Infrastructure
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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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Companies testing autonomous vehicles in the state must provide annual reports to the Department of Motor Vehicles outlining when human backup drivers had to step in.
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The topic of how to plan for autonomous vehicle deployment and use is beginning to come to the forefront for city planners in jurisdictions of all sizes.
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Electric scooters have received pushback in some cities, but they’ve gotten a warm welcome in the South, where hot weather and often hilly terrain have made it tough for bike-share programs.
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The Pentagon is pushing to have autonomous vehicles on the battlefield long before they make their way onto public roadways.
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A fix for the aging transportation infrastructure could cost the city at least $30 million.
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Towns across the New York island are going as far as mandating the residential installation of advanced nitrogen-reducing septic systems to improve the pollution that leads to algal blooms and other environmental impacts.
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The prevalence of autonomous vehicles is leading some advocates to call for more transparency around safety and accidents the vehicles are involved in.
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As Silicon Valley's economy has boomed without new housing to match, a city 80 miles away has become the No. 1 city in the country for extremely long commutes.
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A company funded by a former Dodgers owner has proposed a gondola lift to whisk passengers from Union Station to Dodger Stadium by air in five minutes.
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Officials on Long Island’s East End are moving aggressively to require the installation of advanced nitrogen-reducing septic systems, even as Suffolk County assesses the effectiveness of the technology in cleaning the region’s surface waters.
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The Santa Cruz, Calif., City Council opted to spend $98,500 on a new smart meter parking system, while also deciding to shelve plans on setting height restrictions for vehicles parked downtown, for now.
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SDG&E will be installing and maintaining over 200 electric-vehicle charging stations in National City — for free.
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A rebate program gave American Electric Power Ohio approval to spend up to $10 million on rebates and incentives to encourage Ohio drivers to use electric vehicles.
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Salt Lake City and New York City will serve as testbeds for next-generation wireless communication testing, a project led by the National Science Foundation.
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The Israeli companies Waycare and Waze, offer tools for traffic management through artificial intelligence and crowdsourced navigation respectively, will share data to help governments and drivers.
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After a deadly commuter crash in California, the U.S. Rail Safety Improvement Act of 2008 passed, mandating all railroads have positive train control in place by Dec. 31, 2018.
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About 250 attendees are expected at this year's second annual Smart Cincy Summit in Cincinnati.
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Other hyperloop routes are being considered across the country.
