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.
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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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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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While some worry about damage to trails, others say that e-bikes are an alternative to vehicles.
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Online shopping and the automation of jobs are going to transform cities.
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California, which has the biggest and fastest-growing market for electric vehicles, has more than 16,000 public charging stations. But it will need more than 10 times that number if growth is to continue.
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We expect that turning our location services off disables potential mobile surveillance, but recent research shows how phones track their users even with their location-tracking services turned off.
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The city has signed an agreement with Ericsson to overhaul the communications backbone for its traffic signalling network.
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If the U.S. Department of Transportation approves a federal testing application, the North Carolina Department of Transportation and drone companies could begin testing the delivery of medical supplies in the state.
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In 2040, IHS Markit forecasts only 25% of global auto sales will be totally autonomous vehicles with no driver controls.
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The city hopes to install traffic software to control a dozen major intersections in a bid to coordinate them more efficiently.
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An increase in car ownership is actually behind the drop in bus and rail trips taken last year.
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A step by step guide to planning for driverless tech, a city that raised taxes to fund art and a call to get moving on Harvey relief.
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The Brightline, which runs between Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, is paid for by a private company and could be a new model for public infrastructure – if it survives.
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A key factor is how well people and machines can avoid crashes.
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The city joins eight other jurisdictions vying for five grants that will support better livability, workability and sustainability.
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Nuro, the company behind six autonomous delivery vehicles, hopes to have them on the road at some point in 2018.
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The Smart Cities Living Lab is a test bed for numerous smart technologies in downtown Dallas that has become a mecca for tourism and the arts.
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The service will roll out later this year.
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A group is proposing a new shuttle service and five 62-passenger electric shuttles for Sabino Canyon covered by a $1.5 million donation and $1 million zero-interest loan from Tucson Electric Power.
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Smart Columbus is looking to build a web-based information system that will collect and share data, allowing vehicles, roads and streetlights to communicate.
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