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Swedish Transport Operator Stacks Cars to Compare CO2 Impact
If 50 people travel in an electric bus, the emission will be 11 times less than if they travel by electric car. It would also be 36 times less than if they travel by a fossil fuel-burning car. Those are statistics that were released by Swedish…
Ubiquitous occurrence of a dimethylsulfoniopropionate ABC transporter in abundant marine bacteria - The ISME Journal
Approximately eight billion tonnes of the compatible solute dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) is produced per annum in Earth's surface waters, by marine algae, bacteria, corals, and some plants [ 1, 2 ]. While some DMSP is broken down by the…
Driver taken to hospital after transport truck windshield smashed by flying ice along Hwy. 401
Police say a driver has been taken to hospital after ice flew into the windshield of their transport truck. Story continues below advertisement In a tweet just after noon on Friday, Ontario Provincial Police said the incident occurred along Highway…
Beyond ChatGPT: The Future of Generative AI for Enterprises
Venture capital firms have invested over $1.7 billion in generative AI solutions over the last three years, with AI-enabled drug discovery and AI software coding receiving the most funding. “Early foundation models like ChatGPT focus on the…
Rover Community Transportation Service to transition to Chester County government
Rover Community Transportation Service will transition to Chester County government in April. (PHOTO ROVER FACEBOOK) WEST CHESTER—Rover Community Transportation Service, which has been providing residents with rides to club meetings, medical…
Transportation: MCTS Makes Changes to Transit Security
Get a daily rundown of the top stories on Urban Milwaukee Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) bus operators have been saying for years that they are concerned about the safety and security afforded them both on and off the bus. In September…
Eat Local If You Want, But Not For Climate Reasons
A new year is when many people pledge to improve their diets – whether to better their own health or the planet's. One aspect of our diets where we can generally give ourselves a break is how far our food has traveled from the point of…
Aucklanders farewell yellow brick road, welcome transport solutions
The yellow brick road to Mt Smart stadium looks to be packed this weekend as thousands travel to dual Elton John concerts In the words of pop royal Elton John, “I think it's going to be a long, long time” - in this case for the 40,000…
Artificial intelligence and machine learning are helping companies provide even better service for customers
Real-time responsiveness has become the gold standard for addressing customer challenges, including disruptions to operations and unplanned downtime. Innovative solutions such as the Guided Repair model developed by Hitachi in collaboration with…
Crime Dipped in Subway After Increase in Police, Hochul and Adams Say
Crime has fallen on New York City's subway since the October start of a safety initiative that filled the system with more police officers, Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Eric Adams said on Friday. Ms. Hochul and Mr. Adams, speaking at a news…
I Started a Bike Bus, and You Can Too
If you're the parent of an elementary-school-aged kid, you've probably heard of a bike bus. It carries a group of children to school in the same way a regular school bus does, except everyone is on bikes. The “bus driver”—an…
Energy transition investments hit $1.1 trillion - with a T - last year
After years of bumbling along, investment in the energy transition appears to be taking off. Businesses, financial institutions, governments and end users around the world sunk $1.11 trillion into low-carbon technologies, according to a new report…
New Whitecart river transport connections gets go-ahead
Proposed transport connections that will see a new road bridge over the Whitecart river and a riverside route from Abercorn Street to Inchinnan Road have been approved by councillors. Renfrewshire Council's planning and climate change board gave…
Why No One Saw The Success Of Demand Response Coming.
Guessing the future is a tricky business. When one looks back at the futurologists of the 1950s, and their predictions of car transportation, one can't help being struck by how far from reality some of them were. There are predictions of…
NYC Reports 16% Drop in Subway Crime Since October
New York Governor Kathy Hochul said subway crime in New York City is declining as more police officers patrol the stations and cameras are installed on train cars, a positive for overall ridership. The city has seen a 16% drop in subway crime since…
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