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Electric shuttles to start service in south Sacramento

Green Car Congress

SmaRT Ride is the first on-demand micro-transit program in Sacramento with an innovative service model that provides point-to-point transportation. SacRT began piloting the service in February 2018 in partnership with the Franklin Neighborhood Development Corporation using compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles.

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U-M, Ford open robotics complex to accelerate future of advanced, more equitable robotics and mobility

Green Car Congress

The University of Michigan and Ford Motor Company are opening a new advanced robotics facility. U-M’s Ford Motor Company Robotics Building is a four-story, $75-million, 134,000-square-foot complex situated on the north campus. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer, Ford Motor Company.

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Ford, Bedrock and Bosch exploring highly automated vehicle technology in Detroit to help make parking easier

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company, Bedrock and Bosch are launching a demonstration project with connected Ford Escape test vehicles that can drive and park themselves inside Bedrock’s Assembly Garage in Detroit using Bosch smart infrastructure. —Ken Washington, chief technology officer at Ford Motor Company.

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Recap: Exhibiting at the Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo and Honoring Our Customers

EV Connect

EV Connect’s Booth #1927 at the ACT Expo. EV Connect, Inc. was proud to be a part of a record setting Advanced Clean Transportation (ACT) Expo in Long Beach, California. Demos of EV Connect’s Fleet Solution to Attendees. During our reception, we recognized two companies that are creating a greener future.

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LADOT partnering with GMV and ViriCiti for e-bus management and maintenance

Green Car Congress

The Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) is rapidly electrifying its fleet to meet sustainability goals set under the Green New Deal for Los Angeles. Innovative partnerships, allow us to deploy tools that improve the customer experience and get us closer to our goal to build a more sustainable and efficient transportation system.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

The Truth About Cars

Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly. But this is but a singular component.

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Nissan and DeNA unveil Easy Ride robo-vehicle mobility service in Yokohama

Green Car Congress

Nissan Motor and DeNA Co unveiled the Easy Ride brand for the new robo-vehicle mobility service that the two companies are developing jointly. The companies also announced plans for a field test with public participation. The companies will recruit participants for the March field test from today until Jan. Earlier post.)

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