Transportation

The Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is pumping nearly $70 billion dollars into improving and expanding passenger rail across the U.S. National climate reporter Chase Cain shows us that traveling by train can also be good for the planet.

President-elect Donald Trump says he is naming former Wisconsin Rep. Sean Duffy as his nominee to be transportation secretary, as he continues to roll out picks for his Cabinet.

With air travel reaching new heights, the Department of Transportation has stepped in with new refund rules to help passengers get their money back if trips don’t go as planned.

Toyota and Honda hold their value better than just about any other brand. CNBC looks at how they got this way and explores what could knock them off the podium.

Ford plans to halt production of the F-150 Lightning until January to address high inventories and reduce losses of the all-electric pickup trucks.

A train in Goose Creek, South Carolina, collided with an 18-wheeler carrying a tank Thursday after the truck became stuck on the tracks

Transportation officials are hoping a major investment in a technology allowing cars to talk to other cars about hazards on the road could be part of the solution to a recent surge in traffic deaths.

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned off.

BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.

The One Less Car trial comes at a time when the average monthly cost of vehicle ownership in the U.S. is more than $1,000.

NBC4 followed a woman through her commute on LA Metro buses from her home in South Los Angeles to her job in Lomita.

Tulasi Rodriguez and Luis Gomez, two of the many metro commuters who lives in South LA, experiences safety concerns and relying on public transportation. Amber Frias reports for the NBC4 News on 5 p.m., June 11, 2024.

The Los Angeles City Council voted Monday to strengthen its ability to monitor and possibly create rules around driverless vehicles in the city following persistent public concern over safety.

California has become one of the largest testing grounds for self-driving vehicle companies, like Waymo. John Cádiz Klemack reports for Today in LA on Tuesday June 11, 2024.

Within three or four years, thousands of self-driving tractor-trailers are expected to travel on America’s public freeways.

Work is set to begin Monday on a $12 billion high-speed passenger rail line between Las Vegas and the Los Angeles area, with officials projecting millions of ticket-buyers will be boarding trains by 2028.

The planes, one from Southwest and one from JetBlue, nearly ended up crossing the same runway while that JetBlue flight was taking off.

A U.S. government investigation into unexpected automatic braking involving nearly 3 million Hondas is a step closer to a recall. Here’s what you should know.

It is something out of a James Bond movie — a car transforming into a boat while driving into the water. But it’s not Hollywood magic, it’s Southern Californian engineering and the ambition of the developers from WaterCar.