CES Panel: AI Strategies for More Transportation Transformation
Information Week
JANUARY 9, 2024
Massive disruption is expected -- again -- in the automotive, transportation scene if companies do not get caught up in AI hype.
The WD Ultrastar Transporter supports up to 368 terabytes of storage in a 30-pound form factor
TechSpot
APRIL 13, 2024
The Ultrastar Transporter boasts support for 368 TB of NVMe flash storage and is equipped with a 12-core CPU. According to the company, the server is ideally placed in a data center rack, whether in a remote. Additionally, it's portable, weighing approximately 30 pounds and comes with a carrying case. Read Entire Article
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Volkswagen Partners With Azure To Drive Transportation Innovations
Forrester IT
OCTOBER 17, 2018
Volkswagen’s recent announcement to build its automotive cloud platform on Microsoft Azure is yet another example of the types of tech-driven innovation efforts transportation leaders are taking to position themselves as customer experience leaders. While the initial plays will […].
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Seattle’s new transportation director on electric vehicles, remote work, company shuttles, and more
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
Greg Spotts, the new director of Seattle’s Department of Transportation. Since moving from Los Angeles to take the helm of Seattle’s Department of Transportation in September, Greg Spotts has been busy learning about his new home. What can business and tech leaders do to support transportation? SDOT Photo).
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Uber will acquire public transportation software company Routematch
The Verge
JULY 16, 2020
Uber announced that it will acquire Routematch, an Atlanta-based company that develops software for public transportation agencies. The news comes amid the ride-hail company’s broader push into public transit. The company cut over 25 percent of its workforce in response to the pandemic.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company reportedly pitching wider tunnels that could transport freight
The Verge
JUNE 18, 2021
The Boring Company has been pitching potential clients on a much wider tunnel than any it has built so far, Bloomberg reported , which could be used to transport freight. The company most recently completed 1.7 The Boring Company has claimed such a system could handle roughly 50,000 passengers per hour. Photo: Elon Musk.
Why sustainable transportation needs 5G connectivity and digitalisation
CIO Business Intelligence
JANUARY 24, 2023
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.
Fortinet Transportation and Logistics Cybersecurity Solution
Tech Republic Security
AUGUST 31, 2022
Transportation and logistics companies are also implementing omnichannel marketing and engagement techniques to offer innovative services and improve customer experiences. Fortinet is committed to providing cybersecurity solutions for the transportation and logistics industry.
How transportation agencies can maximize infrastructure investments with network modernization
CIO Business Intelligence
NOVEMBER 14, 2023
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.
Bellevue teams with electric transportation startup Circuit for free shuttle service
GeekWire
JULY 19, 2023
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.
Transportation data analytics provider INRIX lands $70M from Morgan Stanley
GeekWire
AUGUST 8, 2023
based transportation software and data provider, raised $70 million from investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital and Morgan Stanley Tactical Value. The funding will help Inrix fuel strategic growth and refinance debt, the company said in a press release. (BigStock Photo) Inrix , a Kirkland, Wash.-based
Defense-tech company Anduril buys Area-I, a manufacturer of tube-launched drones
CTOvision
APRIL 6, 2021
Anduril, the rare West Coast tech company that sees the U.S. military as its go-to customer, has acquired Area-I, an Atlanta-based tech start-up specializing in small tube-launched drones that can be used to scout ahead of helicopters or military transport planes.
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Las Vegas approves The Boring Company's plan to expand its underground transportation system below Sin City
TechSpot
JUNE 16, 2022
The transit system will use Tesla Model X and Model Y vehicles to transport passengers directly to their destination without having to stop at other stations along the way. Officials view the network of tunnels as yet another way to connect key destinations throughout the city and ease traffic congestion.
Amazon invests in startup producing ‘net-zero carbon fuels’ for transportation
GeekWire
JANUARY 26, 2021
based startup that is developing what it describes as “net-zero carbon fuels” that can be used in transportation. Last year Amazon released its first sustainability report, which showed that the company’s 2019 greenhouse gas emissions rose over the previous year by 15%. based company.
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Uber and Lyft just scored a huge federal transportation contract
The Verge
NOVEMBER 23, 2020
The US government awarded a big transportation contract to Uber and Lyft this week, authorizing the ride-hailing companies to provide transportation to up to 4 million federal employees and their families. The contract is worth up to $810 million, though it’s unclear how much each company will receive.
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Can Auto CIOs Transform Their Companies Into Software Companies?
The Accidental Successful CIO
MAY 6, 2020
The goal is to transform the car companies into firms that provide services that people will buy. CIOs are going to have to find ways to change mindsets within the company. They are also going to have to find ways to get different parts of the very large companies to work collaboratively. This is not going to be easy to do.
