Tag: Transportation

A law that would, for the first time, create a federal regulatory framework for autonomous vehicles is speeding down the legislative highway. Unfortunately, thanks to the intervention of special interests, it might not include heavy semi-trucks (or tractor-trailers, or big-rigs, or 18-wheelers, or lorries, or whatever you call them). (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

Beltway Confidential

Don’t shut trucks out of the driverless vehicle future

Caleb Watney · October 4, 2017 6:01 pm

Rep. Bill Shuster vowed Tuesday that he would amend his bill to privatize federal air traffic control in response to criticism, saying he would clarify that the new private entity that would run air traffic control would not be taxpayer-funded and that its activities would still be regulated by the Federal Aviation Administration. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Bill Shuster vows to amend FAA privatization bill

Sean Higgins · October 3, 2017 9:45 pm

Who else loses? Air travelers, whose tickets will now cost more than they otherwise would have. Not to mention every business that those passengers would have spent their extra disposable income on, plus every firm that would have supplied the needs of the additional cabin crew who now won't exist.

The latest US move on planes is a train-wreck

Dan Hannan · October 2, 2017 4:01 am

Rep. Peter DeFazio, of Oregon, met with D.J. Gribbin, Trump's special assistant for infrastructure policy, sharing beers on the patio outside the lawmaker's office to talk about roads and bridges for an hour. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Trump’s move toward bipartisanship will smooth passage of infrastructure deal, lawmakers hope

Josh Siegel · October 2, 2017 4:01 am

FILE- In this Saturday, March 29, 2014 file photo, a woman drives a car in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, as part of a campaign to defy Saudi Arabia's ban on women driving. Saudi Arabia authorities announced Tuesday Sept. 26, 2017, that women will be allowed to drive for the first time in the ultra-conservative kingdom from next summer, fulfilling a key demand of women's rights activists who faced detention for defying the ban. (AP Photo/Hasan Jamali, FILE)

Trump applauds Saudi Arabia for lifting ban on women drivers

Daniel Chaitin · September 27, 2017 2:57 am

Much of the discussion surrounding self-driving cars has focused on innovation, but Rep. Gregg Harper, R-Miss., is hopeful manufacturers are keeping in mind how automated vehicles can help people with disabilities. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

For Gregg Harper, the issue of driverless cars is personal

Melissa Quinn · September 25, 2017 4:01 am

Enacted in 1920, the Jones Act prohibits tankers from hauling oil between U.S. ports unless those vessels are American-made, flagged and manned by a crew that is 75 percent U.S. citizens. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Energy and Environment

The Jones Act dilemma: Cut regulations or boost jobs?

Josh Siegel · September 25, 2017 4:01 am

House and Senate lawmakers will take up a bill authorizing the FAA for six months. The legislation is considered a patch, and it will likely exclude much-needed reforms to improve airline safety and boost consumer protections.

Congress will punt again on FAA reform

Susan Ferrechio · September 25, 2017 4:01 am

Easy Rider

Grant Wishard · September 22, 2017 7:15 am

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos travels on a private plane to tour schools and attend events across the country. But unlike other top Trump administration officials, DeVos covers the cost of the travel herself, according to a report. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

Betsy DeVos’ private plane trips come at ‘no expense to taxpayers’

Melissa Quinn · September 21, 2017 6:07 pm

A boat crowded with construction workers capsized in the Yamuna River in northern India early Thursday and more than a dozen people have drowned, officials said. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)

Beltway Confidential

Here’s why you shouldn’t complain about your commute

Tom Rogan · September 18, 2017 12:44 pm

Even though the full extent of Hurricane Harvey's devastating impact is still becoming apparent, one thing is for certain: Thousands of Houston-area homeowners will face massive, uninsured losses due to flood damage. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Many people in flood-prone areas go without insurance

Washington Examiner Staff · September 18, 2017 4:01 am