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Miss Taking the Bus to Work

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One of the things I miss about working in the North Syracuse area this autumn is the quiet time I have on the bus commuting to work in Albany-area. 🚌 The time spent on the bus is a time I can work on blog posts and think about the day that is coming up. Driving is an all encompassing activity, it is a time waste, not time I can use in solitude with my phone while getting back and forth to work. ⏰

Transportation Department Looks To Clear The Road For Cars Without Steering Wheels

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Transportation Department Looks To Clear The Road For Cars Without Steering Wheels

"The Department of Transportation has announced new federal voluntary guidance on the development and use of automated vehicles — with the goal of "removing unnecessary barriers" to innovation. Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao said Thursday that the department's 80-page "Automated Vehicles 3.0" guidance "supports the safe, reliable and cost-effective integration of automation into our country's surface transportation systems."

The department indicated it was open to changing current standards that require all cars to have steering wheels, brakes and accelerator pedals. In trying to develop future cars without drivers, those current safety requirements could "constitute an unintended regulatory barrier to innovation," the DOT says. The agency said it would seek comment on proposed changes and consider "the possibility of setting exceptions to certain standards."'