MTA strapped Google Pixels to subway cars to spot track defects
Anyone who has rode the New York City subway can tell you that it has a lot of problems, from strange noises to flammable ...
The New York City Subway Is Using Google Pixels to Listen for Track Defects
New York City's transit authority is one of a few US systems experimenting with using sensors and AI to improve track ...
MTA studying technology to identify dangerous subway track debris. How a smartphone might help.
The investigation into what sparked a fire on a subway train in Washington Heights earlier this week is raising questions about preventative measures.
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Subway safety barriers cost MTA up to $100,000 per station
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is spending up to $1,900 each for stainless-steel, waist-high gates it erects at ...
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Google Pixel phones took a free ride on the New York subway for a unique experiment
Google and New York Metro Transit authority came together to perform an experiment to gain insights on track-safety.
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18 injured after New York City subway track fire, station fills with smoke
NEW YORK -- Eighteen people were injured after a track fire was reported on the No.1 subway track, filling a New York City station with smoke, MTA officials said. Thick gray smoke billowed out of ...
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Harrison Teen Who Pushed Victim On Subway Tracks Charged with Attempted Murder ” The Nightmare of Every New Yorker Who Uses the Subway.”
Crimestoppers photo of Andrew Pashinin By Dan Murphy A Harrison teen ager is now facing 25 years in prison for attempted ...
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11 Years After ‘House of Cards,’ Kate Mara Is Still Freaked Out by the Subway
At the premiere of 'The Dutchman' at SXSW, Mara said she doesn't have too many crazy subway stories because Zoe Barnes kind ...
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MTA applies lessons from costly first phase of Second Avenue subway
MTA leadership says the agency is incorporating cost-saving lessons learned from the first go around in some key ways: It ...
Tired of subway delays? The MTA wants to fix that by strapping Google smartphones to New York trains
Google partnered with the MTA on a pilot program that involved using sounds recorded on smartphones attached to trains to detect track issues before they occur.