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Tesla Model 3 car

Elon Musk shows off the first official Tesla Model 3 car in a tweet – and it’s his

The hundreds of thousands of customers who have plunked down deposits for the mass-market Tesla Model 3 electric car are… Read More

Seattle bike share pilot speeds ahead, hitting the streets as early as Friday

Starting Friday, Seattle commuters will have some new options for getting around the increasingly gridlocked city. Last week, the Seattle… Read More

Headed to Gas Works for Seattle fireworks? Save the headache and take Uber, bike, or public transit

Gas Works hosts one of Seattle’s most epic Fourth of July parties. Big crowds (and traffic) flock to the iconic… Read More

Tesla Model 3

Elon Musk says Tesla Model 3 car will debut this week, with quick ramp-up ahead

Tesla’s billionaire CEO, Elon Musk, says the first production model of the company’s anxiously awaited mass-market Model 3 electric car… Read More

Sonic boom visualization

NASA and Honeywell boost supersonic flight by tackling sonic boom problem

The historic Concorde supersonic airliner set a record flying from New York to Seattle in just under four hours, but… Read More

King County Metro electric bus

King County Metro adds buses as Amazon summer interns flood Seattle

Summer has finally reached Seattle: The sun is out, the water is less chilly, and thanks to Amazon’s summer intern… Read More

Chariot CEO says Ford-owned shuttle service will help alleviate Seattle’s ‘transit deserts’

Ford-owned shuttle service Chariot is launching in Seattle today. For the time being, it will focus primarily on working with… Read More

It’s T-minus-2 months to solar eclipse: Officials brace for totality traffic jams

The all-American total solar eclipse is still two months away, but federal and state agencies are already getting the word… Read More

Uber app

Uber to enable in-app tipping, breaking with longstanding practice in new concession to drivers

The number one feature Uber drivers request is the ability to receive tips via the app — and the ride-hailing… Read More

INRIX inks deal with U.S. Federal Highway Administration to supply traffic data

INRIX today announced a deal with the U.S. Federal Highway Administration to supply government agencies with its traffic data. Starting… Read More

New study on Seattle traffic lauds efforts by Amazon, Bill & Melinda Gates and others

Last year, a coalition of Seattle’s top business and political leaders unveiled a new effort called Challenge Seattle, with a goal of finding… Read More

Human and computer vision unite to help Microsoft engineers stop traffic deaths

In the U.S., car crashes kill roughly 40,000 people a year. That’s a loss of life equivalent to four to… Read More

Watch out Convoy: Here comes Uber Freight

It’s always a daunting proposition when a multi-billion dollar juggernaut enters your startup turf. That happened this week for Seattle-based… Read More

ReachNow installs new BMW electric car chargers on street lamps throughout Seattle

BMW’s car-sharing service, ReachNow, today unveiled the first of more than 100 “Light and Charge” electric vehicle chargers coming to… Read More

This Week in Seattle: AG won’t stop suing Trump, Amazon HQ to host homeless shelter, new bike shares ride into town

Mayoral candidates line up in the wake of Murray’s exit Seattle Mayor Ed Murray ended his bid for re-election Tuesday… Read More

Elon Musk Boring Company transit tunnel

Elon Musk digs into his fixation with boring transit tunnels in a non-boring TED talk

When billionaire Elon Musk sat down for a 40-minute TED talk last week in Vancouver, B.C., he could have started… Read More

Waymo family

Waymo opens self-driving car testing in Phoenix – and scores in Uber legal battle

It’s been a good day on the streets and in the courts for Waymo, the driverless-car company that was spun… Read More

Kitty Hawk Flyer

Flying car? Kitty Hawk’s first working prototype looks more like a flying raft

Kitty Hawk, the hush-hush flying car venture backed by Google billionaire co-founder Larry Page, unveiled the first working prototype of… Read More

Autonomous deliveries? Secretive Amazon team explores the potential for self-driving vehicles

Amazon has had a team dedicated to researching autonomous vehicles for more than a year, according to a report from the Wall… Read More

Purple pod

SpaceX schedules Hyperloop II contest in August, and UW’s team is in the race

SpaceX’s second Hyperloop competition for student-led teams is coming up in August, with the University of Washington’s crew listed among two… Read More

Uber app

Uber drivers sound alarm over teen rider program, call for additional protections

A new program that allows parents to book Uber rides for their teenagers has some drivers pumping the brakes. Uber… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber union law temporarily blocked by federal judge

A first-of-its-kind law that would allow Uber drivers in Seattle to organize as a union has been temporarily blocked by… Read More

This Week in Seattle: Mayor sues Trump, bike-sharing’s last ride, and more stuff you should know

This week in Seattle: Mayor Ed Murray sues President Trump and demands the city be more data-driven; Sen. Cantwell wants… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow opens second Seattle parking lot, making it easier for drivers to travel to busy neighborhoods

ReachNow is expanding its dedicated parking lots, known as “Drop Zones,” in Seattle next month. The car-sharing service, which competes… Read More

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service launches new ‘Corporate Fleet’ at Seattle office tower

BMW’s ReachNow car-sharing service on Tuesday launched its first “Corporate Fleet” service at Seattle’s 8th and Olive office tower. Starting today, about 1,000… Read More

Uber GM says service may leave Seattle if landmark union law is implemented

Uber’s popular ride-hailing service may leave Seattle if a first-of-its-kind law allowing drivers to collectively bargain is implemented as planned.… Read More

Scoop launches carpooling service in Seattle, helping workers get to and from the office

Seattleites have yet another way to get around town thanks to technology. San Francisco-based startup Scoop just launched its carpooling… Read More

Hyperloop One

Seattle to Portland in 15 minutes? Pacific Hyperloop begins campaign to make it so

A fledgling venture called Pacific Hyperloop is kicking off its effort to win support for a high-speed transit link between… Read More

California sets plans in motion to test self-driving cars without backup drivers

Today, California’s Department of motor vehicles opened up public comment on proposed regulations that would allow car manufacturers to test,… Read More

Report: Uber intentionally eluded law enforcement using dedicated software and in-app data

Uber’s reputation is getting totaled in a full-scale pileup. In the latest damning report, the New York Times claims Uber… Read More

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