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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As the sharing economy expands, phone apps are enabling regular citizens to hire themselves and their cars out — as delivery people.
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In an effort to reduce rear-end accidents, road safety advocates are again pushing the federal government to make the technology mandatory on all heavy commercial trucks.
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Fred Costello is creating an open market for solar providers, in a move he describes as encouraging innovation and a competitive marketplace.
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MIT's Media Lab is working with Dubai's Smart Government group, gathering and analyzing data to run a smarter city.
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The technological capability exists for the entire world to be powered with renewable energy, researchers have found. It's the political willpower that's in question.
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States and cities are trying to figure out how to regulate — and tax — rapidly growing companies that connect passengers with drivers through a mobile app.
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Indianapolis has transformed itself into a walkable bicycling metropolis — and if you still need a car, there’s an electric option.
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As a new report makes clear, few of our urban areas are adapting to the changes that are revolutionizing the way we get around.
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Hoboken, N.J., is planning a microgrid, powered by natural gas and renewable energy, to help keep the power on for emergency responders and some citizens.
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Speakers at the Los Angeles Auto Show said they believe that as vehicles learn to drive themselves, fewer people will own cars.
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Predictions from research firm IDC revealed three particularly interesting trends emerging around the smart cities movement.
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Economists have long argued that stiff competition is often far better than detailed regulations when it comes to fostering safety and quality.
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Dealing with climate change will require countries to "decarbonize" their energy infrastructure. The history of infrastructure suggests this could happen quickly once the transition starts.
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The batteries will connect to their wind, solar and bio-fuel energy generating systems, which have been installed to help cut costs in recent years.
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Representative Pat Garofolo wants Minnesota to be first in line to embrace self-driving vehicles and has plans to offer a bill regulating the state's automotive laws.
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Miami-Dade, Fla., Mayor Carlos Gimenez is weighing the pros and cons of letting the taxi companies operate with more freedom and to develop their own ride-hailing app to rival Uber and Lyft.
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Silicon Valley in many ways is pushing the automotive industry forward with tech giants such as Google and Apple pioneering the way for autonomous vehicles.
