Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
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.
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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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A poll finds that 40 percent of surveyed drivers in Oregon and Washington aren't interested in owning a driverless car, even if price wasn't a factor.
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Backed by Ford Motor Co., Palo Alto's new bike share program will be part of a growing network of Bay Area cities from San Francisco to San Jose.
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A new parking solution cuts out one of the most hated pieces of urban infrastructure — the parking meter.
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The funds will go toward projects to encourage carpools, time traffic signals for transit and pedestrian safety, and test driverless passenger shuttles.
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The District's CDO has has his sights set on improving the data capacity of one area of city government in particular: business intelligence.
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In a new way to encourage responsible driving, Boston released an app for residents to earn prizes for safe driving.
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The portion of I-380 slated as a test site is one of the busiest in the area, and was chosen because it provides an example of both rural and urban traffic.
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The city’s successful BlightSTAT performance management approach has been the backbone of efforts that resulted in the elimination of over 15,000 blighted units from 2010 to 2015.
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During a meeting of private industry and regulatory officials, the future of drones and the difficulties in regulating the technology was a hot topic.
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As technology continues to evolve faster than organizations, there’s a gap between Internet of Things products and services and the government practices designed to effectively manage them.
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Self-driving vehicles create new mapping needs, and it's unclear what role apps like Google Maps will play in the future.
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The same tech creating a future of autonomous vehicles could also make cars even more vulnerable to hacking than they already are — and they’re more vulnerable now than most drivers realize.
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The sensors will help balance traffic and move it more quickly, and allow buses, public safety or freight vehicles to communicate with traffic signals so they can move through intersections more efficiently.
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Critics say the state's Traffic Tribunal overstepped its bounds, citing that the law barring texting while driving is specific to that — texting.
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While backup cameras are allowed, drivers cannot use parallel parking-assisted technology in which the car essentially parks itself.
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The New York Civil Liberties Union warns that without tollbooths, the use of license plate readers and facial recognition technology will create a new cache of sensitive information.
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The California Department of Motor Vehicles’ revised draft regulations for autonomous vehicles will be open to public comment at an Oct. 19 workshop.
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A recent report details 13 steps necessary to ensure companies creating well-secured Internet of Things devices — steps that, when followed, will also protect government-procured devices from being exposed to breaches.
