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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. -
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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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.
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INIT Innovations in Transportation, which has developed software for use with buses, light rail and trains since 1999, designed ASSISTIVEtravel, a passenger information and journey planning app.
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A company that builds EV charging stations across Colorado is teaming with a national trade association representing truck stop operators to make it easier for electric vehicles to recharge nationwide.
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US Ignite, which is a smart city advisory group for local governments, has picked four projects to receive funding as part of the Replicating Success initiative by that group and the National Science Foundation.
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The city wants to overhaul approximately 2,000 parking meters and add hundreds of stations to newer parking districts. The upgrades would tack on an additional $16.1 million to the existing Cale America contract.
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A school district in California is partnering with the Contra Costa County Transportation Authority and autonomous electric shuttle maker Local Motors to provide technical education related to autonomous vehicles.
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As transportation companies continue their push to develop reliable autonomous vehicles, the first fleet of driverless mass transit shuttles has officially hit the streets of the United States.
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Uber plans to conduct autonomous vehicle tests in San Francisco, the headquarters city for the 11-year-old company that sparked a transportation revolution with the introduction of app-based ride hailing.
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A bill that would leave it to local governments to regulate electric scooters cleared the Georgia Senate this week, addressing a set of vehicles that have overtaken Atlanta and other cities across the state.
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The Ignite Action Fund, spearheaded by Smart Columbus, has helped to transition commuters to other forms of shared transit by partnering with workplaces to offer the initiative as an employee benefit.
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One state lawmaker is floating a plan to raise the gas tax to 16 cents per gallon, while doubling the registration fee for electric vehicles from $100 to $200. The plan would add an estimated $35 million to state coffers.
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The organization, dedicated to advancing alternative modes of transportation in the Ohio region, has rolled out more than 800 charging ports across a seven-county area. More are slated to come online in 2020.
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Transit agencies in several cities have partnered with Via to provide curb-to-curb micro-transit. The idea behind these partnerships is to reduce barriers created by gaps in more traditional options.
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Alto, a small rideshare with roughly 10,000 active subscribers, is expanding in its home city and pushing into another Texas city and California. The company wants to operate in 15 large U.S. metro areas in 3 to 4 years.
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The committee unanimously rejected one policy for the use of data collected by high-tech streetlight cameras, choosing instead to continue work to address public concerns about surveillance technologies.
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As the technology becomes more prevalent, Nevada is looking to build electric vehicle charging stations across the section of Interstate 15, with plans calling for them be located at least every 50 miles.
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A partnership among Virginia DOT, Virginia Tech, Audi and Qualcomm will introduce connected vehicle technologies for Audi drivers in northern Virginia. Participants hope the technology will help save lives on roadways.
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Sidewalk riding bans have been a point of tension among scooter companies, local gov and riders as everyone points fingers about who’s to blame for breaking the law and who should enforce it.
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The question is not whether a portion of the vehicle fleets in the world's major markets will become electrified. The questions are how big those EV segments will become, and when the technology will reach critical mass.
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