First Look at Honolulu's New Driverless Rail Cars
The nation's first driverless train car was unveiled this week in Hawaii.
"The Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation unveiled the city's first train car," reports Kathleen Gallagher. The public appearance followed the arrival of the trains to the island in March and additional work on exterior and interior finishes.
The trains are destined for the history books, "the first driverless train for a transit system in the nation." As if that weren't more than enough, the new trains are "equipped with storage areas for bikes, surfboards and luggage."
Full Story:
Published on Monday, May 2, 2016 in
Topics
- Who's to Blame for Gentrification? Planners, Apparently
- New Population Estimates Released Today; South and West Lead Population Growth
- The Best Kept—and Dirtiest—Secret About 5G
- What Was Lost When Streetcars Stopped Still Hasn't Been Found
- The Results of Short-Term Rentals: Fewer Long-Term Rentals, Fewer Homes for Sale, Higher Rents
- Transit Ridership Declined Nationally in 2018, APTA Report Finds
- Residents Left Behind as L.A. Stadium Project Surges Ahead
- The State of Micromobility
- A Company of Scooter Vigilantes Sparks a Lawsuit
- Minneapolis Affordable Housing Practices Heading in a New Direction
- The Fair Housing Act at 50
- New 20-Year Comprehensive Plan, and More, Approved for Denver
- Transit Projects Would Provide Local and Regional Connectivity for L.A. Suburb
- Google Maps' Digital Erasure Highlights Issues of Community Identity in Buffalo, NY
- Urban Forestry Managers Need Better Climate Change Data, Report Says
- Hip Hop Architecture Camp Connects D.C. Youth to Futures in Urban Planning
- Striving for a Zero-Waste Future
- Cities Win the Water Reallocation Game, Study Shows
- Judge Halts Sales of New Coal Mining Leases on Federal Lands
- Cleveland Bike Path Plan Leaves Some Locals Unhappy
