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Ford to halt production of electric F-150 Lightning next month until January
Ford plans to halt production of the F-150 Lightning until January to address high inventories and reduce losses of the all-electric pickup trucks.
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Mixmaster rehabilitation project in Waterbury, Conn. to be completed Thursday
Drivers will be getting a treat on Halloween. The Connecticut Department of Transportation said the Route 8/Interstate 84 Mixmaster Rehabilitation Project in Waterbury will be completed on Thursday. The goal of the $223 million, 2.77-mile project was to restore the structural integrity and extend the life of bridges. “They were in need of repairs associated with concrete and steel, but...
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Report card: Afternoon school bus drop-off performance in Boston has not improved
It’s now been nearly two months since Boston Public Schools unveiled new technology intended to improve the reliability and on-time performance of the buses that transport thousands of students. As NBC10 Boston reported in September, the bus-tracking mobile app, Zum, had a rocky rollout when the school year began. On the first day of class, two-thirds of the buses were...
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Budget chief wants to direct $1B toward MBTA, transportation improvements
The House budget chief wants to direct $1 billion in surplus income surtax funds towards transportation investments, mainly MBTA capital investments, he told business leaders at an event in Boston. “We have nearly a billion dollars in surplus funds,” House Ways and Means Chair Aaron Michlewitz said during an Associated Industries of Massachusetts event at Northeastern University. “A majority of...
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WATCH: Train collides with 18-wheeler carrying a tank
A train in Goose Creek, South Carolina, collided with an 18-wheeler carrying a tank Thursday after the truck became stuck on the tracks
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Cars collect troves of data about traffic and road hazards. Should they share it?
Transportation officials are hoping a major investment in a technology allowing cars to talk to other cars about hazards on the road could be part of the solution to a recent surge in traffic deaths.
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Some Jeep SUVs and pickups are catching fire even after engines are turned off, owners say
U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned off.
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BMW recalls nearly 300,000 SUVs over interior cargo rail issues
BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
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GM fined $146 million after EPA finds 5.9 million older vehicles emitted excess carbon dioxide
General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.
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Uber offers $1,000 to ditch your car for five weeks
The One Less Car trial comes at a time when the average monthly cost of vehicle ownership in the U.S. is more than $1,000.
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Uber, Lyft argue they're not transportation providers as Mass. trial starts
Uber and Lyft kicked off a defense of their worker classification status quo in Massachusetts Monday by pitching themselves as technology companies that facilitate easier transportation, not outright transportation providers. Laying out the case they will make before a Suffolk Superior Court judge over the coming weeks, state prosecutors alleged that Uber and Lyft have long violated state law by…
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Tractor-trailers with no one aboard? The future is near for self-driving trucks on US roads
Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are expected to travel on America’s public freeways.
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From Sin City to the City of Angels, building starts on high-speed rail line
Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.
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‘Stop! Stop!': Two planes nearly collide at DC's Reagan National Airport
The planes, one from Southwest and one from JetBlue, nearly ended up crossing the same runway while that JetBlue flight was taking off.
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Nearly 3 million Honda vehicles at risk of recall as NHTSA probes emergency brake issue
A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall. Here’s what you should know.
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Norfolk Southern agrees to pay $600M in settlement related to train derailment in eastern Ohio
Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement related to a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio.
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Tesla autopilot and 10 other assisted-driving systems receive ‘poor' rating from IIHS safety review
A new insurance industry report is grading the major carmakers’ assisted driving systems.
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Can Gov. Healey ultimately keep her budget promises on transportation?
While a new panel of government officials, transportation activists and commuters prepare for another round of investigation into how the state should fund roads and transit, Gov. Maura Healey will keep an open mind — including around the possibility of new or increased taxes. Healey neither embraced nor ruled out the idea of pursuing new tax or fee increases to…
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Tesla drivers had highest accident rate, BMW drivers highest DUI rate, study finds
Tesla drivers had 24 accidents per 1,000 drivers during the period from mid-November 2022 to mid-November 2023, according to a study by Lending Tree.
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Ferry operators around the country to receive $200M in federal grants to modernize fleets
The Biden administration will issue $200 million in grants to modernize the country’s ferry systems, officials announced Thursday.