Coding agents and the public operator
What today's agent runtimes can do, how they are controlled, what benchmarks show and miss, and what a public agency should require before deploying one.
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Where the contracts turn: transit operations markets in 2026
A consolidated US operator market, Boston's commuter rail rebid, the opening of Paris buses to competition, and the fastest-growing cost line in US transit.
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