Regulate Driverless Rideshares to Preserve NYC Transit Efficiency
Thankfully, NYC doesn't have to manage itself via superficial lukewarm takes. We know from the UberLyft rollout and ensuing price war a decade ago that we will have to carefully regulate and price for-hire driverless vehicles (the term "ridershare" in the NYC context is inaccurate -- it's like saying "Metropolitan Transit Agency") to ensure that they do not divert rides from the massively more efficient subway/bus system, as happened from 2016-2019. (And, hint, we should do a better job than we are with deterring UberLyft rides in the priced congestion zone right now.)
Tesla's First Unsupervised Cars Limited to Robotaxi Zones
Based on Tesla’s stated forecasts, unsupervised on customer vehicles will come first. (but you will have to be in an existing Robotaxi geofence)
First Look: Night Stalker MV‑75 Cheyenne Shows Ops Enhancements
First Look At What A Night Stalker MV-75 Cheyenne Will Look Like A new rendering shows an MV-75 with special operations-specific features like a radar, other sensors, and in-flight refueling capability. https://t.co/c0nj4ABzPk
Atlanta Demands Crosswalk; Mayor's Inaction Endangers Streets
I saw several people cross this deadly 225 block of Peachtree Street today. The Dickens administration has failed to place a crosswalk here despite outcry from advocates & support from Council members. It's hugely disappointing, to say the least. Atlanta...
EU Law Threatens British Car Makers, $94bn Trade
The EU should urgently adjust a proposed law that will discriminate against British automobile manufacturers and undermine $94 billion of annual trade, according to a trade group https://t.co/XnG2unYGQg
MSC Baltic III Faces Third Winter Grounded Off Newfoundland
Is @MSCCargo trying to see if MSC Baltic III can survive for a THIRD winter aground off Newfoundland?
JetBlue Founder Predicts Bankruptcy, No Buyers This Year
JetBlue Founder Warns The Airline May Go Bankrupt This Year — And Says Nobody Will Buy It - View from the Wing https://t.co/fFvy77qBrc
How to Remove Paired Phones From Hyundai ccNC System
The latest generation Hyundai vehicles run a custom infotainment system called ccNC. Here's how to delete and forget a paired phone within that environment, critical to know for rentals and loaner vehicles: https://t.co/4RPXgjv87F #cars #auto #hyundai #privacy @hyundai https://t.co/5NN5ijpOoC
Airlines and Automakers Transform Into Luxury Brands
Just as the airline industry has become a luxury goods company in drag, so, too, has the auto industry. https://t.co/A8aU8LzaqC https://t.co/3E79dCTZ4M
Germany Airdrops Tiny Wiesel Tankettes for Rapid Firepower
Germany Is Now Airdropping Its Tiny Wiesel ‘Tankettes’ Already known for its agility and small size, dropping the Wiesel from A400M transports gives Germany’s airborne forces a new way of rapidly placing firepower forward. https://t.co/r2MHzAgNA2
Consumers Prefer Robotaxis Over Owning New Luxury Robocars
A new robocar: https://t.co/yEijU7C02N I can see how this would sell a few. Rich people like having something that's different than the flood of Teslas here in Silicon Valley. And seeing a new approach to transportation that's based wholly around autonomy...
United Slashes Polaris Lounge Access for Star Alliance Business Travelers
United Just Cut Polaris Lounge Access For Most Star Alliance Business Class Passengers - View from the Wing https://t.co/6vXx1fuLz3
Saudi Crude Routed Through Red Sea, Oman, Kazakhstan Supply
Saudi crude secured via Red Sea, other sources are Oman and Kazakstan. #oott #oil https://t.co/XbR2pdl7Lw
Navigating with Paper Maps: Faith over Technology
The way we used to print out @mapquest directions and hope for the best. No GPS. No rerouting. Just 14 pages of paper and pure faith. How did any of us get anywhere alive?
AGILOX Automates the Hardest Truck Loading Task
AGILOX Automates One of #Logistics’ Toughest Jobs: Truck Loading by @lukas_m_ziegler #Robotics #Engineering #Innovation #Technology https://t.co/uAJd07rygm
Chinook to Air‑Launch Drone Swarms, Optional Crewed Variant
CH-47 Chinook Air-Launching Swarms Of Drones Touted As Future Feature Boeing also identifies growing interest in an optionally crewed version of the Chinook. https://t.co/rqjPuXyYx6
Spirit's Bankruptcy Exit Request Faces Skeptical Trustee
Spirit Airlines Wants Out Of Bankruptcy Again — The U.S. Trustee Is Not Convinced - View from the Wing https://t.co/RafA6gEDHg
Iran Offers Free Passage Through Hormuz If US Deals
Reuters: "Iran could consider allowing ships to sail freely through the Oman side of the Strait of Hormuz without risk of attack as part of proposals it has offered in negotiations with the United States if a deal is clinched...
