- European car safety body is coming for touchscreens. [Politico] “The European New Car Assessment Programme mandates that key controls need physical buttons or switches.”
- A global survey of BikeBus initiatives. [ICTA-UAB] A Bike Bus is a group of children who ride their bike to school following a route with stops and timetables. Via Scope of Work.
- India’s electric rickshaws are leaving EVs in the dust. [Rest of World] “In the last decade, around 1.73 million three-wheeler EVs have been sold in India. Just last month, around 500 manufacturers — most of them homegrown — sold over 44,000 e-rickshaws, compared to less than 6,800 electric cars sold during the month.”
- Back on Track, an activist group for the return of night trains, is doing a crowdfunding to transform into a formal NGO.
No Tech Reader #46: Transportation
April 12, 2024 by Filed Under: No Tech Readers, Travel