Transportation

Some drivers using the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges could face tolls as high as $11.50 by 2030.

Some drivers using the Bay Area’s seven state-owned toll bridges could face a toll as high as $11.50 by 2030.

SamTrans is offering free fares to riders in celebration of Rider Appreciation Day on Monday.

SamTrans is offering free fares to riders in celebration of Rider Appreciation Day on Monday. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.

A train in Goose Creek, South Carolina, collided with an 18-wheeler carrying a tank Thursday after the truck became stuck on the tracks

Transportation officials are hoping a major investment in a technology allowing cars to talk to other cars about hazards on the road could be part of the solution to a recent surge in traffic deaths.

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating reports that the engines can catch fire on some Jeep SUVs and pickup trucks with the ignition turned off.

A crash and large fire along a California freeway involving an electric Tesla Semi has drawn the attention of federal safety investigators.

GOP state lawmakers are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to delay a mandate for big-rigs in California to be all-electric by 2045. Bob Redell reports.

Accidents involving electric bikes and scooters are skyrocketing, according to new numbers.

Accidents involving electric bikes and scooters are skyrocketing, according to new numbers. Marianne Favro reports.

It is never too early to start holiday shopping, especially when it means snagging the first-ever Caltrain ugly holiday sweater. The commuter rail service has joined BART in offering transit-themed holiday sweaters, hoping they will sell out just as fast.

A new law gives VTA the authority to ban troublemakers from its buses and trains, but before that can happen, the transit agency has a requirement to meet.

A new law gives VTA the authority to ban troublemakers from its buses and trains, but before that can happen, the transit agency has a requirement to meet. Marianne Favro reports.

BMW is recalling more than 291,000 SUVs in the U.S. because the interior cargo rails can detach in a crash, increasing the risk of injury.

General Motors will pay nearly $146 million in penalties to the federal government because 5.9 million of its older vehicles do not comply with emissions and fuel economy standards.

The One Less Car trial comes at a time when the average monthly cost of vehicle ownership in the U.S. is more than $1,000.