Transportation – Page 9 of 31

Aug 21, 2019, 10:55 AM

Seattle officials reveal launch date for scooter-share pilot program

Seattle’s scooter plans are moving forward. The city launched a six-month due diligence process Tuesday to prepare for a scooter-share… Read More

Aug 16, 2019, 2:59 PM

Dramatic footage of exploding Lime bike battery highlights safety issues

Video footage of a Lime electric bike spewing flames on the University of Washington campus in Seattle this week is… Read More

Aug 15, 2019, 2:07 PM

Car2go adds new ‘zone-based pricing structure’ in Seattle to get more vehicles into the urban core

Car2go is implementing a new pricing structure in Seattle next month to encourage drivers to leave cars in the busiest… Read More

Aug 14, 2019, 9:11 AM

Expedia and Ryanair quietly settle lawsuit as online travel giant tries to make peace with industry

Expedia and Ryanair have agreed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit brought against the online travel giant by the European budget… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 7:59 AM

Battery startup Group14 Technologies raises $14M to make materials for electric cars

A 3-year-old Seattle-area startup is raising cash to develop materials that improve batteries in electric vehicles. A new SEC filing… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 3:00 AM

Google Maps adds Lime scooters and bikes as transportation options in more than 100 cities

Drive, walk, transit, bike, or — scooter? Free-floating electric scooter-share is the latest mobility option Google Maps will serve up… Read More

Aug 12, 2019, 12:10 PM

Seattle transportation officials experiment with ride-hailing to fill transit gaps

Here’s a test. You’re in Seattle, trying to get to a destination that isn’t easily reached by public transit. What… Read More

Aug 9, 2019, 10:31 AM

Car-sharing’s seedier side: Criminal activity linked to LimePods in Seattle

A Seattle man called the police on July 2 to report a crime. Three men in a LimePod vehicle attempted… Read More

Aug 5, 2019, 8:55 AM

Inside the abrupt shutdown of BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service in Seattle and Portland

ReachNow’s 75 employees learned they were losing their jobs just hours before the company told customers that the car-sharing service… Read More

Aug 2, 2019, 10:55 AM

Backed by Bill Gates, Echodyne plays role in a pioneering flight of a drone on its own

A public-private consortium led by the University of Alaska has conducted the first-ever federally authorized test flight of a drone… Read More

Aug 1, 2019, 6:14 PM

Aviation geeks will be seeing some new twists when the Blue Angels soar at Seafair

The sights and sounds of the Blue Angels flying their aerobatic fighter jets through August skies are a Seattle tradition… Read More

Jul 30, 2019, 6:55 PM

In pursuit of air mobility, Voom’s Seattle office blazes a trail for working remotely

Add the Airbus subsidiary Voom to the list of tech startups with engineering centers in the Seattle area — and… Read More

Jul 24, 2019, 3:41 PM

Taking on Tesla: Polestar 2 electric car, with Google tech built in, rolls into Seattle amid showroom plans

It’s a good problem to have when you can’t decide whether you’d rather stare at a new car’s exterior or… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 3:39 PM

Check out some of the tech and engineering that will enable trains to cross a Seattle floating bridge

It’s already a pretty cool engineering marvel that the Seattle region has floating bridges carrying cars, buses and bikes across… Read More

Jul 23, 2019, 9:42 AM

FAA puts new drone management system in play and eases flight restrictions

Good news for law-abiding drone operators: The Federal Aviation Administration is expanding its automated online system for authorizing recreational flights… Read More

Jul 21, 2019, 11:34 PM

German team registers the top speed (again) in Elon Musk’s Hyperloop pod race

The name may have changed, but the result is the same: For the fourth time in a row, a German… Read More

Jul 18, 2019, 3:37 PM

Another city in Washington launches scooter-share pilot as Seattle holdout continues

Editor’s note: The headline of this story has been updated to more accurately describe scooter-share in the Seattle region. Cities surrounding… Read More

Jul 17, 2019, 12:29 PM

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

Jul 17, 2019, 11:53 AM

Uber-backed study touts benefits of downtown tolling in Seattle as ride-share industry pushes for congestion pricing

The concept of downtown tolling to reduce congestion is gaining momentum. Cities like Singapore and Stokholm have implemented congestion pricing… Read More

Jul 16, 2019, 11:22 AM

New video shows how crews ‘reverse engineer’ Seattle’s viaduct to demolish historic highway

Seattle’s Alaskan Way Viaduct has been disappearing from the city’s waterfront in plain sight for months, but as the historic… Read More

Jul 15, 2019, 9:25 PM

Study: High-speed rail connecting Seattle to Vancouver BC would spur $355B in economic growth

A high-speed train connecting the biggest cities in the Pacific Northwest — zipping passengers from Seattle to Portland or Vancouver… Read More

Jul 11, 2019, 1:16 PM

Lyft pilots free ride program for people experiencing homelessness in Seattle

Lyft is launching a new pilot program in Seattle designed to help people experiencing homelessness access emergency shelter services. The… Read More

Jun 22, 2019, 10:51 AM

Traffic tech company INRIX approaches its 15th birthday, looks to AI to drive its business

Almost 15 years after INRIX was founded, the traffic technology company has emerged as a rare breed. It is a… Read More

Jun 20, 2019, 4:09 PM

Driver wars: Uber-backed advocacy group protests potential tax, unionization effort in Seattle

The debate over how to deal with gig economy workers has pitted two groups of Uber and Lyft drivers against… Read More

Jun 18, 2019, 4:05 PM

Eviation unveils electric airplane and plans flight tests in central Washington state

An Israeli startup called Eviation Aircraft unveiled its first prototype electric airplane today at the International Paris Air Show, with… Read More

Jun 12, 2019, 8:42 AM

Uber and Lyft CEOs team up to respond to driver concerns in rare op-ed

Uber CEO Dara Khosrowshahi and Lyft co-founders Logan Green and John Zimmer lead companies that have been locked in fierce… Read More

Jun 11, 2019, 1:30 PM

Uber shows off its latest concept for air taxis; FAA chief hits hard on safety issue

Uber says it’s on track to start flying its first all-electric air taxis on a demonstration basis next year, with… Read More

Jun 5, 2019, 10:25 AM

Amazon shows off new all-electric Prime Air drone that will start delivering packages ‘within months’

LAS VEGAS — Amazon’s drone ambitions took another step forward today as the tech giant revealed its latest delivery drone… Read More

Jun 4, 2019, 12:06 PM

Boeing HorizonX leads funding round for Robotic Skies drone servicing venture

Boeing’s venture capital arm is leading an investment round for Robotic Skies, a New Mexico-based startup that offers a global… Read More

May 30, 2019, 1:24 PM

Uber and Lyft drivers roll up to Seattle City Hall to demand better wages and worker protections

A caravan of Uber and Lyft drivers arrived at the steps of Seattle City Hall on Thursday afternoon to demand… Read More