Batteries and portable power stations are becoming established as a domestic backup power source during blackouts in Cuba.

Public transportation systems in the United States, specifically in Washington, D.C., and Los Angeles, are advancing plans to operate trains without human conductors by automating parts of their rail networks. These initiatives have reopened public debates concerning safety, operational costs, and employment impacts within the nation's public transit sector, though both projects must still clear several developmental stages.

Simultaneously, public transportation in Cuba has reached what officials describe as the lowest level in its history, making the daily movement of millions of people across the country increasingly difficult. According to Cuban Minister of Transportation Eduardo Rodríguez Dávila, the country's transit system is currently navigating one of its most critical periods.