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ETC: I’m Stuck app informs your elected officials when you’re in traffic

Filed under: Safety, Technology

LA traffic

Traffic, as we’ve established, is one of the worst things about driving. Too many motorists on too few roads is enough to ruin one’s day, not to mention the impact vehicle congestion has on the environment. Now, though, an app called I’m Stuck can share the misery that comes with being lodged on the 405 for three hours for no apparent reason with the people that have the power to make road improvements: politicians.

Yes, I’m Stuck, as Wired describes it, is “like tweeting a company CEO when a product fails.” I’m Stuck sends a message directly to your local Representative or Senator about where you’re stuck and why. It includes everything from your average traffic jam to a subway delay to an overcrowded train.

Funded by Building America’s Future, an infrastructure advocacy group that counts former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg and former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger as its co-chairs, I’m Stuck is meant to help shed light on the amount of productivity that is lost by transportation delays. It’s also designed to help Americans realize that politicians can have an effect on the amount of misery that comes with their commute.

Head on over to the I’m Stuck app’s website to have a closer look. The app is available, free of charge, in both the Apple App Store and the Android Marketplace.

I’m Stuck app informs your elected officials when you’re in traffic originally appeared on Autoblog on Sat, 03 Aug 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Followup: GM officials take issue with Whitacre’s IPO share price estimates

Filed under: Government/Legal, GM

Ed Whitacre, GM CEO

It was only last week when Reuters reported that Ed Whitacre, Jr. told the media that General Motors IPO shares would “likely to be priced between $20 and $25 in the initial public offering by the automaker in November.” GM didn’t respond immediately, but now, like a judge giving instructions to the jury to disregard a courtroom outburst, The General is essentially saying “ignore everything you just heard.”

According to The Detroit News, a GM response filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission refutes everything, saying that the price hasn’t been set, the IPO might not happen in November, and the company doesn’t know if it “will be successful or whether it will work.” GM is in a self-imposed “quiet period” before its IPO “to comply with SEC regulations,” which Whitacre’s comments blew out of the water. According outside observers, “Any comments beyond what is included in GM’s regulatory filings could be construed as breaking SEC rules during the quiet period and could jeopardize the timing of the IPO.” Whoopsie.

[Source: The Detroit News]

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Followup: GM officials take issue with Whitacre’s IPO share price estimates

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Ed Whitacre, GM CEO

It was only last week when Reuters reported that Ed Whitacre, Jr. told the media that General Motors IPO shares would “likely to be priced between $20 and $25 in the initial public offering by the automaker in November.” GM didn’t respond immediately, but now, like a judge giving instructions to the jury to disregard a courtroom outburst, The General is essentially saying “ignore everything you just heard.”

According to The Detroit News, a GM response filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission refutes everything, saying that the price hasn’t been set, the IPO might not happen in November, and the company doesn’t know if it “will be successful or whether it will work.” GM is in a self-imposed “quiet period” before its IPO “to comply with SEC regulations,” which Whitacre’s comments blew out of the water. According outside observers, “Any comments beyond what is included in GM’s regulatory filings could be construed as breaking SEC rules during the quiet period and could jeopardize the timing of the IPO.” Whoopsie.

[Source: The Detroit News]

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