US Blockade Stalls Traffic in Strait of Hormuz
Data Shows the U.S. Blockade Is Halting Ships in the Strait of Hormuz #energysky -- via Heatmap News https://t.co/7A8cHmSJiQ https://t.co/uXlypTvEWt
Amtrak Unveils Ambitious 800‑car Long‑distance Fleet Plan
Amtrak released a vision for their new long-distance fleet as they drop an RFP for 800 more cars, and let me tell you, this is exactly how I want to celebrate Tax Day.
US EV Slump Stems From Bad Cars, Not Demand
The headlines last year about the 'automakers leaving EV market b/c buyers don't want them' were so off-base. The issue was US automakers (w/ the exception of Tesla) were making sh*t EVs. The market is there. Just make a good...
Airlines Turn Luxury: Delta, United Rebrand for K‑Shape
Hermes with real wings? At this point, I don't think it is wrong to consider the major international airlines, like Delta and United Airlines, luxury brands given who they structurally repositioned themselves for our K-Shaped Economy.
Direct Action Forces Immediate Policy Change
When supply chains shut down in 2021, @typesfast rented a boat, hit the water, and tweeted what he saw in the Port of LA. The mayor changed the law that same day. On Progress, we get into tariffs, Black Death, AI...
Our Turbine Strategy Is a Boomerang, Not a Pivot
ICYMI: We made our most recent investor update video public, sans financials. Featuring a tour of our engine R&D shop and why our turbine strategy is a 'boomerang' not a 'pivot.' https://t.co/QP7vRI2PAW
Unprofessional Radio Chatter Undermines Safety in DCA Airspace
Two pilots at Reagan National turned the radio into a barnyard.. meowing, barking...until ATC called them out: 'You guys need to be professional.' Then the punchline: 'This is why you still fly an RJ.' DCA isn’t forgiving airspace. One...
United's Starlink Shift Leaves Flights Wi‑Fi Dead
A bunch of anecdotes making me think that as @united moves the fleet over to Starlink their ground station partner has cut them off. I know of 5 people on 5 EWR-SFO flights who haven't had wifi in the last...
American Airlines Hits 100, Finally Prioritizes Customers
American Airlines Turns 100 Today — And Finally Looks Like It Wants Customers Back - View from the Wing https://t.co/oZaHnQ8uTX
Tesla FSD Misidentifies Non‑emergency Vehicle, Slows Unnecessarily
File this ... again ... under two steps forward and one step back. Slowing for an emergency vehicle, on the other side of the road, that is not in an emergency situation. No sirens and no flashing lights. Tesla's FSD does...
Chinese Navy Escorting Iranian Oil Tests US Resolve
What happens if the Chinese navy escorts its purchases of Iranian oil out of the Gulf? Does the U.S. fire—or fold? That’s the risk baked into this blockade. #Oil #Geopolitics #Energy https://t.co/E9QhehmmvD
Design Shines, Function Falters in 2026 Prius Nightshade
There's a lot to like about the 2026 @Toyota Prius PHEV Nightshade, but there are also a lot of issues I bumped into during a week of driving. Has design finally overtaken function with this iconic Toyota vehicle? Maybe so......
Supply Gap Emerging as Last Hormuz Tankers Arrive
The tanker companies I spoke to last week confirmed that the last vessels that moved out of the Strait of Hormuz before the closure have reached their destinations at the end of March -- meaning the real supply gap is...
US Blockade Halts Iran's Oil Shipments to China, India
"The U.S. blockade of Iranian ports has all but stopped Iran-controlled or dark-fleet tankers moving Iranian oil to importers mainly China and India." https://t.co/UXsjqOp2by
Early Gasoline Cars Barely Covered Miles, Topped at 10 Mph
you should have seen how few miles gasoline powered cars could travel when they were first invented. they also had a top speed of 10 mph (16 km/h). https://t.co/Xx1EncFMwn
Safety Beats Hardware: Heterogeneous Fleets Demand Robust FSD
No service running at scale is ever going to have a homogenous set of hardware. That’s like saying “wouldn’t it be easier for Apple to let everyone upgrade to iPhone 17 rather than making their software backwards compatible?” A heterogeneous...
