Infrastructure
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Spring days can produce an excess of surplus renewable energy in California — more power than electric lines can carry. Researchers have some ideas about where and how to harness that energy. -
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.
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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 company, from the “moonshots” unit, falls under the Alphabet umbrella.
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In citing the enormous potential for saving human lives, the U.S. Department of Transportation is opening up the floor to public comment on a rule mandating new vehicles be outfitted with vehicle-to-vehicle communication technology.
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For Pennsylvania Transportation Secretary Leslie S. Richards, allowing testing of self-driving vehicles is “the prudent thing to do.”
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The auto industry’s present is starting to sound a lot like science fiction, thanks to technologies with names like V2X communications, smart infrastructure and e-axles.
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The van will be used to give tours of the test center. Eventually it may be used to transport U-M students if it meets federal motor vehicle safety standards, but there is no specific timetable for that.
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The department will survey, photograph and measure car crashes with the drone, a tool that will help authorities clear the scene and reopen highways faster.
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Mayor Mitch Landrieu and executives from Airbnb have called the city’s new short-term rental ordinance, which legalizes renting private homes for less than 30 days, “model legislation.”
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The app helps users find parking spots and allows them to pay from their phone.
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The prospect of a high-speed rail line slicing through the rural stretch of land between the Twin Cities and Rochester, and financed by Chinese and other private investors, is to some an exquisite dream.
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Michigan hopes to regain its throne atop the automotive world with relaxing rules on the operation of autonomous vehicles on state roads.
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Short-term rental website Airbnb has released a new “policy tool chest” that outlines a few ways it has helped shape and enforce city short-term rental rules, another sign that the online marketplace has become increasingly willing to negotiate with local governments as its business grows.
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The app will flag any sudden spike in water consumption, which could indicate a broken or burst pipe, or a slow but steady increase, which might mean a pinhole leak or a loose connection.
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The Jacksonville Transportation Authority recommends the change, though it is uncertain of the cost or the time frame to move forward on the high-tech vehicles.
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Home battery storage is being installed in more and more homes with the rise of solar companies.
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Houston's bus overhaul, planned for years but rolled out literally overnight in 2015, has led to an increase in bus ridership, bucking state and national trends. Many are taking notice.
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In what some have dubbed a shocking announcement, the tech powerhouse discloses its plans to power itself using 100 percent renewable energy.
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The Austin City Council recently passed a resolution directing the city manager to form a Smart Cities Strategic Roadmap to guide the city's next phase of innovation.
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Robotic delivery has arrived in the form of machines that look like beer coolers on wheels scooting along the sidewalks.
