Infrastructure
-
Two sites in Macomb County and a half-dozen in surrounding areas will get electric vehicle charging stations. The state can now begin spending remaining federal EV infrastructure funds. -
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.
More Stories
-
Technology, government policy and public opinion are converging toward vehicles that don't need anyone behind the wheel.
-
The company disclosed a total number of collisions, stating that none have been the self-driving cars' fault.
-
Under the new plan, the state will reduce retail electricity consumption by 10 percent by 2020 — two years earlier than the previous goal.
-
Hoping to build a connection with the community, SMART officials welcomed the public on board to check out the new cars.
-
The "Big Ideas for L.A." event, hosted by Los Angeles and the National League of Cities, allowed mayors to share “big ideas” that are driving innovation within their communities.
-
A new advisory position in Los Angeles will dedicate the next 12 months to pushing the limits of transportation technology in one of the most congested cities in the world.
-
The city also has been asked to participate in a Connected Cities program, which installs telecommunication equipment to enhance mobile broadband service citywide.
-
There are no intersections, red lights or pedestrians on highways, making them a far less complex trip -- and one truck maker believes that automated tractor-trailers will be licensed to do so first.
-
Randolph and Fitchburg, Mass., will have a platform for networked streetlighting -- and the option to self-fund additional smart city applications in the future.
-
Although gas and electric utilities currently lead the smart meter market, increased pressure to conserve in the state has water agencies following close behind.
-
No one before has attempted a solar-powered flight over such a large expanse of ocean. But Andre Borschberg is set to make the trip over five days, without a drop of fuel.
-
Because of one of the nation’s deadliest train crashes, cities must implement advanced safety technology on commuter trains.
-
Smart technologies are a force multiplier for public safety agencies, allowing them to serve growing populations even as public spending remains constrained.
-
In an effort to make rentals more sustainable, city officials in 14 college towns banded together to create a website that shows renters what they would pay in utilities.
-
IoT innovations are doing everything from finding parking spaces to locating lost hikers.
-
Industry advocates all agree on the need to boost the country's spending on roads, bridges and transit. But they, like Congress, are split on how to pay for it.
-
A project that was designed to study space colonization has lessons for communities on this planet.
-
The public’s been led to believe that engineers will soon remove humans from driving, but researchers have shown that we shouldn’t ignore the human element of automated driving.
Most Read
- Virtual Learning Boomed, but Now States Struggle to Govern It
- Yuma County, Ariz.’s New CIO Hails From the City of Yuma
- Funding California IT Like Other Types of Infrastructure
- Is there a bike bell that you can hear even with noise-canceling headphones?
- Casper, Wyo., Will Use AI to Analyze Police Bodycam Footage
