Infrastructure
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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. -
National Grid is expected to install the devices for 121,000 customers in the city. They will enable people to track energy usage via a portal, and will immediately alert the utility to power outages.
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A new report from the Urban Institute outlines how many of the projects developed as part of the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, including technology work, have been slow to finish and deploy.
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The Rocky Mountain Hyperloop team is one of the 35 semifinalists to build the technology, which carries passengers and cargo at speeds of up to 700 mph.
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With advances in technology that are already in place, including the proliferation of Internet of Things technology and devices, any city or town can be smart and reap the benefits.
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CES 2017 panelists agreed that like their business counterparts, agencies must de-silo, collaborate to make the most of the Internet of Things.
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These four challenges call on the public and private sectors to innovate together.
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Cybersecurity experts discussed how to safeguard "always-on" devices such as Amazon’s Echo and Apple’s iPhone.
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The county is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade its parking facilities — $65,000 of which is slated to add to the existing eight charging stations for electric cars.
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The technology uses low-cost plastic antennas and devices placed on power lines so that the existing infrastructure is a guide for broadband signals.
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The EPA’s Energy Star program has added the capability to track waste and material use with the same ease of tracking energy and water use.
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Two panels at CES 2017 critiqued the move toward smart cities, agreeing efforts must be individualized and that the U.S. is somewhat behind other nations — but catching up.
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During the GO-NV Summit, both Local Motors and Keolis discussed plans to bring their self-driving shuttles to the Las Vegas area.
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If passed, the law would prevent renewable energy developers from using tax reliefs currently offered within 40 miles of a military field.
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In 2017, we’ll have to decide whether we can trust autonomous technology. That’s going to be much harder than we might expect.
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The designation, which initially doesn’t include any federal funding, would require the selected areas to follow national testing standards, share testing information and participate in committees reviewing testing data.
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Taking a look at Chicago's new sensor-based stormwater management system.
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The state's firms account for more than half of the fuel cell production in the northeastern United States.
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The long-term blueprint released last month for the nation's busiest rail corridor calls for expanded high-speed rail through and stopping in the city.
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The malicious software raises concerns of Russian attempts to interfere with critical infrastructure and the 2016 presidential race.
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California-based Santa Clara University is testing an autonomous shuttle that chugs around an almost 1-mile loop route with five designated stops.
