automated vehicles
RTD’s Robot Bus Launch: A video, 7 Pics and Mayor Hancock’s Selfie
Yesterday, the Regional Transportation District kicked off the first-ever passenger service on a driverless electric bus in Colorado. The little, futuristic-looking bus will carry up to 12 passengers at a time along RTD’s newest route, the 61AV. It will originate at the Peña Boulevard transit station, go to a Park-n-Ride facility and hit three stops … Continued
January 30, 2019
Denver Can’t Count on Automated Vehicles to Fix Our Busted Transportation System
The auto industry probably loves Colorado’s enthusiastic embrace of automated vehicles. But if decision-makers bet on robo-cars as a transportation panacea, to the exclusion of proven urban transportation solutions, they risk repeating past mistakes that hollowed out urban centers and deepened our dependence on cars. We can make our city streets safer and more efficient today … Continued
February 16, 2018
News Digest: A Busy Two Weeks for Walking, Biking, and Transit in Denver
Here are some notable things that went down on Denver's transportation scene while Streetsblog took a break.
August 28, 2017
3 Losses for Sustainable Transportation in the 2017 Colorado General Assembly
We'll look at legislative wins later in the week, but for now, here are the losses.
May 16, 2017
Driverless Cars: Will Colorado Legislators Put People or Profits First?
In its rush to get automated vehicles on the road, will Colorado prioritize safe city streets or a burgeoning multi-billion industry?
March 16, 2017
