Transportation

Zoox resumes Las Vegas robotaxi testing after safety pause

A conventiongoer looks over a Zoox self- driving vehicle at the Zoox booth during the CES tech show Jan. 7 in Las Vegas.

Zoox robotaxis are back on the road after Amazon’s self-driving vehicle subsidiary addressed a software recall affecting 270 vehicles prompted by a collision last month ...

9 May 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Nevada Senate approves bill to double trucking liability insurance coverage by 2030

Trucks travel north on Interstate 11 near Boulder City in 2018. The Nevada Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would gradually raise minimum liability insurance requirements for larger commercial vehicles making deliveries within the state. The bill now goes to the Assembly for consideration.

Senate Bill 180 would increase coverage requirements from $750,000 to $1.5 million by 2030 for carriers exceeding 26,000 pounds, changing a federal standard untouched for four decades …

23 April 2025
By Haajrah Gilani

Some Las Vegas flights may be impacted by London airport shutdown

Smoke rises from the North Hyde electrical substation, which caught fire last night, leading to the closure of the Heathrow Airport, in London, Friday March 21, 2025.

Flights from Las Vegas to Heathrow Airport in London today may be impacted after a fire knocked out power and temporarily shut down the European airport, Harry Reid International Airport reported on ...

21 March 2025
From staff and wire reports

Las Vegas company’s concept is halfway between a rideshare and a rental car

Yulieanna Duran remotely drives a Vay electric car from the company headquarters in downtown Las Vegas Tuesday, March 11, 2025.

Vay, which last year launched its first commercial fleet in Las Vegas, is expanding its fleet of local vehicles with hopes of ushering in a new wave of transportation with its ...

18 March 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Save Red Rock calls for action against rising truck traffic on Southern Nevada scenic byway

Passing the beautiful foothills of Red Rock Canyon, cyclists of the Las Vegas Valley Bike Club head toward Blue Diamond along state Route 159 on their 50-mile morning ride Saturday.

Officials with Save Red Rock, the advocacy group working to protect the safety and sustainability of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, have noticed what they consider a ...

13 March 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Harry Reid TSA workers grapple with losing their union protections

TSA officials demonstrate new screening equipment at Harry Reid International Airport, Wednesday, March 6, 2024, in Las Vegas.

The Department of Homeland Security on Friday announced that it would end TSA agents’ ability to collectively bargain, meaning the American Federation of Government Employees ...

11 March 2025
By Kyle Chouinard

Tropicana Avenue to close west of Las Vegas Strip for construction

An exterior view of the Tropicana Las Vegas, on the southeast corner of Las Vegas Boulevard and Tropicana Avenue, Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Tropicana Avenue will be closed for construction starting Sunday night from Polaris Avenue to just west of the Las Vegas Strip, the Nevada Department of Transportation said. The closure will last from ...

6 March 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Nevada lawmakers present bill to explore public rail systems in Clark County

In this July 8, 2020, file photo, the Nevada Assembly meets on the first day of the 31st Special Session of the Nevada Legislature in Carson City.

Transit labor unions, environmental organizations and citizens across Nevada shared their support Tuesday night for Assembly Bill 256, which aims to ...

4 March 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

UNLV experts: Despite recent crashes, safety of air travel continues to improve

Crews pull up a part of a plane from the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Arlington, Va.

Daniel Bubb, an assistant professor in UNLV’s Honors College and former airline pilot, understands why you would be hesitant to board your next flight. You aren’t alone, he says ...

10 February 2025
By Grace Da Rocha

Nevada lawmaker seeks criminal penalties for wrong-way drivers

NDOT will install wrong-way detection signs like this at the Interstate 15-Starr Avenue interchange under construction now.

Wrong-way driving has steadily increased nationally since 2020. In 2022, the last year data was compiled, there were 704 fatalities resulting from ...

29 December 2024
By Haajrah Gilani

Driverless taxis making the rounds along the Las Vegas Strip, preparing for passenger rides

Zoox’s Toyota Highlander driverless robotaxi spotted outside of Park MGM by the Dolby Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, December 19, 2024.

Among the steady stream of vehicles cruising the Las Vegas Strip, onlookers might notice a boxy car with seats facing each other and cameras ...

27 December 2024
By Grace Da Rocha

Frontier Airlines flight attendants picket over flight schedules, pay

Frontier Airlines flight attendants, including Shimira Jones, center, chant during a informational picket line at Harry Reid International Airport Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024.

Frontier flight attendants spent two hours this morning outside Harry Reid International Airport protesting the low-cost airline’s new business model that they say is cutting ...

11 December 2024
By Kyle Chouinard

Travelers who waited to make Thanksgiving trips are hitting the biggest crowds so far

Travellers pass through the south security checkpoint in Denver International Airport Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024, in Denver.

Travelers who waited until the last day to make their Thanksgiving holiday treks need to be prepared for busy highways and the most crowded day yet this week at the ...

27 November 2024
By David Koenig, Associated Press

NTSB details fiery but safe emergency landing in Las Vegas

A Frontier Airlines passenger jet taxis to a runway for take off at McCarran International Airport Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

Federal investigators say an electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard a Frontier Airlines plane shortly before ...

29 October 2024
Associated Press

Buttigieg celebrates start of major Maryland Parkway transit overhaul in Las Vegas

At center, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg attends in the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Maryland Parkway Bus Rapid Transit Project Monday Aug. 12, 2024.

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg called the project a “win-win” for transit riders and vehicular commuters, saying it would not only bring ...

13 August 2024
By Grace Da Rocha
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