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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

Green Car Congress

Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. Erhardt et al.

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In San Francisco, being a human rather of a robotic will value you

Baua Electric

San Francisco lets in drivers and automobiles, takes fingerprints, drug-tests drivers and problems a written examination, amongst alternative necessities. Not like with taxicabs, the dimensions of a robotaxi fleet can’t be regulated through San Francisco’s issuance of medallions to keep watch over congestion.

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Singapore Airlines & CAAS partner on “Green Package” flights; biofuels, optimized operations and fuel-efficient A350-950

Green Car Congress

Singapore Airlines (SIA), in partnership with the Civil Aviation Authority of Singapore ( CAAS ), has started operating a series of 12 “green package” flights over a three-month period on its non-stop San Francisco-Singapore route.

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NREL study focuses on growing use and impacts of ride-hailing services at airports

Green Car Congress

In a new study, NREL researchers focused on the key observability aspects of new modes and the rate of shifts in mobility patterns across airports in the regions of San Francisco, Portland, Denver, and Kansas City—all US DOT Smart City Challenge finalists. —Alejandro Henao, NREL postdoc.

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“Insanely frightening and incredibly cool”: What it is really like to catch a self-driving robo-taxi

EV Central

But it turns out there is one machine that becomes insanely frightening as soon as it exceeds walking speeds – a self-driving taxi, or AV (Autonomous Vehicle) as the cool folks in San Francisco, for whom they are already a way of life, refer to them. Because America.

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Elon Musk Twitter takeover prompts prank that fools mainstream media

Teslarati

Amidst Friday’s events, two men carrying boxes were seen standing near the entrance to Twitter’s San Francisco building. Agrawal and Segal were reportedly escorted out of Twitter’s headquarters. Ligma Johnson had it coming pic.twitter.com/CgjrOV5eM2 — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) October 28, 2022.

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United Airlines Flight Arrives at Oregon Airport Missing an External Panel

Baua Electric

A United Airlines flight that took off on Friday morning from San Francisco International Airport landed in Oregon in the afternoon missing an external panel, the Federal Aviation Administration said. Boeing referred questions about the flight to United Airlines. No injuries were reported.

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