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During his State of the City address on Thursday, Mayor Byron W. Brown outlined a laundry list of initiatives that fit into his vision for making Buffalo a smart and inclusive locale using technology to propel the city.
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Critics have called the project, expected to cost $15 billion or more, a boondoggle that will require a taxpayer bailout while using eminent domain to steal land that has been owned by families for decades.
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Programs in Ohio and Arizona are showing signs that the technology could be a real-world solution to first-mile, last-mile gaps in traditional city transportation offerings, like buses and light rail.
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The Birmingham city council transportation committee has voted to approve a contract with ParkMobile to add pay by app parking payment options to Birmingham parking meters throughout the city.
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The Federal Highway Administration is looking to integrate artificial intelligence to help manage the national transportation system. A recent report indicates that the technology still needs work before reaching its potential.
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The draft of legislation would allow automakers to sell autonomous vehicles without steering wheels or brake pedals. The proposed law would require automakers to provide annual detailed descriptions of what they are doing to mitigate hacking risks.
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The Clean Off-Road Equipment Voucher Incentive Project will provide $44 million in funding to transition heavy-duty off-road equipment to electric. The plan could help prompt innovations and lower vehicle costs.
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City officials of Kettering, Ohio are enacting a one-year ban on e-scooters and e-bikes, citing safety concerns. The hiatus will allow city officials to further study the issue and draft new regulations.
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The city of Hampton will install 15solar-powered poles equipped with surveillance cameras for law enforcement in Y.H. Thomas Park. The city spent $137,000 to fund the pilot LED smart pole system.
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The GATRA created a smartphone app to offer on-demand transportation services for Massachusetts residents in Mansfield, Plainville and Foxborough. The app mimics Lyft and Uber but all vehicles are wheel-chair accessible.
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Consumers in the largest electric car market in the country still find it difficult to name an electric vehicle brand beyond Tesla. New data suggests that drivers have more options than ever but less awareness.
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A group that lobbies for lawyers who typically represent plaintiffs is objecting to a lack of concrete protections that would ensure the right to sue an automaker if someone is hurt or killed in a self-driving vehicle.
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At the inaugural Fremont Mobility Summit last week in Silicon Valley, officials presented the city's newly released Mobility Action Plan. The plan centers on rethinking transportation and infrastructure in the region.
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INIT Innovations in Transportation, which has developed software for use with buses, light rail and trains since 1999, designed ASSISTIVEtravel, a passenger information and journey planning app.
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A company that builds EV charging stations across Colorado is teaming with a national trade association representing truck stop operators to make it easier for electric vehicles to recharge nationwide.
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US Ignite, which is a smart city advisory group for local governments, has picked four projects to receive funding as part of the Replicating Success initiative by that group and the National Science Foundation.
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The city wants to overhaul approximately 2,000 parking meters and add hundreds of stations to newer parking districts. The upgrades would tack on an additional $16.1 million to the existing Cale America contract.
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A school district in California is partnering with the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority and autonomous electric shuttle maker Local Motors to provide technical education related to autonomous vehicles.
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