Tag: San Francisco
Study Shows Dramatic Drop In Pollution Following Switch To Electric Trains
When Caltrain switched from diesel to electric trains, the decrease in harmful black carbon pollution was dramatic.
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Waymo & Uber to Launch in Hotlanta in Summertime
Along with Waymo’s expansion into Tokyo, Japan, the company is continuing its robotaxi rollout in major US cities. It recently announced it was coming to Washington, DC, and more recently (this week), Waymo and Uber started letting residents join an “interest list” to use the robotaxi service in Atlanta, Georgia. … [continued]
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Waymo’s Quickly Taking More Market Share Than I Expected
To be honest, I hadn’t thought a lot about Waymo’s market share in the cities it operates in. I just figured it’s still fairly small and niche as it works hard to improve its software and hardware. However, it turns out Waymo is getting a lot more business than I … [continued]
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What would the Great Lakes region be like with bullet trains?
A few months ago, I was riding on Amtrak’s new Borealis line from St. Paul, Minn., to Chicago. The train was packed that day, and the new line has proved popular.
My coach seat was much nicer than any airline. Plus, I didn’t have to go through security.
Waymo D.C.
I knew it was coming. Waymo has been expanding faster and faster in the past couple of years, and it seemed certain that the company would bring its robotaxis to a new major market in 2025. In fact, I think it will expand into more than one city, but today … [continued]
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