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CIOs Search For Ways To Help Their Companies Become More Efficient
The Accidental Successful CIO
JANUARY 31, 2024
No matter if it is dealing with trying to decide what applications we should be moving into the cloud, trying to secure the company’s networks, or working out hybrid-work arrangements with our staff, very clearly our plates are quite full. Many companies have been exclusively focused on generating growth.
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5 Ways Edge Tech is Transforming Travel and Transportation
Information Week
MAY 6, 2019
If you are wondering about the role of edge technologies, consider how they help companies and individuals in the travel and transportation sectors.
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Seattle’s clean transportation blueprint spells out ambitious goals for electrification and habit shifts
GeekWire
MARCH 18, 2021
Laying out its vision for a fossil-fuel-free future, the City of Seattle has released an ambitious plan to electrify its transportation system, with a list goals over the next nine years that includes everything from 100% emissions-free Uber and Lyft vehicles to closing off a “major area” of the city to cars.
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The Colonial Pipeline Cyberattack Is A (Another) Call For Zero Trust And Resilience In Industrial Companies
Forrester IT
MAY 14, 2021
Colonial Pipeline transports 45 percent of the fuel along the East Coast of the United States through 5,500 miles of pipeline. On Friday, May 7, 2021, Colonial Pipeline safely shut down its pipeline operations due to a ransomware incident in their corporate network.
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Elon Musk's Neuralink accused of unsafely transporting infected material
TechSpot
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
Neuralink is planning to start its first human trails soon, and Elon Musk has said the brain-to-machine interface made by his company will let people stream music directly into their grey matter. meanwhile, Neuralink doesn't seem capable of even following the most basic guidelines when it comes to treating potentially. Read Entire Article
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Seattle-area transit agency partners with tech company Via for first- and last-mile rides
GeekWire
MARCH 9, 2023
Transit agency King County Metro and transit tech company Via this week launched a new on-demand ride service in the Seattle area. The county, which includes Seattle, Redmond and Bellevue, is partnering with transit tech company Via to manage and provide the rides. Via launched in 2012 and is valued at $3.5 It serves 600 communities.
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Which of these companies was not started by Elon Musk?
TechSpot
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
SpaceX, founded by Musk in 2002, aims to reduce space transportation costs and enable the colonization of. Elon Musk's ventures have been characterized by their ambitious scope.
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Hydrogen fuel company OCOchem raising more cash as sector gains momentum
GeekWire
OCTOBER 30, 2023
The company raised roughly $4.5 The Eastern Washington company, which raised $700,000 in 2018, is developing a solution for transporting hydrogen fuel. -based startup in the hydrogen fuel sector, is raising fresh cash, according to a new filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. million, according to the filing.
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Bird watching: Scooter-share company adding bikes to the last-mile mix in Seattle
GeekWire
AUGUST 11, 2023
The company know for its silver, standing e-scooters is bringing bikes to the city as part of the Department of Transportation’s scooter and bike share program. The arrival of Bird bikes will not change the lineup of other existing providers and transportation devices, according to SDOT.
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Collaborative Supply Networks Can Resolve The Logistics Logjam
Forrester IT
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Road transportation is fragmented and wasteful Road freight accounts for 30% of the global logistics spend at about US$1.9 But road transportation is a highly fragmented industry. trillion per year.
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Maritime Blue wins $500,000 for cleaner transportation as finalist in tech challenge
GeekWire
DECEMBER 17, 2021
Maritime Blue will use its $500,000 award to help integrate Washington state’s blue-economy cluster and commercialize new technologies aimed at decarbonizing heavy-duty transportation and reducing carbon emissions.
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Oracle Cloud SCM gets new capabilities to help manage logistics
CIO Business Intelligence
FEBRUARY 13, 2024
The new features appear in its Oracle Transportation Management and Oracle Global Trade Management applications, and include expanded business intelligence capabilities, enhanced logistics network modelling, a new trade incentive program, and an updated Transportation Management Mobile application. billion annually in 2026, up from $5.3
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Self-driving company Cruise will lay off 67 workers at Seattle-area engineering hub
GeekWire
DECEMBER 19, 2023
(GeekWire Photo / Curt Milton) Self-driving technology company Cruise is laying off 67 employees at its Bellevue, Wash., The company has around 300 employees in the Seattle area, according to LinkedIn. The California DMV suspended the company’s self-driving permits after the incident.
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Seattle launches permit system for companies testing self-driving vehicles on city streets
GeekWire
DECEMBER 2, 2022
Tech companies and automakers that want to test self-driving cars on Seattle streets now have to obtain a permit showing they comply with safety and liability regulations. The Seattle City Council and Department of Transportation launched the permitting program Nov. (GeekWIre Photo / Taylor Soper). Waymo Photo).
