Transportation – Page 22 of 30

Full speed ahead: Gov. Inslee says he’s on board for Seattle-B.C. high-speed rail study

A high speed train with a one hour travel time between Seattle and Vancouver B.C. sounds like a pipe dream,… Read More

Microsoft backs Seattle-Vancouver high-speed rail study as Cascadia conference aims to deepen ties between regions

Pacific Northwest business and political leaders on both sides of the Canadian border announced today a series of agreements to… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber-Lyft union law delayed again following appeals court ruling

Just a couple weeks ago, it looked like the controversial ordinance that lets Uber and Lyft drivers unionize was free and… Read More

Here’s how the Pentagon is whittling down the $4 billion price tag for Air Force One

President Donald Trump was stretching the truth when he claimed that he trimmed a billion dollars from the cost of… Read More

Boeing claims edge in WTO battle over jet subsidies; Airbus says game isn’t over

An appeals panel for the World Trade Organization has reversed an earlier ruling against an $8.7 billion Washington state tax… Read More

Uber offers discounts to commuters traveling by light rail in Seattle area

Uber, Sound Transit, and Seattle-area cities are partnering to encourage more commuters to use Link light rail in conjunction with… Read More

Photos reveal worst ‘parking’ jobs for bike-share bicycles

You’d have to be completely oblivious to miss the thousands of neon-colored bike-share bicycles that hit the streets of Seattle… Read More

Migo launches transportation search engine app with Lyft and car2go payment integration

After months of beta testing, Migo’s transportation app is out in the wild. The Seattle startup today officially launched its… Read More

Seattle’s landmark Uber-Lyft union law on hold again as court battles continue

Seattle’s controversial ordinance that lets Uber and Lyft drivers unionize is on hold yet again, throwing another legal wrench into… Read More

Seattle startup Emerald promises charter flights on 737 jets at $15K an hour, but details are up in the air

Seattle-based Emerald Corporate Jets is taking the wraps off a charter jet service that offers flights on 737 jets, priced… Read More

Germany’s WARR team wins SpaceX’s Hyperloop II race with 201 mph pod run

The speediest team from SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s first Hyperloop pod competition has done it again: WARR Hyperloop from Germany’s… Read More

Teams from UW and other schools gear up for SpaceX’s Hyperloop pod showdown

Teams from the University of Washington and more than 20 other universities and colleges around the world are converging on… Read More

At Boeing town hall, House Speaker Paul Ryan talks about taxes, tech – and Trump

EVERETT, Wash. – House Speaker Paul Ryan came to a town hall with workers at Boeing’s biggest airplane factory today to… Read More

Bertha be gone: Time-lapse video shows summer-long dismantling of Seattle tunnel machine

Bye bye, Bertha. The Seattle tunnel machine, which carved its way beneath the city to make way for a new… Read More

Hello, yellow bikes: Testing Ofo, the third bike-sharing service to hit Seattle’s streets

Welcome to Seattle, yellow bikes. Beijing-based Ofo just launched its bike-sharing service in the Emerald City, joining other companies like… Read More

More bikes?! How the latest entrants in Seattle’s crowded bike-share market plan to compete

Seattle has been inundated by thousands of neon bicycles since Spin and LimeBike launched in late July — and it’s… Read More

Seattle area’s weekend traffic could be a mess, so WSDOT turns to map and Mariner Moose for help

Rather than shake your fists at Seattle-area traffic these days, perhaps it’s best to just relax and … smile. Clearly… Read More

Uber debuts in-app chat to improve communication between drivers and riders

Uber is rolling out a new chat feature that allows drivers and riders to communicate with each other directly through… Read More

‘I’m with the news, dude’ — watch this TV reporter try to figure out what’s up with a ‘driverless’ car

As a trusted journalist with years of experience in the profession, I never thought about just saying, “I’m with the… Read More

Car2go passes 100K member milestone in Seattle, its biggest U.S. market

Update Aug. 30: Car2go officially passed the 100,000 member milestone in Seattle Wednesday. To celebrate, car2go is reimbursing members up to… Read More

Worlds collide! Rocket engineer adds a Seafair tribute to Blue Origin on racing boat

The worlds of rocketry and hydroplane racing crashed together in Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos’ Twitter feed today, and it’s all… Read More

Hydroplane tech: Thunderboats get a makeover for the 21st century

The roar of this weekend’s Seafair hydroplane races on Lake Washington reawakens a six-decade-old Seattle tradition – but it also heralds… Read More

Boeing sells 747s left behind by the Russians as Air Force One jets – but for how much? Don’t ask

The U.S. Air Force says it’s getting a good deal on two Boeing 747s that were built for a now-bankrupt… Read More

Why Boeing 787 pilots just traced a giant Dreamliner airplane across the country

It wasn’t a stunt: When Boeing’s test pilots flew a 787 Dreamliner jet for 18 hours and nearly 10,000 miles,… Read More

Tesla posts better-than-expected quarterly results with Model 3 car in the spotlight

Tesla’s Model 3 electric car was the focus of today’s chatter in the wake of the company’s quarterly earnings report,… Read More

Boeing 747s ordered by bankrupt Russian airline may end up as Air Force One jets

Two Boeing 747-8 jets that were given up before delivery by Russia’s bankrupt Transaero Airlines could well end up as… Read More

Boeing’s newly created avionics unit marks a reversal of old-school outsourcing trend

The Boeing Co. is creating an avionics unit that will build the kinds of electronics and aircraft control systems now… Read More

Elon Musk kicks off deliveries of Tesla Model 3 cars and vows to pick up the pace

As thousands of employees and fans cheered, Tesla CEO Elon Musk drove a red Model 3 electric car onto the… Read More

Elon Musk shows off car elevator test for the Boring Company’s fast-track tunnel

Billionaire Elon Musk’s grand scheme for underground car tunnels will require elevators to get the cars in those tunnels – and… Read More

Our self-driving future will turn car companies into tech companies, disrupt freight, and serve you more ads, new report finds

We’re speeding toward self-driving cars faster than most people realize and the new technology will bring radical changes that expand… Read More