Here is a look at what is happening in the world of transportation this morning:
- The former CEO of now-defunct Arrow Trucking pleads not guilty to fraud charges, according to News On 6.
- An out-of-control garbage truck kills six people in a horrific crash on the streets of Glasgow, Scotland, USA Today reports.
- A post in Streetsblog NYC calls for federal rules mandating side guards for trucks.
- Google says its self-driving car is “ready for the road,” according to the Business Insider.
- The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals the light vehicles named to its “top safety picks list” for the 2015 model year.
- Surface transportation in the U.S. is going to feel the wrath of several Christmas storms, notes Fox News.
- U.S. gasoline prices have declined for 89 straight days, reports CNN.
- A new battery prototype could potentially double the range of electric vehicles (EVs), notes the MIT Technology Review, yet the precipitous plunge in fuel prices this year is projected to dampen demand for EVs, reports Bloomberg.
- Freight railroads want to start manning their trains with a single operator, according to ABC News.
- The so-called Hyperloop transit system could be up and running in a decade, reports Discovery News.