Transportation
The increasing shift to electric and autonomous vehicles, multimodal transportation, and transportation-as-a-service business models—this page covers the trends and news that will influence the future of transportation.
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https://techcrunch.com/2025/05/13/up-labs-porsches-newest-startup-wants-to-be-the-plaid-of-automotive-retail/
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Techcrunch
As serial entrepreneur Joel Milne founded, scaled, and then successfully sold mobile auto repair service startup RepairSmith to AutoNation, he was plagued by a persistent problem.
The automotive retail industry has a communication problem. And it's an expensive one. Thousands of dealerships and...
The automotive retail industry has a communication problem. And it's an expensive one. Thousands of dealerships and...
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https://qz.com/waymo-recalls-1-200-vehicles-minor-collisions-robotaxi-1851780624
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Qz
Photo: Robin Marchant / Stringer (Getty Images)In This StoryWaymo is recalling about 1,200 vehicles due to a software bug that caused its self-driving cars to collide with certain roadway barriers, according to safety officials.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a Monday...
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https://eccalifornian.com/ipark-brings-aerospace-and-sustainability-to-el-cajon/
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Eccalifornian
Ware Malcomb, international design firm, announced the completion of Gillespie Field iPark, a 380,000-square-foot industrial project near Gillespie Field public airport in El Cajon. The development includes a built-to-suit manufacturing facility for GKN Aerospace and a speculative distribution suite.
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https://www.livemint.com/industry/turkey-facing-backlash-over-pakistan-support-has-deep-ties-with-indian-aviation-11747229882719.html
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Livemint
Over the last few weeks, the success of Operation Sindoor saw a fallout on social media, which was beyond the war of perception which was being fought. The trend to boycott Turkey, on the lines of Boycott Maldives, took over social media. This is not the first time that such trends have taken...
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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/opinion/europe-train-travel.html
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Nytimes
How civilized to catch a train, enjoy a meal on board and then go to bed in a cozy cabin while the moonlit world zips past.Recently, I've boarded sleeper trains in Brussels and disembarked in Vienna; bid "Gute Nacht" to Munich and "buongiorno" to Venice. Closer to home, the Caledonian Sleeper...
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https://www.fark.com/comments/13669704
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Fark
Despite all of the "lul 'murica bad! corporations! corruption! capitalism!" answers here, there are actually real, good answers for this. The biggest one being that Japan, Germany, France, and China basically all built their rail network from scratch over the last 60 years while America has to upgrade legacy infrastructure that has existed since the 1820s.
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https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/raphael-furcal-mlb-charges-deadly-missile-felony-b2752008.html
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A former Major League Baseball All-Star is facing felony charges in Florida after he allegedly "threw a deadly missile" into an occupied car, according to the Broward Sheriff's Office. Rafael Furcal, 47, turned himself in to police on Wednesday after he was charged with aggravated battery with a deadly weapon for throwing the "deadly missile" into a car, Local 10 reports.
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https://www.cnet.com/home/energy-and-utilities/congress-might-eliminate-tax-credits-for-evs-and-solar-panels-what-to-know/
