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Airport laptop
Jun 5, 2017, 4:06 PM

President Trump lays out controversial plan to privatize air traffic control system

President Donald Trump is calling on Congress to turn the nation’s air traffic control system over to a private, non-profit… Read More

Jun 1, 2017, 12:30 PM

New study on Seattle traffic lauds efforts by Amazon, Bill & Melinda Gates and others

Last year, a coalition of Seattle’s top business and political leaders unveiled a new effort called Challenge Seattle, with a goal of finding… Read More

May 30, 2017, 8:37 PM

Drones vs. trucks: UW study compares carbon footprints for delivery methods

Delivering items with drones instead of trucks is likely to reduce carbon dioxide emissions for short-range trips, or on routes with… Read More

May 22, 2017, 10:56 AM

Amazon works on drone traffic control software at French development center

Amazon has added France to the list of countries where the Seattle-based retailer is working on its drone delivery system, with… Read More

Aerix Drone
May 19, 2017, 1:56 PM

Hobbyist defeats FAA in battle over drone registration, but says the fight’s not over

Recreational drone users no longer have to register their flying machines with the Federal Aviation Administration, thanks to a federal court… Read More

Dreamliner dining table
May 18, 2017, 10:30 AM

Video: Want to fly like a CEO? Rent Deer Jet’s 787 Dreamliner for $70,000 an hour

Now anybody can fly like a VIP: All you have to do to take Deer Jet’s super-elegant 787 Dreamliner for… Read More

Paine Field passenger terminal
May 17, 2017, 10:58 AM

Alaska Airlines plans flights from Everett’s Paine Field to dodge Sea-Tac traffic jam

Bugged by I-5 traffic to Sea-Tac? Alaska Airlines is promising a work-around: The Seattle-based airline says it will start running regularly… Read More

May 17, 2017, 10:23 AM

BMW’s ReachNow tests higher price for ride-hailing service, preparing to challenge Uber and Lyft

For the last six months, BMW’s car-sharing service ReachNow has been testing out a new service called Ride that will… Read More

May 15, 2017, 11:00 AM

ReachNow installs new BMW electric car chargers on street lamps throughout Seattle

BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow, today unveiled the first of more than 100 “Light and Charge” electric vehicle chargers coming to… Read More

Tunnel boring machine
May 12, 2017, 9:34 AM

Warning: Elon Musk posts dizzying views of his first tunnel boring tests in L.A.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, demonstrated once again that he’s serious about boring tunnels beneath Los Angeles. But… Read More

May 12, 2017, 8:01 AM

Expedia acquires majority stake in London company seeking to modernize rail travel

Expedia said it has acquired a majority stake in SilverRail, a London based company focused on online booking for train… Read More

Fixed-wing drone
May 10, 2017, 5:09 PM

Drone sets a long-distance delivery record

Team Roadrunner, a Nevada-based drone consortium, says it set a record for long-distance drone delivery last week in Texas. The… Read More

May 8, 2017, 4:01 PM

Watch: Bertha the Seattle tunnel machine goes under the torch as huge pieces are cut, lifted away

Over the years, Bertha the tunnel machine managed to successfully cut her way beneath Seattle and make room for a new SR 99 highway… Read More

Aeroflot 777 turbulence
May 1, 2017, 1:45 PM

27 hurt when Aeroflot 777 jet hits clear air turbulence on Moscow-Bangkok flight

More than two dozen passengers on an Aeroflot Boeing 777 jet reportedly sought medical treatment after a scary run-in with… Read More

Elon Musk Boring Company transit tunnel
May 1, 2017, 11:00 AM

Elon Musk digs into his fixation with boring transit tunnels in a non-boring TED talk

When billionaire Elon Musk sat down for a 40-minute TED talk last week in Vancouver, B.C., he could have started… Read More

Waymo family
Apr 25, 2017, 3:46 PM

Waymo opens self-driving car testing in Phoenix – and scores in Uber legal battle

It’s been a good day on the streets and in the courts for Waymo, the driverless-car company that was spun… Read More

520 bridge
Apr 25, 2017, 12:21 PM

30 million trips later, Seattle’s 520 floating bridge turns 1 — and more work is coming to vital corridor

Something about putting up with years of road construction seems to make the time fly when a project is complete… Read More

Apr 25, 2017, 10:52 AM

Uber unveils its flying-car team and aims for a 2020 liftoff in Dallas and Dubai

Uber has been talking about flying cars for months, but today the ride-sharing company fleshed out its plan to become a… Read More

Kitty Hawk Flyer
Apr 24, 2017, 10:59 AM

Flying car? Kitty Hawk’s first working prototype looks more like a flying raft

Kitty Hawk, the hush-hush flying car venture backed by Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page, unveiled the first working prototype of… Read More

Drone delivery
Apr 18, 2017, 4:20 PM

Airbus strikes drone delivery deal with Singapore Post; Skyways trial set for 2018

Airbus Helicopters has partnered with Singapore Post for its Skyways drone delivery project, due to begin trials at the National… Read More

Boeing
Apr 17, 2017, 12:39 PM

Boeing will send layoff notices to hundreds of engineers, and more job cuts lie ahead

The Boeing Co. signaled that hundreds of employees involved in aerospace engineering in Washington state and other locations will be… Read More

Purple pod
Apr 14, 2017, 12:56 PM

SpaceX schedules Hyperloop II contest in August, and UW’s team is in the race

SpaceX’s second Hyperloop competition for student-led teams is coming up in August, with the University of Washington’s crew listed among two… Read More

Uber app
Apr 14, 2017, 9:53 AM

Uber drivers sound alarm over teen rider program, call for additional protections

A new program that allows parents to book Uber rides for their teenagers has some drivers pumping the brakes. Uber… Read More

Tesla Semi design
Apr 13, 2017, 4:20 PM

Elon Musk keeps on truckin’: Tesla to unveil Semi in September, pickup by 2019

Getting the Tesla Model 3 electric car on the road clearly isn’t enough to occupy Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO… Read More

737 MAX 9 takeoff
Apr 13, 2017, 1:53 PM

Boeing’s 737 MAX 9 jet makes first flight

The newest sibling in Boeing’s 737 family, the MAX 9, made its first flight today from the company’s assembly plant… Read More

Tesla Model 3
Apr 11, 2017, 10:56 AM

Tesla briefly tops GM as America’s most valuable automaker, amazing analysts

For a time on Monday, Tesla edged out GM in market capitalization to become the most valuable U.S. automaker, even… Read More

Bertha
Apr 5, 2017, 8:33 AM

Drone video captures closer look at Bertha as tunnel machine chews its way to daylight

Update: WSDOT released a new drone video on Thursday (above) with additional footage and sound to replace the previous video.… Read More

Zunum Aero planes
Apr 5, 2017, 2:00 AM

Zunum Aero emerges from stealth mode with big plans for hybrid electric planes

Four years after its founding, Zunum Aero is finally going public with a plan to build hybrid electric airplanes that could… Read More

Apr 4, 2017, 12:46 PM

Seattle’s landmark Uber union law temporarily blocked by federal judge

A first-of-its-kind law that would allow Uber drivers in Seattle to organize as a union has been temporarily blocked by… Read More

Bertha
Apr 4, 2017, 10:01 AM

Watch Bertha, the world’s largest tunnel boring machine, emerge from beneath Seattle

From the dark depths beneath Seattle, Bertha the SR 99 tunnel machine headed out of the muck and into daylight on… Read More

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