transportation

This paper presents TrafficSci, an agentic AI system that automates the discovery of universal traffic laws across cities through iterative workflows, successfully rediscovering established laws and identifying a new temporal memory scale in urban driving behavior.

A new study from the International Council on Clean Transportation finds that transitioning the US to 100% zero-emission vehicles by 2040 could prevent over 100,000 premature deaths by reducing harmful air pollutants.

Mobileye announces its entry into the US robotaxi market with a standalone service, starting with 100 robotaxis and aiming to scale to 17,000 within five years, while maintaining existing partnerships.

A review of the Pedal Electric H/T ebike, highlighting its 28 mph top speed, smooth handling, intuitive no-app interface, and optional dual battery system for extended range.

Jinhua Zhao, a renowned transportation planner and professor at MIT, has been appointed head of the Department of Urban Studies and Planning, effective July 1. He is known for his research on mobility systems and founding the MIT Mobility Initiative.

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.