Infrastructure
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The local government’s Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to appropriate the funds for a “comprehensive technology infrastructure remediation project.” It comes in response to a critical IT outage last summer. -
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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A coordinated protest by residents and elected officials present a potent political challenge as state officials push to speed up construction of the $68-billion system.
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Speaking at the International Air Transport Association’s annual meeting, Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx said airlines should collaborate to address looming industry problems.
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Initially developed to aid in the detection of terrorist bombs, the technology can unobtrusively analyze alcohol in the driver’s breath and blood.
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The storage system uses hundreds of special-purpose batteries and is designed to quickly deliver 500 kilowatts of electricity for up to six hours to the state's electric grid.
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Residential developments with more than 50 homes cannot ban or restrict homeowners from installing solar panels, even while new homes are still being built, according to the legislation.
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The Carlsbad plant, set to begin operation by Thanksgiving, is making its debut just as drought has become a crisis across California and the West.
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After taking a ride on Japan's high-speed magnetic levitation train, Gov. Larry Hogan announced that Maryland would seek a $28 million grant to study the possibility of a Baltimore-Washington line.
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New research shared by Google last month shows how barriers to market, like expensive LIDAR components, could soon be eliminated.
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The idea of "smart cities" is a complicated one and means different things to different people, but all definitions have a core element -- using technology and the data it collects to help address complex challenges. Here's how to get started.
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Carnegie Mellon University engineers believe the human element will remain part of driving until people develop confidence in self-driving technology, and also for safety reasons.
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The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission announced that it's seeking public input as the state plans to build a 200-mile section of Interstate 70 into a cutting-edge example of transportation technology.
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The measure aims to ensure states can make the necessary investments to implement critical safety technologies, says U.S. Sen. Gary Peters.
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Public officials are finding that to encourage EV use, government needs to step in.
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Joining California, Nevada, Michigan, Florida and Washington, D.C., Virginia will become the newest addition to the self-driving vehicle club.
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The desert city has plans to take its long-running relationship with waste innovation a step further: It wants to turn trash into cash.
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Projects from utility National Grid showcase how others can upgrade and connect systems to give customers more control of their energy use.
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Many emergency services are taking steps to implement cyber-physical systems technology on a broad scale.
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Over 2,000 transportation professionals attended the meeting, where keynote speaker and leader of Google's self-driving program Chris Urmson discussed the future of self-driving vehicles.
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