Capitol Hill Transportation News
Senate Democrat questions FAA on recent airplane evacuations– Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) asked the Federal Aviation Administration about recent airplane evacuations in a letter on Tuesday.
U.S. Department of Transportation News
Trump’s admin wants US drone delivery dominance – The Trump administration released a draft regulation that aims to unlock wide-scale deliveries by drones and other autonomous craft, among other services.
Duffy to announce nuclear reactor on the moon– Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy will announce expedited plans to build a nuclear reactor on the moon, his first major action as the interim NASA administrator.
Transportation secretary warns airlines against price discrimination – Sean Duffy has sent a warning to airlines about price discrimination, in the wake of a political dust-up about Delta’s deployment of an AI-assisted pricing tool.
Why a NASA satellite that scientists and farmers rely on may be destroyed on purpose– The Trump administration has asked NASA employees to draw up plans to end at least two major satellite missions.
Other Federal Mobility News
The average Waymo robotaxi completes more trips per day than 99% of Uber drivers – The stat is among early results from Uber’s Waymo partnership, which has AVs in Atlanta and Austin.
From jobs to safety, the biggest railroad union fears ‘meltdowns’ from Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern merger – The head of the biggest railroad labor union in the U.S. is warning of transportation “meltdowns” if labor concerns and conditions are not met in the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern
Cleaner, quieter electric school buses roll into LAUSD – The Los Angeles Unified School District has expanded its fleet of electric school buses to 180 vehicles ahead of the new school year.
Democrats advance transit funding, new fare evasion rules as SEPTA sets deadline for PA legislature to act- SEPTA is one of many public transit agencies on the brink of deep service cuts.
