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Chao discusses emerging transportation technologies council at SXSW
At South by Southwest (SXSW) in March 2019, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao noted that the Non-Traditional and Emerging Transportation Technology Council would meet for the first time that week to discuss several topics with industry innovators, including tunneling, hyper loops, and self-driving cars, the Statesman reports. “We basically have a 20th century organizational […]
March 20, 2019
Dealers
Caterpillar, Holt Cat investment arms award funding to 3 industrial startups at SXSW
Holt Ventures, the investment arm of dealer Holt Caterpillar, along with Caterpillar Ventures, Brick & Mortar Ventures and Cottonwood Technology Fund, selected three winners in the Industrial Technology Pitch Competition held at the South by Southwest Startup Village March 14 in Austin, Texas. The group of investment firms held the competition to find award startups […]
March 15, 2017
Roadbuilding
Seven cities named finalists for USDOT’s $50 million Smart City Challenge
Seven cities have been named as finalists for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Smart City Challenge, which aims to convert one city into the first in the country to “fully” integrate into their transportation network technologies including smart sensors and autonomous and connected vehicles. Originally, only five finalists were to be selected. The seven […]
March 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Fan replaces signage on Bowie Street in Austin to honor David Bowie
Some Austin music lovers took street naming into their own hands to honor David Bowie after he died this week, and the Austin Transportation Department is letting them be heroes—but for more than just one day. The Austin American-Statesman reported that signage on Bowie Street near Fifth Street in Austin was replaced by an unknown person […]
January 15, 2016
Roadbuilding
Amtrak riders to tweet, blog their 2-day #AmtrakLive trip
Amtrak is taking its Texas Eagle train to Twitter and Instagram. Next month, the company will host #AmtrakLive, a two-day trip from Los Angeles, California to Austin, Texas for 30 riders who will tweet and blog about the experience. [youtube bSTSUt1-DpM nolink] The journey takes travelers to SXSW, a series of film, interactive and music […]
February 25, 2014
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