The number of Californians who walk, bike, or take transit on an average day has doubled in the last decade, according to a new study by Caltrans. Also notable: More people in their 20s and 30s are not getting their licenses at all. [Los Angeles Times]
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Uber has tightened up its insurance policies for UberX drivers, in the aftermath of high-profile accidents that have called the liability of private drivers into question. The “insurance gap” policy … Continue reading
How fast you’re going while out floating on the big blue can be notoriously tricky to judge if you’re just eyeballing it. One method used to get around this issue was introduced in the sixteenth century using a "chip log" or "log-line."
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Earlier this month, Apple announced CarPlay which was basically a rebranding of iOS in the Car. Apple also announced several new partners that would be including the CarPlay feature in their vehicle models, and Toyota was one of them.
However according to Apple’s website, Toyota has been listed as being a partner for future models, versus brands like Ferrari, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, and Volvo who are expected to debut vehicles with CarPlay later this year. However thanks to a recent post by Toyota, they might have revealed their CarPlay plans a little earlier than expected. (more…)
Toyota Reveals CarPlay Plans Earlier That Expected original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Cameron Booth is a seasoned graphic designer. In his spare time he also edits transitmaps.tumblr.com, the web’s finest emporium for bus maps, subway diagrams, train network maps and more. We’re enormous fans of his site and wanted to pin him down on a subject that’s close to our own hearts: what makes a good transit map?
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Supposing your on a US Airways flight and have the United Airways app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch at the end of 2014, you’ll be able to connect … Continue reading
German automaker Audi is all set to score yet another first in the US, being the first company in that part of the world to roll out a vehicle with a built-in 4G LTE wireless data connection, when the 2015 Audi A3 will arrive in the U.S. later this April. If you would like to have the luxury of 4G connectivity in your ride, it will cost you $100 in all for 5GB of bandwidth that is allocated across all half a dozen months (this means you are not getting 5GB monthly), or if you feel that 5GB is not enough, how about settling for the 30GB package for $500 across 30 months?
Audi A3 Is First Car With Integrated 4G LTE Connectivity In The US original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Earlier this month, Apple unveiled their new vehicle initiative called CarPlay. This was basically a rebranding of iOS in the Car that was shown off last year. CarPlay is a good idea but unfortunately it requires vehicle manufacturers to participate in the program and install the system into vehicles.
Apple has done a good job of getting a variety of manufacturers to come on board CarPlay, but unfortunately not all vehicle models will get it, so even if there are many manufacturers, there aren’t that many supported vehicles, which is something that Pioneer is hoping to rectify. (more…)
Pioneer Reportedly Working On Bringing CarPlay To More Vehicles original content from Ubergizmo. 
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Gogo has been showing off a new app at the SXSW 2014 festival. The app aims to make in-flight communications a lot easier. Major airlines already offer in-flight Wi-Fi and other connectivity options, Gogo seems heavily invested in the idea of letting passengers make calls and texts while they’re 35,000 feet up in the air. It showed off the app in action to several journalists who were taken up in the company’s private jet.
Gogo’s New App Lets Passengers Text And Call In-Flight original content from Ubergizmo. 
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New York’s fleet of iconic yellow taxis are still the city’s reliable, non-surge priced transportation backbone. Its 13,500 medallion taxis make 170 million trips a year, every single one of them mapped in this beautiful new visualization from the folks at the MIT Senseable City Lab. The interactive map isn’t just here to be pretty—it’s also the data behind a strategy to make riding taxis way more efficient.
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