Transportation – Page 19 of 30

Boeing’s outlook for the commercial aviation market goes up, up and away

LYNNWOOD, Wash. — You don’t need a crystal ball to tell that Boeing and commercial aviation are riding an updraft —… Read More

I rode an electric LimeBike around downtown Seattle — and up a hill — and lived to tell the tale

The phrase “it’s just like riding a bike” has never resonated with me. I know it’s supposed to mean that… Read More

Elon Musk’s Boring Company and 3 other firms vie to build Chicago airport tunnel

The Boring Company, created by billionaire Elon Musk to revolutionize the market for tunnels and flamethrowers, is one of four… Read More

Sonic (tech) boom: Sea-Tac Airport busier than ever, with record 46.9M passengers last year

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is busier than ever, servicing a record 46.9 million passengers in 2017 as the region continues to… Read More

Seattle traffic congestion is ninth worst in U.S.; eight cities in top 10 are vying for Amazon’s HQ2

Too bad it’s against the law now in Washington state to look at your mobile device while you’re behind the… Read More

This was the pits: Time-lapse video shows highway fill in hole where Seattle tunnel machine ended

The seven-story-deep receiving pit where Bertha the SR 99 tunneling machine ended her years-long run has been transformed in just… Read More

When Big Tech comes to town: Pittsburgh tries to repair Uber deal and apply lessons to Amazon bid

PITTSBURGH — When Uber started eyeing this city as a testing ground for self-driving cars back in 2016, Mayor Bill… Read More

Sidewalk Labs spinoff Coord aims to connect navigation apps, public transit and ride-sharing services

Over the past year, analysts from a Sidewalk Labs spinout called Coord have been playing a game of “would you rather?”… Read More

Drone video documents a disturbingly close encounter with passenger plane

An apparent close call between a drone and a passenger airliner over Las Vegas is the subject of an investigation… Read More

Airbus’ Vahana air taxi gets 16 feet off the ground during its first test flight in Oregon

This week marked a milestone for Airbus Ventures’ Vahana team, which is developing a self-flying, electric-powered air taxi — also known… Read More

Zunum Aero starts building its first electric airplane motor, targets first flight in 2019

News Brief: Kirkland, Wash.-based Zunum Aero has reportedly started building its first prototype electric airplane motor, and plans to put… Read More

Joby Aviation wins a $100M investment boost to get its flying cars off the ground

California-based Joby Aviation says it has secured $100 million in Series B financing to take its all-electric passenger aircraft into… Read More

Zipcar, Uber and 13 other transportation tech companies establish vision for future cities with Pittsburgh and Paris

Back in June, Pittsburgh and Paris were unwittingly connected by a comment from President Donald Trump defending his decision to… Read More

Uber partners with JUMP on electric bike share pilot in San Francisco

Uber is getting into the bike-sharing game. The transportation network is partnering with electric bike-share company JUMP on a limited… Read More

Boeing outperforms expectations in 2017 and delivers sunny outlook for 2018

The Boeing Co. today reported better-than-expected financial results for the fourth quarter of 2017 and a rosier-than-expected outlook for the… Read More

Seattle City Light installs first city-owned electric vehicle fast-charging stations

Seattle City Light opened two fast-charging stations for electric vehicles in the city’s Beacon Hill neighborhood Tuesday. The facilities allow… Read More

@BoeingCEO Dennis Muilenburg is taxiing down the runway for his Twitter takeoff

Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg’s corporate Twitter account has lain fallow like an Iowa farm field ever since he took over… Read More

Bad news for Boeing: U.S. trade panel bats down 292% tariff against Bombardier

Canadian airplane maker Bombardier scored an unexpected victory today over Boeing when the U.S. International Trade Commission unanimously rejected a… Read More

Southwest Airlines announces Everett flights, filling up Paine Field’s capacity

Southwest Airlines says it’ll add up to five flights to the daily departure schedule for the yet-to-be-completed passenger terminal at… Read More

Uber CEO, Seattle investor and labor leader call for portable benefits in Washington state

Uber has long maintained that its drivers are independent contractors, not employees, and therefore not eligible for the benefits employees… Read More

Uber CEO expects self-driving cars to start picking up passengers in 18 months. Flying cars? 5-7 years

The last generation of kids who will need to learn to drive has already been born, as far as Uber… Read More

Watch: New time-lapse video shows lower roadway being pieced together in Seattle tunnel

The road untraveled is starting to look like an actual road. Deep beneath Seattle, the SR 99 tunnel project continues… Read More

Boeing and Adient create joint venture to sell airplane seats … yes, the actual seats

Boeing says it has entered into a joint venture with Adient, the global leader in automotive seating, to manufacture and… Read More

Shortcut to Silicon Valley? Alaska Airlines will fly to 8 cities from Everett’s Paine Field

Alaska Airlines says it’ll offer daily nonstop flights to eight cities including San Jose, Calif., from Paine Field in Everett,… Read More

Photos: It’s not a car show, but CES sure is a showcase for some very cool vehicles

LAS VEGAS — The biggest automakers in the world have certainly caught on, and joined the race that traditionally has… Read More

Hate sitting in traffic? I took a virtual ride in this Air Taxi to see the future of urban mobility

LAS VEGAS — A long way from home, I can’t help thinking about the traffic in Seattle. All of the… Read More

LimeBike rolling out electric bicycles in Seattle, San Francisco and several other cities

The hilly streets of Seattle and San Francisco are often intimidating to would-be cyclists. LimeBike hopes to help them get… Read More

Toyota reveals e-Palette, a vision for a futuristic ‘Treasure Truck,’ with Amazon among early partners

LAS VEGAS — Beep beep! Will Amazon’s Treasure Truck have to move to the right to let Toyota’s vision for… Read More

Volvo drivers in Seattle can get their cars fueled up or washed down thanks to new Concierge app

Seattle drivers love their Volvos — perhaps especially so when the cars are clean and full of gas. Now the… Read More

As Seattle’s bike-sharing pilot concludes, here’s what 2018 has in store for the neon newcomers

Seattle’s novel bike-sharing pilot is crossing the finish line as 2017 comes to a close. With the training wheels off,… Read More