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Bellevue teams with electric transportation startup Circuit for free shuttle service

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Visit Bellevue and transportation company Circuit promise to make navigating downtown Bellevue “easier, greener, and more affordable.” in 2011 as a way to solve the first-mile, last-mile transportation problem, with the aim of reducing demand for parking in congested areas and mitigate the number of cars on the road.

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How transportation agencies can maximize infrastructure investments with network modernization

CIO Business Intelligence

Across roads, highways, rails, and airports, federal, state and local transit authorities are rolling out new digital infrastructure to enhance safety and make transportation more efficient. Another step transportation agencies can make is to adopt a network-as-a-service (NaaS) model, which makes network and service management much easier.

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Why sustainable transportation needs 5G connectivity and digitalisation

CIO Business Intelligence

Decarbonising transportation through electrification is critical to helping companies and economies meet net-zero emissions targets. Fortunately, three forces are combining to make this vision for sustainable transportation a reality: connectivity, digitalisation, and cross-sector collaboration.

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Uber will acquire public transportation software company Routematch

The Verge

Uber announced that it will acquire Routematch, an Atlanta-based company that develops software for public transportation agencies. Uber said the acquisition will help bolster its own efforts to integrate more public transportation services in its app, like route planning and ticket purchases.

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Amazon invests in startup producing ‘net-zero carbon fuels’ for transportation

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based startup that is developing what it describes as “net-zero carbon fuels” that can be used in transportation. The startup said it will use the cash infusion to develop commercial scale applications of its fuel. Amazon announced on Tuesday that it was investing in Infinium , a Sacramento, Calif.-based

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An Italian Plane Manufacturer Developed A Craft Just For Transporting COVID-19 Vaccines

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Tecnam, an Italian aeronautics company that produces aircraft parts for other manufacturers and also develops it own light aircraft, has engineered a small plane with the purpose of transporting the COVID-19 vaccine by air. Read more.

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Rapid rail for Cascadia? B.C., Washington and Oregon sign pact on high-speed transportation

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Washington, Oregon and British Columbia agreed to work together to bring bullet trains or other forms of ultra-high-speed ground transportation to connect the major population centers of the Cascadia region. BigStock Photo / Taras Rudenko. on Tuesday afternoon, the U.S. The combined population, currently about 9.5 Screenshot via webcast.).