Q1 2026 Logistics Trends and Indago Highlights
Top Talking Logistics Posts & Episodes - Plus Indago Highlights (Q1 2026) - https://t.co/0v7Bzsi67g @joinindago @DescartesSG #tariffs #AI #USMCA #logistics #supplychain #ESG #HumanoidRobots #CyberSecurity #3PL
Focus on Inter‑org Handovers for Supply Chain Efficiency
The biggest efficiency gains in a digital supply chain don't happen inside your organisation. They happen at handovers between organisations, where paperwork piles up, data gets re-entered, and responsibility gets blurred. That's where to focus first 👇 https://t.co/DBWWiDVpOg
US Ports Already Using Automated Vehicles, Contrary to Claims
Pro China accounts love to post automated vehicles at ports and claim they’d never see this in America (hell, a lot of the videos are literally from LBCT) Meanwhile, these AGVs are rolling everyday at Long Beach Container Terminal https://t.co/P1kW2UZlAK
India’s EV Push Still Hinges on Chinese Supply Chains
Battery and EV manufacturing are more dependent on China than ever despite billions in investment under the Make in India initiative Yes, innovative Chinese companies like BYD, CATL, and REE/magnet producers... https://t.co/CmFd1U4boY
Pilots’ “Meow” And “Ruff” Irritate ATC
Pilots “Meow” & “Ruff,” Anger Air Traffic Control: “This Is Why You Still Fly An RJ” https://t.co/IlfvIohHKb
EVs Could Slash $600 B Yearly Import Costs
"Replacing oil imports for road transport with EVs could save importers over $600 billion a year – the single largest lever any country has to cut its import bill." https://t.co/wrSnkZ0bKk
Driverless Cars Will Redefine Transportation and Urban Life
What will the world look like when driverless cars start to hit the road? My latest for @IMechE https://t.co/aNC74D2qG4
U.S. Carrier Struggles to Fill Empty Super‑Tankers
Can the U.S. Load All the Empty Super Tankers | Why Is an American Carrier Beating Around the BUSH? https://t.co/dJWbPz5sLC
Cloud Outage Halts Connected Cars, Exposing New Risks
Connected Cars Are Working Until The Servers Go Dark A system outage—not a mechanical failure—left drivers unable to stary their vehicles. Tge Intoxalock incident highlights the growing risks of cloud-dependent transportation. https://spectrum.ieee.org/connected-vehicle-risks?share_id=9358666
SME Truckers Hit Harder by Diesel Costs, Bankruptcy
Small trucking and logistics firms. Bankruptcy. Comments on these firms should differentiate SMEs vs big firms. Price each pays for diesel, for example.
Simple Gong Halts Bus Stop Vandalism in Chattanooga
A bus stop in Chattanooga, Tennessee kept getting destroyed by freight brokers. Local mayor installed a gong next to it. Vandalism stopped completely. Makes you think. https://t.co/pZ1HitDwoy
Did LaGuardia Lower Collision Alerts Before Air Canada Crash?
Were LaGuardia Runway Collision Alerts Tuned Down Before The Air Canada Collision? — [Roundup] - View from the Wing https://t.co/rePUnrAL54
Building Trust for Robotaxis in British Asian Communities
𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐫 My column in the @AsianVoiceNews on building trust through inclusive & accurate conversations, especially amongst the British Asian community as London prepares itself for robotaxi deployment later this year... Thanks @RupanjanaDutta for covering this important topic...🙏🏽
Corporate America Knows Exactly Who to Lobby
The real takeaway from the United-American Airlines megamerger story is that Corporate America knows who it needs to lobby https://t.co/zsurhy8v9w
Proposing Paid, Self‑Driven Tube Trains Is Ridiculous
I have a better suggestion. Give tube trains very good automated safety features and then make the public pay to drive them. It would be a blast. And I'd do really good announcements.
Saudi Pipeline Restores, Red Sea Crude Loads Surge
Iranian coast blockade to lift April’s Red Sea crude loadings to new highs ▶️Saudi pipeline restored at the weekend following Iran attacks, minimising delays in exports from its west coast ▶️Red Sea loadings peaked in March and likely to surge in April...