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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A nearly $1 billion hydropower transmission line project could also serve as a vehicle for fiber-optic broadband, officials say.
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The proposal wants to jump-start an Ohio economy that has been idle for decades in economic, population and wage growth as well as household income and poverty.
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Bartow, Fla., has its sights set on plugging smart utility metering into its fiber-optic backbone, and officials say that could grow into a municipal Internet project.
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With the release of a request for information, the smallest state in the country is hoping to have an outsized role in the future of transportation.
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Legislation that could pass next year would give PennDot wide latitude to regulate the development of autonomous vehicles in the state.
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Ohio’s private and public institutions have been aggressively positioning the state as a ready testbed for autonomous and connected vehicles, arguing the potential economics are too important to ignore.
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Right now, the only law that affects AVs states that a driver must be behind the wheel. Virginia Transportation Secretary Aubrey Layne hopes the hands-off approach encourages innovation.
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State transportation officials held a workshop to discuss the deployment of autonomous vehicles and the recent draft of regulations released by the DMV.
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The California DMV has released the third iteration of regulations for the testing and deployment of autonomous vehicles on Friday, March 10.
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Nevada officials bought into Google’s plan and launched into a leading role in the testing and development of autonomous vehicles.
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California-based Peloton Technology will roll out an evolving vehicle tech known as 'platooning' on the Ohio Turnpike.
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Companies testing self-driving vehicles in Massachusetts are fighting to warn state officials that current laws and regulations on testing could make it tough to make progress.
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New York is the only state that requires drivers to have at least one hand on the steering mechanism of any moving vehicle.
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TuSimple’s technology employs cameras and radar sensors with the company’s proprietary software and other data to allow trucks to “see” the road in real time, like the human eye.
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The legislation defines "automated driving system" to mirror current requirements of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which has set nationwide safety standards.
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More than 60 companies in the region — some based here, others drawn from as far away as China, France and Japan — are chasing the dream of robotic driving.
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The task force is working to devise guidelines for how to safely test such vehicles on Pennsylvania roads.
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Biking apps like Ride Report and Strava are being used by transportation planners to determine where biking infrastructure should be focused.
