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In this episode of 10-44, we look at technology that is designed to keep drivers on the road longer. Read CCJ for details.

In this episode of 10-44, we look at technology that is designed to keep drivers on the road longer. Read CCJ for details.

The program deployed electric cargo bikes in a small Seattle neighborhood to test the effectiveness of replacing delivery trucks with lighter vehicles in the last mile of delivery.

Prototype PNNL, UW webapp predicts parking space availability for delivery drivers A collaboration between Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) and the University of Washington’s Urban Freight Lab has developed a prototype webapp that combines smart sensors and machine learning to predict parking space availability. The prototype is ready for initial testing to help commercial delivery drivers find open spaces without expending fuel and losing time. The webapp combines curbside maps with data from nearly 300 sensors placed within 74 parking spaces in commercial and passenger loading...

Date Time From Curb to Doorstep: Driving Efficiencies for Delivering Goods Ten blocks of the Belltown neighborhood in downtown Seattle house an eclectic mix of retail stores, apartments, and restaurants that require daily deliveries of goods-from fresh seafood for the evening’s dinner special to the latest gadget from Amazon Prime. In this bustling and often congested urban area, trucks fully packed with goods are on tight delivery schedules. However, circling the blocks to find an open parking zone in the “final 50 feet”-the sweet spot for the most efficient deliveries-can put drivers ...