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Electric vehicle sales have been growing exponentially due to falling costs, improving technology and government support. Globally, 10% of passenger vehicles sold in 2022 were all-electric, according to analysis of data from the International Energy Agency. That’s 10 times more than it was just five years earlier.

In a ground-breaking move to combat climate change, Chile has launched its first intercity bus powered by green hydrogen, a clean energy source that only leaves water and heat as waste. This initiative marks a significant stride in Chile’s environmental policy aimed at reducing its carbon footprint.

You start the day frustrated, your alarm clock ringing 30 minutes earlier than usual to try to beat the thousands of other morning commuters out the door. Battling bottlenecks has become your daily drill, from the side road shortcuts to paying more for express lanes, anything to try to outsmart the gridlock that will make you late – again. It’s just a few kilometers, but it would be even longer by bus, and cycling is too dangerous. The grumbling engines and impatient honks create a dissonant symphony, a maddening soundtrack to accompany the unsettling orange of the sky, as cars idle bumper to bumper, inching their way somewhere.

The widespread adoption of self-driving cars will create a major bump in carbon emissions without changes to their design, a study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has found.

How many times we have seen that after the planned building(s) for a site, there is not enough space for the number of parking stalls as required by municipal regulations?

While India accounts for only 2 percent of global motor vehicles, it contributes over 12 percent of global road traffic deaths. Around 150,000 people lose their lives on India’s roads every year, making them some of the most dangerous in the world.

“Safety first.” It’s a phrase we’ve heard in nearly every modern profession. Doctors have the Hippocratic Oath to “Do No Harm.” Fiduciaries are legally obligated to serve the financial interest of their clients. And civil engineers are governed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Code of Ethics. The Code is split into five distinct sections, but begins with the most important, that engineers: first and foremost, protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Although this line is simple and straight forward, it has fallen on deaf ears in the transportation profession for far too long.

I have noticed that some authority agencies face difficulties when deciding whether a full traffic impact study report or a traffic brief is necessary for a proposed site development, including expansions. Naturally, it may seem safer to request a traffic impact study report, but what if it’s not actually required?

Every driver has experienced “phantom” traffic jams, in which dense traffic crawls to a halt for no apparent reason.

“You keep on saying, ‘There must be an accident, or construction or something,'” said Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) computer science professor Berthold Horn. “And then you drive and drive and drive … and there isn’t anything there.”

Autonomous cars could prove to be splendid news for parking, according to new research from the University of Toronto. Because self-driving cars can park themselves, you can get out beforehand. Since you don’t need to open the door once parked you can cram many more cars in. But according to the researchers, if autonomous cars work together, even more space can be saved – though perhaps not surprisingly there’s a trade-off to think about too…