Transportation

Tesla has applied to be allowed to start testing its autonomous vehicles around the Valley. At the same time, Honeywell recently announced it’d tested an autonomous helicopter in Phoenix.

But some dangerous trends emerged for bicyclists and pedestrians. Although fatality rates didn’t change significantly, crashes involving either group jumped to their highest numbers in five years.

Tesla has applied to operate autonomous robotaxis in metro Phoenix — marking a potential expansion of its ride-hailing service beyond a limited pilot in Austin, Texas.

Legendary architect Frank Lloyd Wright is known for many iconic building designs here in the Valley. Now, a forgotten Wright sketch for a food truck, of all things, has inspired a collaboration with Airstream camp trailers.

Teens in the Phoenix area now have a new way to get around — without needing a driver’s license or a ride from a parent.

The Legislature sent a proposal to the ballot that would ask voters to block the state and local governments from excising a mileage-based tax for vehicles. The debate stems from electric vehicle usage.

The Queen Creek Unified School District plans to use a new app this fall that allows parents to track their students’ bus routes.

Traffic control operations across the Valley’s 27 cities and towns run under different commands. Those commands depend on arterial road data like, time of day, road congestion and pedestrian traffic.

Phoenix is spending up to $12 million over the next five years on traffic enforcement cameras after the City Council approved a contract Wednesday with a Mesa-based company.

The city of Phoenix is trying to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries through the Vision Zero Road Safety Action Plan. The plan seeks to analyze data to make Valley streets safer.