Articles about Transportation – Page 2 of 10

Zonar Systems hit with firmware glitch affecting school bus fleet management devices

Zonar Systems, a Seattle-based company that provides electronic fleet inspection and tracking systems for public and private fleets, experienced a… Read More

Lime to remove bikes from Seattle by Dec. 31, says it’s still ‘very committed’ to working with city

Lime informed its Seattle customers Tuesday morning that it will remove its e-bikes from the city over the next week,… Read More

Elon Musk shatters stereotypes (and windows) with Tesla’s all-electric, edgy Cybertruck

Amid clouds of smoke and “Blade Runner” hype, Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveiled a hard-edged, all-electric pickup truck that will… Read More

Geek of the Week: If there’s roadwork ahead, Kurt Stiles uses 3D modeling and more to drive project

If a new roadway or bridge or other infrastructure element in Washington state looks and drives exactly like you’d hoped… Read More

Amazon will spend nearly $1.5B in Q4 for one-day delivery initiative as shipping costs skyrocket

Amazon is spending massively to increase capacity for its new one-day delivery initiative — and it’s cutting into the company’s… Read More

Microsoft to host Seattle summit on high-speed rail connecting Pacific Northwest cities

High-speed rail in the Pacific Northwest has long been a dream of Microsoft and the tech giant is accelerating efforts… Read More

An autonomous school bus that delivers packages, and other predictions for the future of mobility

When Devin Liddell rushes to catch the King County water taxi, gazes out his office window at 1st and Union… Read More

Concept for premium air mobility vehicle

A sports car in the sky? Boeing and Porsche target urban air mobility market

Boeing and Porsche say they’ve signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the premium air mobility market and the potential… Read More

Podcast

Tech workers unite for the climate, pushing Amazon and other big companies to take action

The climate crisis surged to the top of the tech industry’s agenda this week, encouraged by a groundswell of activity… Read More

GeekWire Elevator Pitch Ep. 2: Transportation startups compete on 32-second journey to top of Seattle’s iconic Smith Tower

We’re back with a new episode of Elevator Pitch, the GeekWire show in which entrepreneurs pitch their business concepts in… Read More

BMW ReachNow car-sharing service shuts down in Seattle and Portland following joint venture deal

Peace out, ReachNow. BMW’s car-sharing service abruptly ceased operation Wednesday, ending a mobility program that included 1,000 free-floating vehicles used… Read More

Washington Hyperloop slims down its pod racer for Elon Musk’s next big contest

Could this year be the year for Washington Hyperloop? For the fourth time, the students on University of Washington’s pod-racing… Read More

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan: Let’s try scooters, but let’s do it right

Editor’s note: This is a guest post written by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan. See this story for more details about… Read More

Tesla CEO Elon Musk unveils his Robotaxi concept for a self-driving rideshare fleet

Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, laid out a vision for a huge fleet of self-driving electric vehicles that owners could… Read More

Bellevue accelerates self-driving transit plans as Amazon moves major team from Seattle

For more than a year, transportation wonks and city officials have been working to turn Bellevue, Wash., into a smart… Read More

Boeing vows to take all necessary safety steps after Ethiopia issues preliminary 737 MAX crash report

Boeing executives said today that they would take all necessary steps to ensure the safety of the company’s 737 MAX… Read More

Seattle startup ioCurrents raises $5M to bring big data to the high seas

For Cosmo King, maritime data is both personal and professional. King grew up sailing in Virginia and is now the owner… Read More

With latest deals, Amazon reveals sudden interest in autonomous and electric vehicles

Amazon and General Motors plan to invest in Rivian, the maker of electric pickup trucks, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg,… Read More

Look out, UPS and FedEx? Amazon filing cites ‘intense competition’ in transportation and logistics

Amazon continues to pour billions into its growing shipping operations, an area where the company says it is facing “intense… Read More

Boeing’s passenger air vehicle prototype rises into the sky for its first test flight

Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger air vehicle, which… Read More

Good night, viaduct: Watch our final voyage over Seattle’s favorite elevated freeway

It was just after 9 p.m. and there we were in Tukwila, having just finished a soccer match. Should we… Read More

Days before Seattle viaduct closes forever, experts discuss how new tunnel is safest spot during quake

The Alaskan Way Viaduct in Seattle may have been the place where a lot of us liked to be during… Read More

Boom Supersonic closes $100M funding round for Overture faster-than-sound jet

Colorado-based Boom Supersonic says it has closed a $100 million Series B investment round to support the development of a… Read More

Lime reveals new ridership data as Seattle becomes first city to eclipse 2M bike rides

As it continues to expand around the globe amid reports of a potential acquisition by Uber, transportation startup Lime today… Read More

Uber reportedly files IPO paperwork, accelerating race with rival Lyft

Uber has filed preliminary documents to take the company public in 2019, with a goal of debuting in March or… Read More

We tested Lime’s new car-sharing service, LimePod, that will take on BMW and Daimler in Seattle

Lime bikes, Lime scooters, and now, Lime cars. Lime, the high-flying transportation startup valued at $1.1 billion, already has thousands… Read More

Developer plans to launch water taxis to connect Seattle region’s tech hubs by 2020

An ambitious plan from a Seattle-area real estate developer to build and operate a network of high-tech water taxis, ferrying… Read More

Grab hires Amazon vet Mark Porter as CTO of ride-hailing operation at growing Seattle R&D center

Grab’s presence in Seattle continues to grow as the Southeast Asia ride-hailing giant today announced the hiring of Amazon veteran… Read More

Waze launches carpool service at 50 Amazon warehouses as part of nationwide rollout

Waze is expanding its carpooling service nationwide, and as part of the plan the Google-owned traffic and navigation app will… Read More

Tesla rebounds after Elon Musk settles SEC lawsuit (and after big Model 3 push)

Tesla’s share price jumped today as dramatically as it fell on Friday, thanks largely to this weekend’s settlement of the… Read More