Along for the Ride #212

a very smol edition

Heya friends, happy Friday!

I am writing to you with my besties (Rosie and Coco) by my side. To prioritize time with friends, this edition is going to be smol (bullet pointed). Without further adieu, I present to you minimal opinions (!)

• New York City’s MTA approves congestion pricing (!!!) (NBC New York)

  • Crowd (me) goes wild for the immense potential this will bring the region

• Fascinating deep dive on a regulatory loophole that is behind the growth in American-imported pick-up trucks in Europe (Transport Environment)

• Michigan is going electric as Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed an executive directive mandating the transition to a zero-emission vehicle fleet by 2040 (The Detroit News)

• Amsterdam is decreasing their speed limit by 40% to improve road safety (Bloomberg)

• China has released safety guidelines for AVs that provide public transport services (Reuters)

• Cruise may face fines and penalties for misleading their regulator (Reuters)

  • Filed under: no duh.

• AV trucking company TuSimple lays off US team members, winds down US operations, and says their looking for a buyer (WSJ)

• 2023 was the year of the ebike, not the autonomous vehicle (FastCo)

• Where are all the robot trucks? A tale of union resistance against high tech (The Verge)

• Will humans always be a part of the auto industry? (Autoweek)

• What’s so “scray” about transit riders? (PubliCola)

• AVs are on the road to nowhere (The Guardian)

alembic with friends, coco walks, coco and rosie cuddles <333

• I celebrated my return to society by meeting friends at Alembic in SF. Their seasonal cocktail menu includes chai hot toddys, mulled wine, and boozey hot chocolate. They also have a very cute parklet and very good french fries, located beside the bookshop they also run. 20/10 recommend to any readers based in SF!

• Huge thank you to Rosie who proof-read this edition; she is a master editor for my entire friend group and I’m grateful she lent her eyes and attention here.

That’s all from me. Have a beautiful weekend friends.

Sarah

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