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New York's first hybrid-electric public ferry, the Harbor Charger, begins service, aiming to cut emissions by 600 tons annually, while San Francisco Bay Ferry plans to launch fully battery-electric ferries by 2027.
Researchers from the University of Amsterdam propose a tabular reinforcement learning approach to the Metro Network Expansion Problem, showing it achieves comparable performance to Deep RL while reducing training episodes by 18x and carbon emissions by 12x on average. The method also incorporates social equity criteria and is evaluated on real-world metro networks in Xi'an and Amsterdam.
The US BUILD America 250 bill proposes a new annual tax on electric vehicles ($130 for BEVs, $35 for PHEVs) while some lawmakers push to cut the gas tax to zero. Critics argue the tax unfairly targets the small percentage of EVs that cause minimal road damage.
Self-driving motorcycles have been spotted on streets in China without a driver, indicating progress in autonomous vehicle technology for two-wheelers.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy stated AI will assist but not replace human air traffic controllers, as the DOT seeks $6–10 billion for AI integration into a $12.5 billion air traffic control overhaul.