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company gets green light for Las Vegas tunnel system
The Verge
OCTOBER 20, 2021
Elon Musk’s Boring Company just won approval from local officials to move forward with building a network of vehicle tunnels underneath Las Vegas. The Boring Company already operates a small version of this “Teslas in Tunnels” system underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, which opened earlier this year and involves two 0.8-mile
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How the cloud and AI will help more companies become future proof
CIO Business Intelligence
DECEMBER 6, 2023
When speaking with IT leaders from the world’s largest companies about their greatest business challenges, there’s one thing I hear often. SAP Analytics Cloud helped them get access to a profit and loss account for each of their 200 individual locations as well as a comprehensive, consolidated company view. It’s easy to see why.
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Large graffiti painted on street outside Amazon’s Seattle HQ targets company as ‘Prime polluter’
GeekWire
JULY 13, 2023
A message for Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy, painted on Sixth Avenue in Seattle outside the company’s headquarters buildings. Stand.earth Photo) Amazon and CEO Andy Jassy were the targets of a large graffiti message painted on Sixth Avenue outside the company’s Seattle headquarters on Thursday. “It’s time for Mr.
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An Italian Plane Manufacturer Developed A Craft Just For Transporting COVID-19 Vaccines
Gizmodo
JANUARY 17, 2021
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.
Seattle selects three scooter companies to apply for permits — here’s what sets them apart
GeekWire
SEPTEMBER 11, 2020
The Seattle Department of Transportation has selected three micromobility companies to seek permits to take part in a Scooter Share Program which was approved by the Seattle City Council on Tuesday. Lime , Wheels and LINK emerged Friday from a selection process that attracted interest from nine scooter share companies.
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Virgin Hyperloop selects West Virginia to test its futuristic transport system
The Verge
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Virgin Hyperloop One announced its plan to build a $500 million certification center to advance its vision of the future of high-speed transportation in West Virginia. The company believes it would need an additional 2,000 meters (1.2 That’s fast but far less than the hyperloop’s theoretical maximum speed of 700 mph.
Seattle wants to charge DoorDash and other gig companies 10 cents per order for new license fee
GeekWire
NOVEMBER 13, 2023
(Bigstock Image) Companies like DoorDash and Rover may be required to pay a 10-cent per-order fee if a new proposed ordinance makes its way through Seattle City Council. The bill, referred to the City Council last week, would require “network companies” operating in Seattle to pay the fees to obtain an annual license.
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Elon Musk’s Boring Company finishes digging Las Vegas tunnels
The Verge
MAY 14, 2020
The Boring Company’s test tunnel in Hawthorne, California. Image: The Boring Company. Elon Musk’s Boring Company has completed digging a second tunnel underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center, marking the end of the first phase of the $52.5 The Loop is an “amenity” for the convention center, not a public transportation option.
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How Can The Enterprise Holding’s CIO Help The Company To Evolve?
The Accidental Successful CIO
MARCH 3, 2021
How can a CIO help a rental car company move into the future? You would think that being a CIO at a rental car company would be a pretty straight forward job. How is the CIO of Enterprise Holdings going to help the company to evolve to meet a changing world? Image Credit: Mr. Blue MauMau. The World Is Changing.
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On-demand car rental service Kyte brings another transportation option to Seattle
GeekWire
AUGUST 6, 2021
Kyte was co-founded in 2019 by Francesco Wiedemann , who previously worked for ride share company ReachNow. Kyte co-founders Ludwig Schoenack, Nikolaus Volk and Francesco Wiedemann. Kyte Photo). Other founders are Nikolaus Volk , previously a software engineer at Uber, and Ludwig Schoenack , previously a venture partner at Contrary.
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Boring Company raises additional $675 million as investors chuck money into holes in the ground
The Verge
APRIL 21, 2022
The Boring Company’s plan to revolutionize transport is best summarized as “Teslas in tunnels.” | Credit: ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images. The Boring Company has raised a new round of funding worth $675 million, with Elon Musk’s grand plan to “solve traffic” with tunnels now valued at $5.675 billion. Image: The Boring Company.
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Health savings account custodian HealthEquity acquires Seattle transportation startup Luum
GeekWire
MARCH 8, 2021
Founded in 2012, Luum works with hospitals, universities, tech companies, and more, offering software that facilitates parking management and integration with mobility apps, among other features. It aims to help employers achieve outcomes, such as reducing the number of employees driving alone to work, through incentives and disincentives.
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How to build the transportation hub of the future in 5 days
Venture Beast
MARCH 15, 2022
Data from driverless trucks show that companies should focus on autonomous vehicles for enclosed spaces and the benefits they provide. Read More.
Elon Musk’s Vegas loop won’t transport as many people as promised
The Verge
OCTOBER 16, 2020
Image: The Boring Company. Elon Musk’s Boring Company’s system of tunnels to shuttle people under the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) may not be able to move as many people as originally promised, according to documents obtained by TechCrunch. The Boring Company completed digging the tunnels for the Loop in May.
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