The students bringing smart city concepts to life with ‘unconstrained creativity’

At NYU's 2018 Science of Smart Cities program, founder Ben Esner lauded students' efforts to build innovations like climate-measuring drones and smart bridge technology.

By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 2, 2018

Petition calls for DC to expand bike-share program to 20K bikes

An open letter from advocacy groups urged the city to make sure the system is safe and equitable, and encouraged DC legislators to take "bold action."

By Sean Gibbons • Aug. 1, 2018

Explore the Trendline➔

Top 5 stories from Smart Cities Dive

From worsening climate change to a shifting transportation landscape and the housing affordability crisis, cities have their work cut out for them.

By Smart Cities Dive staff

Why the dramatic decline in car ownership could give life to the transportation industry

The momentous shift in consumer sentiment, coupled with the explosion of ride-share services, has already altered transportation as we know it — and it won't stop there.

By Gary Hallgren • Aug. 1, 2018

Revel launches moped service in Brooklyn, NY

The company's founders say they're trying to introduce more shared options to the borough without "disrupting" the existing transportation system.

By Jason Plautz • Aug. 1, 2018

Uber shuts down self-driving truck unit

The company wants to instead focus on the development of self-driving cars, leaving one fewer player in the market to work on autonomous truck tech. 

By Shefali Kapadia • Aug. 1, 2018

Lyft to Chicago drivers: Ditch your car, get free rides

Windy City drivers who give up their vehicles for a month will get alternative transportation credits.

By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 1, 2018

UK government launches challenge to shape future transportation strategies

The government also provided the equivalent of $15.9 million USD of funding for six projects to develop and test connected and autonomous vehicles. 

By Katie Pyzyk • July 31, 2018

Transit report card shows sub-par performance in San Francisco

The city lags 16 other metropolitan areas' public transportation on factors like speed and reliability.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 31, 2018

Autonomous ride-hailing pilot launches in Frisco, TX

A six-month pilot of the Drive.ai cars will transport passengers within a geofenced area, initially with a safety driver on hand in the fast-growing suburb.

By Jason Plautz • July 31, 2018

Will new ride-hailing regulations bring NYC back to the ‘bad old days’?

City leaders are considering new regulations on Uber and Lyft to help address congestion, but the companies and some experts warn of a return to an era without equity of service. 

By Chris Teale • July 30, 2018

Bosch to launch weather alerts for autonomous vehicles

Hyperlocal weather forecasts will be generated and delivered to cars through the cloud, with the company eventually incorporate shared data from other AVs.

By Jason Plautz • July 30, 2018

Uber paid $12.9B to drivers and delivery workers last year

A study from Economic Development Research Group also found the net impact of Uber on the U.S. economy is $591 million annually.

By Jason Plautz • July 27, 2018

NYC could be first to cap ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft

Legislation before the New York City Council would freeze approvals of new for-hire vehicles during a year-long study of the industry.

By Chris Teale • July 27, 2018

Report: Ride-sharing increases, not reduces, traffic

The study by Schaller Consultants shows that this shared mobility trend has nearly doubled the size of the for-hire transportation sector since 2012.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 27, 2018

Lyft, Hitch Health NEMT pilot reduced no-shows by 27%

A yearlong program targeting patients who frequently miss appointments reported a boost in revenue for an internal medicine clinic by $270,000 and yielded an estimated 297% ROI.

By Tony Abraham • July 26, 2018

Smart Columbus releases outline of Connected Vehicle Environment pilot

The city laid out how it will deploy the program along seven major corridors, including at 16 of its top 100 high-crash intersections.

By Kristin Musulin • July 26, 2018

Waymo, Walmart partner for AV shuttle program in Phoenix

The Google-backed company is also partnering with car rental services and hotels to help customers run errands and routine tasks in autonomous vehicles.

By Chris Teale • July 26, 2018

Study: 70% of city residents view electric scooters positively

Public perception varied across the 11 cities surveyed, but was lowest in San Francisco where only 52% of respondents had a positive view of the scooters.

By Jason Plautz • July 26, 2018

Letter urges more debate of AV START Act in US Senate

The letter from 70 stakeholders said the legislation should not be attached to reauthorization of the Federal Aviation Administration as it does not address major concerns.

By Chris Teale • July 26, 2018

Ford to invest $4B in AV development over next 5 years

The company will accelerate its manufacturing and deployment through Ford Autonomous Vehicles LLC, a new business division to operate on the Ford campus in Detroit.

By Kristin Musulin • July 25, 2018

Maven to expand peer-to-peer car-sharing service to 10 cities

Maven Peer enables users to list their personal vehicles for rent on the app in an effort to promote more car-sharing and reduce the number of idle cars on city streets.

By Katie Pyzyk • Updated Oct. 24, 2018

Report: Trump will move to rescind California vehicle emission, EV rules

The move could be met with opposition from utilities, which have stepped up their support for electric vehicles in the past year.

By Gavin Bade • July 24, 2018

Survey: Americans want more federal public transportation funding

The vast majority of respondents believe transit is important to help communities and businesses flourish, as it connects residents to jobs, education and more.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 24, 2018

Ofo blames onerous city regulations for US departures

The dockless bike-share company announced it would pull out of most U.S. cities last week, staying only in jurisdictions where rules are less stringent.

By Chris Teale • July 24, 2018

Lime celebrates 1-year anniversary, passes 6M ride mark

The bike- and scooter-share company boasts environmental benefits in addition to greater citizen mobility after a whirlwind 12 months for the industry.

By Katie Pyzyk • July 23, 2018