Transportation

The special election on Tuesday will ask voters to decide whether to continue funding a pair of initiatives that pay for road improvements and some public transit.

The city has been working with a platform called No Traffic for about five years; on its website, the company says among other benefits, its technology has reduced Phoenix’s afternoon commute times by nearly 30%.

Barrow Neurological Institute researchers observed subtle changes in driving patterns — like taking fewer trips — followed by an uptick in unsafe driving like hard-breaking and crashes.

A spokesperson for Hyroad Energy, the company that purchased the intellectual property of Nikola and 113 trucks, says Nikola is no more.

The U.S. Army says it is investigating after one of its helicopters allegedly released fuel at a low altitude over neighborhoods on the Phoenix-Tempe border last week.

A new report suggests that while fewer Arizonans are making calls while holding their phones behind the wheel, behaviors like texting and scrolling while driving are up.

Maricopa County public health officials say everyone who was at Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport at 4 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Jan. 29 should watch for symptoms of measles through Feb. 19.

Arizona drivers have been sharing the road with Waymo robotaxis for nearly a decade. Through our Q&AZ reporting project, KJZZ received a question asking if autonomous vehicles get pulled over and receive tickets.

The United States has ordered tariffs on countries that continue to ship oil to the island. Mexico has described the shipments as a humanitarian measure.

Photo radar is back in Phoenix. The city announced recently it’s installing 17 cameras at various locations known for speed-related crashes. Another eight will be in school zones.