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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In Idaho, four “weigh-in-motion” systems take the place of traditional weigh stations, which require the truck to stop on scale to ensure it’s not overloaded.
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Over the next three months, the city will use the 13 sound monitoring devices to gather information that will eventually be developed into a report to be presented to the city council’s health and human services committee for discussion.
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The research firm says Tropical Storm Harvey could cost the Texas Gulf area $51 billion to $71 billion, the costliest U.S. natural disaster of the last three decades after Hurricane Katrina.
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It could have a bigger impact than the Internet. But first government needs to figure out its true value, the impact on the workforce and just how much it's going to cost.
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The White House wants to streamline the approval process for major projects, but require states and localities to shoulder more of the financial burden.
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Nationwide, some 3.8 million workers filled jobs like trucking, delivery or taxi industries in 2015. And these jobs could be impacted by self-driving technology, according to a U.S. Commerce Department study.
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Cuttyhunk, which used to rely entirely on diesel generators for electrical power, now has a micro-grid of solar panels and storage batteries to meet half its energy needs.
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The goal: Less than three decades from now, no coal or natural gas would be burned when Californians charge their electric cars, run their air conditioners or flip on their lights.
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It’s the first wide-scale use of drones to measure such damage since the Federal Aviation Administration OK’ed the technology for commercial use in 2016.
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The robot known as Robby is loaded with advanced technology and uses artificial intelligence to learn and find its way around Mountain View in Silicon Valley.
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Hoping to solve the problem of searching through multiple apps to help you get around the city is Migo, a new Seattle-based app that functions as a search engine for on-demand ride services.
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Cummins, an Indiana-based maker of diesel and natural gas engines, revealed an all-electric demonstration truck powered by lithium-ion batteries.
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Amazon acquired a new patent that would allow its delivery drones to talk to customers, ask for help and prevent accidents.
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Some five years after announcing it was exploring soybean oil as a way to reduce petroleum use in tires, Goodyear said it is ready to roll out the first commercial use of the new technology.
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Urbanization in many North American cities has led to a rapid loss of permeable surfaces where water can freely drain. A study conducted by University of Toronto civil engineer Jenny Hill and co-researchers shows how green roofs can improve our cities and environment.
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The Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge will focus on "designed-in cybersecurity" for smart city systems, ultimately providing more secure and resilient protection of citizen privacy.
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It is said Domino’s and Ford will deliver pizzas to randomly selected customers in the Ann Arbor, Mich., area in a Ford Fusion Hybrid car equipped with autonomous technology.
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A survey released earlier this year looks at how smart cities projects are developing in smaller jurisdictions nationwide.
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