Joan Lowy, Author at Valley News

In this Wednesday, June 22, 2016 photo, road construction crews work to build a four lane highway on Route 29 in Edinburg, Ill. Without a state budget the Illinois Department of Transportation would have to shut down projects that are underway, costing millions of dollars extra and causing additional headaches. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Potholes Ahead for Transportation Plan

by Zeke Miller Associated Press, and Joan Lowy Associated PressJanuary 26, 2018

Washington — The Trump administration soon will release its long-anticipated public works plan, trying to fulfill a campaign pledge but set to fall short of some ambitious goals. As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to generate at least $1 trillion…

This artist rendering provided by Airbus shows a vehicle in their flying car project, Vahana. Even before George Jetson entranced kids with his flying car, people dreamed of soaring above traffic congestion. Inventors and entrepreneurs have tried and failed to make the dream a reality, but that may be changing. Nearly a dozen companies around the globe, some of them with deep pockets like Airbus, are working to develop personal aircraft that let people hop over crowded roadways. (Airbus via AP)

Flying Vehicles Getting Closer to Reality

by Joan Lowy Associated PressFebruary 5, 2017

FILE - In this July 20, 2015 file photo, a pedestrian crosses in front of a vehicle as part of a demonstration at Mcity on its opening day on the University of Michigan campus in Ann Arbor, Mich. Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self-driving cars and someday maybe even help solve traffic jams, automakers and government officials say. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Rule: New Cars To Be Interactive

by Joan Lowy Associated PressDecember 13, 2016

FILE - In this April 28, 2016 file photo, a wrecker crew prepares to flip over a Ford Bronco that was involved in an accident in Brownsville, Texas. Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, continuing a surge in deaths that began two years ago as the economy improved and travel picked up, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, by the National Safety Council. (Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)

Traffic Death Surge in U.S. Continues

by Joan Lowy Associated PressAugust 24, 2016

In this 2015 photo provided by his neighbor, Krista Kitchen, Joshua Brown stands by his new Tesla electric car near his home in Canton, Ohio. Brown died in an accident in Florida on May 7, 2016 in the first fatality from a car using self-driving technology. According to statements by the government and the automaker, his vehicle's cameras didn't make a distinction between the white side of a turning tractor-trailer and the brightly lit sky while failing to automatically activate its brakes. (Krista Kitchen via AP)

‘Autopilot’ Car Death Sparks Investigation

by Joan Lowy Associated Press, and John Seewer Associated PressJuly 2, 2016

In this Thursday, June 9, 2016, photo, Galo Beltran, Cuba country manager for American Airlines, poses for a picture near a charter flight operated by American at Havana’s Jose Marti International Airport. Beltran is based in Dallas. The Department of Transportation said Friday that six airlines: American, Frontier, JetBlue, Silver Airways, Southwest and Sun Country, have been selected for routes to nine Cuban cities other than Havana. (AP Photo/Scott Mayerowitz)

Airlines Chosen for U.S. Flights to Cuba

by Scott Mayerowitz Associated Press, and Joan Lowy Associated PressJune 10, 2016

FILE - In this May 13, 2014 file photo, a Google self-driving car goes on a test drive near the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. Self-driving cars are expected to usher in a new era of mobility, safety and convenience. The problem, say transportation researchers, is that people will use them too much. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Experts: Robot Cars Will Clog Roads Even More

by Joan Lowy Associated PressMay 15, 2016

A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana outside of the White House, in Washington, Saturday, April 2, 2016. During the rally protesters demanded President Obama use his authority to stop marijuana arrests and pardon offenders. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Basis For Laws on Pot, Driving Questioned

by Joan Lowy Associated PressMay 11, 2016

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration administrator Mark Rosekind speaks during a news conference to announce the addition of tens of millions of Takata air bag inflators to the largest automotive recall in history, on Wednesday, May 4, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Air Bag Inflator Recall Expanded to Include 69 Million Cars

by Tom Krisher AP Auto Writer, and Joan Lowy AP Auto WriterMay 5, 2016

Move to OK commercial drone flights over people

by Joan Lowy Associated PressApril 4, 2016