By Ken McLeod Policy Director League of American Bicyclists The Tesla Model Y is sold in the U.S. and Europe. It looks the same in both markets. It was the best-selling vehicle worldwide in 2023. If you’ve heard about Tesla’s active safety technologies, you’ve likely heard of “autopilot” or “full self-driving.” You may have heard that Tesla was prohibited from …
Podcast with John Quain Founder, Editor-in-Chief OntheRoadtoAutonomy.com Rolling into 2024, John Quain stops by to chat with host Jake Sigal about tech, trends, and services. John is the founder, Editor-in-Chief of OntheRoadtoAutonomy.com and has views on the rising popularity of subscription models as a funding path. His observations of the 2024 CES in Las Vegas has led him to opine …
By Roger C. Lanctot Director, Automotive Connected Mobility TechInsights The reports keep coming in from far and wide. Pedestrians – including cyclists – are dying in record numbers on roadways around the world and in the U.S. The figures are up for all times of the day, but particularly at night. Analysts have tried to parse the data to determine …
Podcast with Jocelyn Vande Velde and Kunal Kapoor Bosch eBike Systems NA Jocelyn Vande Velde, of Bosch eBike Systems, and Bosch’s Kunal Kapoor chat with host Jake Sigal about innovations in Bosch’s e-bike products and contemplate the company’s long-standing corporate philosophy, first stated by founder Robert Bosch in the late 19th century: “I have always acted according to the principle …
By Brian Cronin Director, Office of Safety and Operations Research and Development Federal Highway Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation In 2021, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) determined that there were 966 bicyclist fatalities and 41,615 injuries. NHTSA’s early estimates for 2022 show an 11% increase in pedalcyclist fatalities from 2021. The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is researching …
Podcast with Natalie Draisin Director, North American Office and United Nations Representative FIA Foundation FIA Director Natalie Draisin stops by The Bike Lane to chat with host Jake Sigal about Vulnerable Road User safety projects, toolkits, and discovering great safety implementations around the world that just plain work. She says the key is wise, well researched and well thought-out infrastructure …
By Seth LaJeunesse Senior Research Associate University of North Carolina Highway Safety Research Center It’s hard to remember a time when we were as divided as a culture as you are today, isn’t it? Consider where your family members and coworkers stand on climate change, women’s reproductive rights, what kids should read in schools, how people should self-identify, etc. …
Podcast with Kerri Kauffman Chief Revenue Officer Juiced Bikes Juiced Bikes’s Chief Revenue Officer, Kerri Kauffman, stops by the Bike Lane to chat with host Jake Sigal about e-bikes: Why training and age limits are crucial to safety; how cheap e-bikes can be a hazard and she describes logical steps toward sensible legislative oversight; why drivers blaming e-bike riders for …
If you’re seeking inspiration to help guide your local bike planning process, here are nine cities with plans worth duplicating. By Martina Haggerty Senior Director of Local Innovation PeopleForBikes Editor’s note: This text was first published online by PeopleForBikes on July 19 and is shared in The Bike Lane with permission. Even great biking cities need to constantly improve to …
Podcast with Clark Haynes Founder and CEO velo.ai Velo.AI’s CEO Clark Haynes stops by to chat with host Jake Sigal about the important need for more incident (“near-miss”) data affecting bicycles and vehicles. Clark also describes his company’s sophisticated new product for bicycles that integrates radar and smart camera-image processing for alerting the rider to potential vehicle ‘threats’. Reach Clark …