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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Details of an infrastructure plan for the future must include an understanding of the many ways digital technology is transforming how America works, lives and plays.
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The proposed regulations could lead to the proliferation of high-speed trains in the United States.
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Local governments are combining geospatial data and crowdsourced information to ease congestion.
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In many cases, the data needed to drive smart pollution analytics already is readily available.
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As self-driving cars proliferate, we need a system to handle difficult situations.
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Ohio will become the first large U.S. city to provide free Wi-Fi on all of its buses.
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The job of surveying has increasingly turned away from human teams and toward drones for its lesser price tag and greater productivity.
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Last year, the city’s hosts on the rental listing site brought in an estimated $316 million in revenue.
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A San Diego company introduced a tech platform that allows users to meld biometrics into the traditional user name/password process.
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Some cities are turning to digital monitoring to replace traditional processes, enabling more frequent and accurate assessment of infrastructure quality.
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Called Amp, the device will change colors to help drivers and passengers find each other.
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AImotive, based in Budapest, has set up shop in Mountain View to test its self-driving technology and work with its partners, some of which are headquartered in the valley.
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During a federal public hearing, autonomous vehicle makers voiced recommendations for the structure and content that should be required in a safety assessment letter required for each highly autonomous vehicle system.
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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates the new standard could prevent about 2,400 pedestrian injuries annually once all electrified vehicles are properly equipped.
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced that New York would be playing a substantial role in a one-of-a-kind drone testing corridor in the heart of central New York state.
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Each unit from Totem Power serves as a power station, can be wired in to collect power from other nearby solar cells or wind turbines, includes Wi-Fi and 4G capabilities, and can act as a charging station for electric vehicles.
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The new app is set to launch in Germany next month.
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Some argue that if exemptions from the Buy American Act are granted, "it virtually guarantees that there will be no chance for a domestic high-speed rail industry to take root in this country."
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