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Founded by former North Carolina Lt. Gov. Dan Forest, the North Carolina Blockchain + AI Initiative (NCB+AI) will work to pass pro-cryptocurrency legislation and support construction of data centers. -
A new report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy urges regulators and utilities to make the grid operate more efficiently. There are ways, experts said, to absorb part of data centers’ growth.
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer.
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St. Johns County property appraisers have turned to unmanned aerial vehicles to streamline the assessment and permitting process in one of the nation’s fastest developing areas.
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The grant, from the New York Power Authority, will allow the city to begin work on replacing all streetlights with energy-efficient, connected models. The change is expected to save $3 million annually.
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Officials say positive train controls, which automatically slow a train traveling too fast, could have prevented the accident that killed two Amtrak employees and injured nearly 100 others.
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The Greensboro Transit Authority put its first zero-pollution electric bus into service Thursday. The new $800,000 rechargeable transit vehicle is the first of 10 planned for the fleet.
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Instead of placing a piece of paper their dashboards, people just enter their license plate number into the app and the zone that they're in.
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For the first time, riders can now plan bus or rail trips on their Uber app. However, some transit experts caution against letting private-sector firms become the de facto mobility manager for a transit region.
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As part of Pacific Power’s move away from standard metering systems, 590,000 smart meters will be deployed across the state. Utility officials say the transition will mean more efficient monitoring and better data collection.
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State interest in digital license plates has steadily grown, thanks to their connected vehicle capabilities, customized messaging and geo-location potential.
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A proposed rule that speeders be subjected to possible time in jail has been pulled back to “to eliminate any possibility that criminal penalties could apply to a rider.”
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In an unusual twist, environmentalists and fossil fuel corporations have found themselves on the same side against a proposed long-distance power line that would transport hydropower from Canada to Massachusetts.
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Since 2008, transit agencies across the country have been pushing to meet a mandate from federal authorities to implement control systems to prevent crashes. Many failed to meet the deadline, but Sound Transit did not.
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The move will help put the state at the forefront of autonomous vehicle technology testing by creating a single point where industry can coordinate with agencies, with the goal of reducing crashes and improving safety.
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A proposal by Rep. Jason Fischer would allow companies testing autonomous technology to lose the human safety net, potentially positioning the state as a front-runner in the testing space.
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It’s unrealistic to think that self-driving cars should be capable of making an ethical decision that even the most moral of human beings wouldn’t have time to make in an accident scenario.
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The city will use $5.5 million of the federal grant to update 224 intersections to reduce crash rates. Other funds will go to systems that adjust traffic signals to reduce the number of cars crossing on yellow lights.
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The tech giant has laid off more than 200 employees from its autonomous vehicle team. Apple has been quiet about the division, which reportedly was created in 2015 to develop technology that can be used by car companies.
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Boeing subsidiary Aurora Flight Sciences tested its flying electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft prototype at the company’s headquarters in Manassas Tuesday.
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Workers affected by the now 36-day government shutdown are finding some relief in the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority program that gives them access to free monthly transit passes.
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