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The Federal Aviation Administration has lifted a ground stop that caused thousands of delays and cancellations on Wednesday morning. Now the agency must play catch up to get flights up and running after a nationwide computer system outage.

Blaming the chaos to their flight schedule on this past week’s winter storm, Southwest said in a statement that the winter weather caused disruptions to their full holiday travel plans, causing the catastrophic cancellations.

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Multiple transit services in the Dallas-Fort Worth area are offering free rides during early voting and on election day.

The major freight railroads appear unwilling to give track maintenance workers much more than they received in the initial contract they rejected last week, increasing the chances of a strike.

Members of one union have rejected a tentative deal with the largest U.S. freight railroads, while two ratified agreements and three other unions remained at the bargaining table just days ahead of a national strike deadline. A strike would intensify snarls in the nation’s supply chain that have contributed to rising prices. But the IAM agreed to delay any strike...

The Department of Energy says idling for more than ten seconds burns more fuel and produces more CO-2 than shutting off and restarting your engine. A 2021 traffic signal report says drivers in Nevada spend more time idling at red lights than drivers in any other state. Nationwide, Americans spend 6.8 percent of each trip at red lights, accounting for…

Tim Menard says artificial intelligence can unclog our roads and reduce red light idling. He started LYT, a cloud-based platform that integrates drivers’ navigation data with a city’s network of traffic signals, analyzes traffic flow, and adjusts traffic light timing accordingly. LX News Storyteller Peter Hull spoke to Menard to learn more about his company, and how it can impact...

Many travelers rejoiced when mask mandates were abruptly lifted on airplanes and other transportation systems around the country by a federal judge on Monday. But don’t leave that mask at home when you travel just yet, advises Dr. John Torres.

As New York City Police and other law enforcement agencies continue to investigate Tuesday’s mass shooting in a subway in Brooklyn, public transit officials in Dallas remain vigilant as a precaution. DART officials said they’re constantly monitoring their service area and work closely with police departments across the region.

North Texas transit officials say they are on alert after 10 people were shot in an attack on a Brooklyn subway during rush hour Tuesday.

Tight supplies of new cars and rising inflation fears likely hit U.S. auto sales hard in the first quarter.

Hadrian Automation raised $90 million in funding led by venture firms Lux Capital and Andreessen Horowitz, as it works to transform the aerospace supply chain.

Comedian and actor Pete Davidson was previously announced to be flying with the crew, but his seat was turned over.

Airlines are deploying higher-end products in hopes of capturing more revenue after two bruising pandemic years.

The U.S. airplane and airport mask mandate will likely be lifted on April 18 or “shortly thereafter,” according to Delta’s chief health officer.

Xiaodi Hou co-founded autonomous-driving startup TuSimple in 2015, but he just took over as CEO and chairman of the board March 3.

Riding in a self-driving van underscored the potential of autonomous vehicles, which some believe will be a multitrillion-dollar market for investors.

The UAW president said such an action would be a “good faith effort” and “demonstrate a commitment to the workers of the facility” in Fremont, California.

“I’m happy to celebrate success, but let’s remember, Elon Musk didn’t make it on his own,” the Massachusetts Democrat told CNBC on Tuesday.