October 21, 2024

Shaping the Future of Aviation: How VTOL Standards Can Keep the U.S. at the Forefront of Advanced Air Mobility

This post discusses the future of Advanced Air Mobility (AAM), highlighting the role of Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) technology in transforming aviation. It emphasizes the need for updated vertiport design standards to support VTOL integration, foster innovation, and maintain U.S. leadership in the evolving global transportation landscape.
September 27, 2024
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U.S. Proposes Ban on Chinese and Russian Components for Connected and Automated Vehicles

The Biden administration's proposed rule on connected vehicle security targets hardware and software linked to China and Russia, citing national security risks. It aims to ban components in Vehicle Connectivity Systems (VCS) and Automated Driving Systems (ADS), with timelines for compliance and a focus on safeguarding critical infrastructure and data.
September 19, 2024
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Five Takeaways from the Vertical Flight Society’s 2024 AAM Infrastructure Workshop

The Vertical Flight Society’s 2024 AAM Infrastructure Workshop emphasized that Advanced Air Mobility's success hinges on regulatory adaptation, public trust, and infrastructure. Collaboration between policymakers, industry, and local stakeholders is essential for sustainable growth.
May 4, 2023
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Data Holds the Key to a Lower Cost Energy Transition Across the Freight Sector

One of the most transformative roles freight data can play is to accelerate the sector’s energy transition. By bringing digital technologies to scale and leveraging digitalization, we can bridge the efficiency gaps in supply chains and optimize freight movement while achieving broader sustainability goals.
May 3, 2023
Duesseldorf, Germany - February 23, 2022: People in front of the main train station in Düsseldorf

Germany’s Nationwide Transit Pass is a Model for Expanding Travel Freedom Throughout Europe

Germany is betting that making access to transit convenient and affordable will make it a more attractive mobility option and encourage people to shed their cars for most trips. And in doing so, is showing the way for the rest of Europe to transform their transit systems.
March 16, 2023

Shifting Policymakers’ Perspectives: Transportation’s Vital Role In Society

Policymakers must accurately measure the vital role transportation plays to the vitality of society’s long-term economic, equity, and sustainability goals. This can be achieved by leveraging new digital planning tools, taking a more nuanced approach to integrating new mobility services and expanding people’s transportation choices.
March 6, 2023

Canada Invests In Supply Chain Digitalization, The U.S. Should Take Notice

While Canada has taken this important step toward modernizing its supply chains, the U.S. lacks any such dedicated funding, meaning investment in digital infrastructure is woefully underappreciated and underfunded.
February 16, 2023

5 Trends That Could Transform How People Get Around Their Communities

Improving battery technology, innovative vehicle design, increased infrastructure connectivity, and changing attitudes toward transportation have all laid the groundwork for a potential revolution in how people get around the places they live and work.
January 11, 2023

ReMo: U.S. Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization Essential to People, the Planet, and Energy Security

The Coalition for Reimagined Mobility (ReMo) applauds the U.S. Blueprint for Transportation Decarbonization released jointly on Tuesday by the Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy, […]