Transportation
From self-driving cars to subways: how transportation — and the related policies — impacts our lives around the world.
The space agency has a plan to “skip a generation” of passenger aircraft design to fight climate change.
Cars can be a source of freedom. They also drive discrimination.
Decades of neglect cause disaster after disaster on India’s railways.
It’s fueling the affordable housing crisis, worsening flooding, and driving us nuts.
In the wake of East Palestine, another train has derailed and caught fire in Minnesota.
Frequent derailments may also signal a need for more rapid deployment of infrastructure investment.
A guide to going without four wheels, even if you don’t live in NYC.
The Federal Aviation Administration needs some tech support.
A measure to approve seven paid sick days for rail workers has failed in the upper chamber.
The most important electric vehicles could be rental cars and buses.
The senator is asking the FTC and the DOJ to watch out for Amazon’s, Apple’s, and Google’s moves into your dashboard.
New rules could hold back $1 trillion in infrastructure spending that extends to housing, broadband, and electric vehicle charging projects.
In the EV era, old automakers are learning new tricks.
Recode spoke with the secretary of transportation about winning over rural drivers and surmounting other roadblocks to the EV transition.
The electric vehicle transition is really a U-turn.
Germany introduced a 9-Euro-Ticket to help ease the energy crisis. Now it’s trying to figure out what comes next.
State regulators just passed a proposal to ban sales of gasoline vehicles by 2035.
Tesla wants to eliminate the need for service. Recode obtained customer complaints to the FTC that suggest this isn’t happening — yet.
Is there such a thing as a green supersonic jet?
How the car took over America and how we can take it back.
Biden gets the blowback. But bad local decisions have helped drive prices of housing, energy, and everything else higher.
Being a pedestrian in the US was already dangerous. It’s getting even worse.
Self-driving boats are now crossing oceans.
Biden is cracking down on the ocean shipping industry.
In the age of electric vehicles, higher gas mileage is more important than ever.
How batteries can help power homes, buildings, and the grid.
As EVs hit the road, gas stations will have to adapt or risk going out of business.
How countries like India can have economic growth and cleaner air.
Cars are computers now, but the government hasn’t caught up.
The FAA is worried about your cellphone again.
To get more Americans in electric vehicles, we all need to realize they can do much more than just get us around.
The Biden administration wants to build half a million chargers — but not the kind many people want.
A new study found improving public transportation makes it easier for people to make it to their doctor appointments.
Rivian just had one of the biggest IPOs in stock market history.
A key government official declared that players are actually employees, but the league is still avoiding worker protections – just like gig economy companies around the nation.
It’s about climate change, public health, and economic development.
Concerns about features like Autopilot aren’t going unnoticed in Washington.
Driving kills as many Americans each year as guns do. Experts say that’s preventable.
The legislation doesn’t address the fundamental challenges of US public transportation.
Experts say that such a tunnel could be feasible.