Trump set to streamline regulations to promote AV development

The Trump Administration is streamlining some regulations to support the development of autonomous vehicles (AVs), US Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy announced on Thursday. “This Administration understands that we’re in a race with China to out-innovate, and the stakes couldn’t be higher,” Duffy said in a Thursday press release. “As part of DOT’s [Department of Transportation] innovation agenda, our […]

UK to relax electric car sales targets after Trump’s tariffs

The UK government has announced a relaxation of electric vehicle sales targets to help the car industry in the face of trade tariffs from the US. Currently at least 28% of cars sold by manufacturers in the UK must be electric vehicles that will rise every year until 2030 when every petrol and diesel car […]

President Trump declares NYC congestion pricing dead

President Donald Trump’s administration revoked federal approval for congestion pricing on Wednesday, taking a first step toward fulfilling his campaign promise to kill the tolls that charge drivers a $9 daytime fee to enter Manhattan south of 60th Street. “CONGESTION PRICING IS DEAD. Manhattan, and all of New York, is SAVED. LONG LIVE THE KING!” […]