Aug 27, 2020 | Accessibility, Mobility
After losing his ability to walk in a traffic accident, Martin Londoño converted his wheelchair into a motorbike that can reach speeds of 30 kilometers per hour. He has built 10 wheelchair-motorcycles he plans to lease out to mobility-impaired people in Medellin,...
Aug 27, 2020 | Michigan, Mobility
Ann Arbor, Michigan-based May Mobility is preparing to relaunch its automated mobility service in Grand Rapids, Mich. at the end of August. When the low-speed electric shuttles start again, they will be carrying passengers for the first time since pandemic lockdowns...
Aug 26, 2020 | Detroit, Featured, Mobility, Training
Computer Scientist Weisong Shi talked with Smart Mobility Today’s Nathan Keelan about a new certification program being offered to mobility industry professionals. Dr. Shi is a Charles H Gershenson Distinguished Faculty Fellow and a Professor of Computer Science at...
Aug 20, 2020 | Detroit, Featured, Michigan, Mobility, Transit
A new initiative announced last week by Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer aims to bridge long-standing gaps in access to transit and transportation across southeast Michigan through the development of a corridor for connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs). ...
Aug 20, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Testing, Transit
The Washington region is about to experience self-driving vehicles in public transportation. Fairfax County and Dominion Energy are testing an autonomous electric shuttle that could be carrying passengers between the Dunn Loring-Merrifield Metro station and the...
Aug 20, 2020 | Climate, Environment, Mobility
The Mobility Systems Center (MSC), one of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI)’s Low-Carbon Energy Centers, will fund four new research projects that will allow for deeper insights into achieving a decarbonized transportation sector. “Based on input...
Aug 20, 2020 | Featured, Smart Cities
Houston, Texas, with 2.3 million residents, is one of the most diverse cities in America. In the last few decades, Hispanic and Asian immigrants thrived in this metropolis while African Americans established tight-knit communities. Perhaps due to its diversity,...
Aug 20, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Entertainment, Mobility
The European Tour is usually a globetrotting circuit of tournaments spread across five continents but to get things back up and running, it is currently in the midst of an eight-week program of competition across the U.K. and Austria. Organizers have created a...
Aug 20, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Manufacturing, Mobility
With countless changes forced upon our day-to-day lives by the COVID-19 pandemic, the automotive and transportation industries are on the lookout for how changes in consumer behavior may affect the adoption of autonomous vehicles (AV) technologies across all facets of...
Aug 20, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety, Testing
The UK government has launched a call for evidence that self-driving vehicles can be driven safely on city streets and motorways. On August 18, the UK Department for Transport, and the Center for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles, announced a new...
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