Virgin Galactic’s pilots get first commercial astronaut wings awarded in 15 years Two Virgin Galactic test pilots are now wearing the first commercial astronaut wings to be awarded since SpaceShipOne’s historic spaceflights… Read More
FAA lays out its plan to ease restrictions on drones flying at night and over people The Federal Aviation Administration has issued draft regulations that would smooth the way for drones to fly at night and… Read More
10 teams win federal approval to push the limits with drones, but Amazon’s left out The U.S. Department of Transportation has selected 10 state, local and tribal governments to oversee pilot projects that will go… Read More
Victory for V2V: Connected car technology gets Transportation Department’s vote The U.S. Department of Transportation today laid out its proposal for enabling cars and light trucks to connect to each… Read More
Official policy on autonomous vehicles shows federal government wants to come along for the ride The federal government finally got on the same path as automobile and technology companies that are racing toward a future… Read More
Columbus, Ohio, wins $50M in Vulcan-sponsored Smart City Challenge to transform transportation Columbus, the capital city of Ohio, has been awarded $50 million as winner of the Smart City Challenge, an initiative designed… Read More
Vulcan and USDOT unveil $50 million Smart City transportation contest The U.S. Department of Transportation and billionaire philanthropist Paul Allen’s Vulcan Inc. are offering $50 million to midsize cities,… Read More
