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 improvements have been made on only 23 percent of passenger rail lines and 12 percent of freight lines, according to federal data.
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Take a look at the driverless car in action.
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Former Secretary of Labor Elaine L. Chao has been tabbed to serve as the 18th Transportation Secretary, pending Senate confirmation.
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The project will provide an opportunity to test the technology using the two 35-foot buses, expected to arrive in September 2017.
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SF Muni was infected with ransomware, prompting the agency to turn off ticket machines and faregates to minimize any potential risk or inconvenience to Muni customers.
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Electronic stability control (ESC) automatically brakes individual wheels and reduces engine power to help drivers maintain control during skids and keep their vehicles on the road.
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As delays and safety issues continue on privatized transit systems, that arrangement is getting new scrutiny.
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Toyota is reportedly gearing up to sell hydrogen-powered cars in the state in late 2017, the culmination of years of planning and work to establish fueling stations and other infrastructure.
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The city is installing sensors that could reveal a lot about the best way for governments to use smart technology.
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City planners aim to take the platform’s data-management capabilities and eventually leverage them through the use of its own data analytics tools, presently in development.
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The U.S. Department of Transportation released a set of voluntary guidelines to quell the rise of distracted driving.
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Due to the growth of connected cars, one Chicago-based startup is looking to enable emergency vehicles to notify drivers to get out of the way.
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Think of it as a high-tech version of those bumper stickers that ask “How’s my driving?”
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Known as Willow Run, the test pad should open for business in late 2017.
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The president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric Co. says that the utility is committed to 100 percent renewable-energy dependence no matter who sits in the Oval Office.
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Marstal, Denmark's project demonstrates a simpler, cheaper method of storing energy: in an insulated tank that holds sun-heated water.
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A new app instantly detects dangers on the road and provides “watch out” life-saving warnings, among other things.
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In the next month and a half, Cambridge-based nuTonomy will begin running self-driving cars in the Raymond L. Flynn Marine Park in South Boston.
