Infrastructure
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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. -
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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Data center development, the subject of much public-sector conversation and policy, is predicted to expand, driven by the growth of AI. It's also expected to come at a cost and bring a selective benefit.
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Many liberal arts schools are creating computer science majors that focus on more philosophical and ethics-based approaches.
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Lawmakers have rejected the idea of banning the technology, instead opting for strict regulations. But some say they won’t abide until all the cameras are gone.
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The AV START Act, championed by some of Silicon Valley’s biggest autonomous vehicle players, is looking to test and market the technology before federal regulations are in place.
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The city of Atlanta and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority were awarded a $12.6 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant to help fund a bus rapid transit route and the technology likely to come with it.
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Faulty solar-powered batteries in 280 parking meters are believed to be behind the failures and resulting tickets.
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A public-private collaboration is taking digital advertising screens and adding in pertinent travel information to improve the travel experience for the public.
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The newest craze in urban transportation seems to be on-demand bikes, but cities are increasingly running into problems with the services.
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If the pilot program goes smoothly, the earliest the Central Ohio Transit Authority could use an all-electric fleet is 2023.
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With a significant number of electric cars expected on the road by 2020, power supply researchers say now is the time for strategies that can balance power demands without a costly upgrade to the power grid.
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The state is funding the $35.7 million move to an intelligent transportation system, which will include real-time ride tracking as well as security upgrades.
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Local business owners are calling for a moratorium on the dockless, on-demand bikes until the city can nail down policies.
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The California DMV may have loosened the regulations around driverless self-driving vehicles, but city officials are saying the technology needs to be vetted before it takes to public roads.
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The company has crafted its rendition of an indoor connected city, complete with a micro-apartment, autonomous shuttles and IoT-equipped infrastructure.
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By 2020, Metro Transit will begin incorporating electric buses into its fleet.
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Gov. Mark Dayton has established a 15-member advisory panel to assess the policy and infrastructure changes needed to prepare for autonomous vehicles.
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The ride-hailing company will test its self-driving car technology at GoMentum Station, a government-managed proving ground for AVs and the largest of its kind in the country.
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The increasing popularity of on-demand transit in the city is becoming a thorn in the side of local authorities.
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