 08, 2013

Construction of the south side of Skirball Bridge is part of the 405 Freeway project. (Photo: Metro) The project that will widen the 405 Freeway in Los Angeles is slated for completion in June 2014, according to CBS Los Angeles. The ...

Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas names Seok Myung Yoon president and CEO

May 08, 2013

Seok Myung Yoon is the new president and CEO of Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas Wednesday morning, Hyundai Construction Equipment Americas announced that it has named Seok Myung (Sam) Yoon as the company's next President and CEO. Yoon will be making the ...

DOT spokeswoman moves to FAA chief of staff

May 07, 2013

U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Public Affairs Director Sasha Johnson is set to become chief of staff for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) at the end May, The Hill reported. Johnson has worked with the DOT since 2009, and Friday will ...

Navistar ships first International ProStar units with SCR-based MaxxForce 13 engines

May 07, 2013

Navistar began shipping its first International ProStar units, which are powered by the company’s SCR-based MaxxForce 13 engine, late last month from truck manufacturing plants in Escobedo, Mexico, and in Springfield, Ohio. The company says it began shipping the units ahead ...

Utah governor names former deputy director as UDOT chief

May 07, 2013

Carlos Braceras Utah Governor Gary Herbert named Carlos Braceras as executive director of the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT), according to the Deseret News. Braceras, who has served for the past 12 years as UDOT deputy director, is replacing former UDOT ...

Chevy introduces 2014 Silverado High Country

May 07, 2013

Chevrolet has announced its 2014 Silverado High Country will replace the LTZ at the top-of-the-line in the Silverado lineup when it hits the market this summer, our sister site, Equipment World, reported. A standard 355 horspeower 5.3-liter EcoTec3 V-8 engine powers ...

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