Traffic, distance and algorithms: What factors go into rideshare fares?

A Consumer Reports study published Tuesday claimed that Uber and Lyft sell nearly identical rides for a wide range of rates.

An Algorithm Now Tells You How Fast To Drive On California’s First Smart Freeway

Drivers on I-15 in Temecula could wait up to four minutes to merge under a new traffic pilot, all to get everyone home sooner ...
CBS News

New site aims to track $12.5 billion in air traffic control system upgrades

Just as the TSA expects to screen more than 18 million flyers for Memorial Day weekend, the Department of Transportation is rolling out a new website tracking the $12.5 billion effort to modernize the ...
NPR

'We can do better,' FAA head says of work to update U.S. analog air traffic system

WASHINGTON — The days of bonfires guiding airplanes across the United States are long gone — but those fires' analog descendants are preventing the national aviation system from reaping the benefits ...
techtimes

How Streaming Platforms Use Algorithms and Recommendation Engine Systems to Personalize Content

Explore how streaming algorithms, personalization, and the content pipeline work together to power recommendation engine systems and shape what viewers see on streaming platforms. Pixabay, SunnyMuneko ...
Medscape

Updated AACE Algorithms Guide Type 2 Diabetes Management

The latest type 2 diabetes (T2D) management guidance from the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology (AACE) covers newer diabetes medications, comorbidities, and — for the first time — ...
The Next Web

Palantir, Thales, and a startup are competing to build the FAA’s predictive air traffic AI

In short: The FAA is developing SMART (Strategic Management of Airspace Routing Trajectories), an AI system that would extend air traffic conflict prediction from 15 minutes to two hours, with ...
NBC Washington

DCA gets digital air traffic system to lighten controllers' ‘cognitive load'

Did you know that when your plane pushes back from the gate, taxis to the runway and takes off, it’s being tracked by a physical piece of paper? And you probably didn’t know there are multiple air ...
RFID Journal

The Role of RFID in Smart City Traffic Management

Urban traffic creates congestion, wasted time and excess emissions that also complicate public transit schedules and emergency response. Smart cities address the issue by treating streets as adaptive ...