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 city and county of Honolulu becomes the first government agency in the nation to pass a bill that caps fares charged by ridesharing services.
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Science "geeks" have been excited about autonomous technology for years, but now it's starting to impact everyday life.
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Revisiting the federal MPG standards does not necessarily mean there is a desire to rewrite them.
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The staggeringly over-budget plans for the new hub has made it clear that smart infrastructure does not have to be monumental.
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The House voted 114-32 to pass the legislation with an amendment to avoid double jeopardy, meaning if you are pulled over in a county with a local ordinance you can't be fined twice.
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To place the infrastructure needed for 5G service, a proposal pending in the Florida Legislature would limit state and local control of public rights-of-way where the 5G equipment is being installed.
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How do cities effectively collect, publish, and use data?
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Airbnb will begin collecting the 3 percent convention tax from hosts in Miami Beach as part of the county tax deal.
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Caltrain serves 65,000 daily commuters in the crowded Silicon Valley corridor with an aging system of diesel locomotives. Electrifying the trains would reduce smog, upgrade the trains and reduce traffic congestion, supporters say.
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No energy source is without adverse environmental side effects.
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Legislators are grappling with how to foster a high-tech industry that has found a fertile home in the state.
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After almost three days of silence, Uber has resumed work with self-driving cars in Pittsburgh.
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Nvidia created several prototypes by retrofitting existing vehicles, and it has a permit from California to take them on test drives. It uses the cars for training its artificial intelligence system.
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To create a fully driverless vehicle, capable of handling all driving situations, Waymo is training its autonomous minivans to operate in the snow.
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NuTonomy's CEO says they are not going to halt their testing like Uber has halted theirs in the midst of accidents.
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Contracts totaling $35 million were approved to purchase the electronic metering system, which is anticipated to be operating by mid-2020.
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A few hundred electric scooters were set free in Denver Friday and curious folks didn’t waste time before hopping aboard and navigating the sea of small dogs, activists asking for petition signatures and lunch breakers downtown.
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The Colorado Department of Transportation will work with Integrated Roadways to test a half-mile of smart pavement later this year.
