University research

Peer-to-peer carsharing comes to Portland

December 14, 2011

Peer-to-peer car-sharing service Getaround is coming to Portland (OR) in February, funded in part with a $1.7 million federal grant.

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CMU expands bus-tracking app

December 13, 2011

CMU researchers have released an Android version of Tiramisu, the application that uses crowd-sourcing to track the location of Port Authority buses.

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Blacksburg Transit gets federal grant for new technology

November 28, 2011

Blacksburg Transit (VA) received a $1.85 million federal grant to explore technology that will let the agency meet its highly variable demand.

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Researchers develop mobile app for blind bus riders

November 23, 2011

Researchers at the University of Washington are building a mobile application to help blind transit riders access bus stops.

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Utah to test wireless electric bus

November 18, 2011

The University of Utah will test an electric bus that recharges without plugs or wires thanks to a $2.7 million FTA TIGGER III grant.

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Ithaca College professor develops TCAT trip planner

November 15, 2011

A faculty member at Ithaca College developed a mobile trip-planning application for Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (NY) buses.

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GO Transit launches mobile app

November 15, 2011

GO Transit (ON) launched a mobile application last week, developed in cooperation with students at Ryerson University.

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OneBusAway extended for another year

October 18, 2011

OneBusAway will live to see another day thanks to an agreement between the University of Washington and several Puget Sound transit providers.

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German combo bus-train hybrid uses new propulsion technology

September 28, 2011

Looking like bus rapid transit vehicle on steroids, the German AutoTram is described as a fully electric, zero-emission light-train on wheels.

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University of Minnesota introduces bike incentives

September 14, 2011

The University of Minnesota is handing out RFID tags as part of a program to encourage people to ride their bicycles on campus.

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