#wired.com. #May.31.2020 × Want to Fix Urban Sprawl? Ditch the Cul-de-Sac. Streets arranged in grids, with few dead-ends, encourage walking and transit. But in developing countries, growing cities are taking the opposite route.
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#wired.com. #May.30.2020 × In the Walking Capitals of the World, Drivers Still Rule the Road. In sub-Saharan Africa, about half of travelers move around by foot. Yet in its cities, conditions for pedestrians remain incredibly dangerous.
#Automotive × #Tech × #Africa
#wired.com. #May.24.2020 × Informal Transit Is Crucial for Some. Can It Weather Covid-19?. The pandemic highlights the vulnerability of workers for private transportation services, which are essential to mobility in global south cities.
#Automotive × #Tech × #Weather
#wired.com. #May.19.2020 × A Lawmaker Wants Fast Trains to Rev Up the US Economy. US representative Seth Moulton of Massachusetts proposes spending $205 billion over 5 years to connect Chicago with Atlanta, Portland with Vancouver.
#Automotive × #Tech × #Canada #USA #North America
#wired.com. #May.11.2020 × Elon Musk Defies Lockdown Orders and Reopens Tesla's Factory. The CEO sued a California county over the weekend and threatened to move the company to Texas—his latest tangle with government authorities.
#Automotive × #Politics #Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #USA #Elon Musk #North America
#wired.com. #May.11.2020 × The Pandemic Strands Some Ship Crews at Sea, Others On Shore. Travel restrictions are blocking some marine workers from reaching their assigned ships. That's forcing others on extended tours.
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#wired.com. #May.10.2020 × Fantastical Plans Are on Hold, and More Car News This Week. The Covid-19 pandemic will delay the arrival of flying cars, and Google sibling Sidewalk Labs abandons plans to remake part of Toronto's waterfront.
#Automotive × #Tech × #Google
#wired.com. #May.09.2020 × Covid-19 Casts a Dark Cloud Over the Flying Car Future. An economic slump is no good for a long shot business that's just starting to take off.
#Automotive × #Health #Tech × #coronavirus #USA #North America
#wired.com. #May.07.2020 × Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs Scraps Its Ambitious Toronto Project. The Google sibling envisioned a tech-enabled and eco-friendly neighborhood. But residents rebelled over plans to collect and use their data, among other things.
#Automotive × #Tech × #Canada #North America #Google
#wired.com. #May.07.2020 × As Cities Reopen, Outdoor Dining May Provide a Lifeline. Restaurants are anxious to expand beyond takeout, and some researchers believe open-air transmission of the coronavirus is rare.
#Automotive × #Health #Tech × #coronavirus
#wired.com. #May.06.2020 × Sleeker Lidar Moves Volvo Closer to Selling a Self-Driving Car. Using technology from Silicon Valley's Luminar, the Swedish automaker plans to offer completely autonomous highway driving by 2022.
#Automotive × #Tech × #USA #Sweden #Europe #North America
#wired.com. #May.05.2020 × California Sues Uber and Lyft to Classify Drivers as Employees. The state and three cities say the ride-hail companies are violating a new state law. The suit could lead to tens of millions of dollars in fines.
#Automotive × #Tech × #USA #North America
#wired.com. #May.04.2020 × Covid-19 Spurs a Road Repair Boom—and Threatens a Bust. Empty highways clear the way for speedier construction projects, but loss of fuel taxes could bring them to a halt.
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#wired.com. #May.03.2020 × Fewer Wrecks, Grounded Planes, and More Car News This Week. Stay-at-home orders mean less traffic and fewer serious crashes, saving lives and money. Plus, Elon Musk does it again.
#Automotive × #Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #USA #Elon Musk #North America
#wired.com. #May.01.2020 × Elon Musk Says Tesla Stock Is ‘Too High’—and It Quickly Falls. An early-morning tweet punctuates a week in which the CEO has complained loudly and often about coronavirus-induced lockdowns.
#Automotive × #Business #Health #Tech × #cls__sex_gdb_Male #coronavirus #USA #Elon Musk #stock market #North America
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