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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By fall, a 12-month pilot program with Cap Metro could have six driverless shuttles bustling around downtown Austin.
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Legislation in the state House of Representatives would clear the way for small cell antennas at the local level without money to support infrastructure, opponents say.
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With fuel costs rising and diesel engine mechanics harder to find, many districts have begun looking at vehicles that use alternative fuels.
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SmartColumbus has joined with ODOt's DriveOhio to bring an automated shuttle service downtown this fall.
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Everyday uses of artificial intelligence that can talk, listen and see are coming. Is government ready?
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Despite Minneapolis already being a dockless-bike friendly town, some worry about excessive theft and abandonment with more fleets on the streets.
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The state of New York is looking to regulate what towns will be able to charge for the newest cell transmitters.
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In a nearly $250 million deal, the ride-hailing company acquired Motivate, among other bike-share services, to help place dockless and pedal-assisted e-bikes in major U.S. cities.
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Autonomous cars need to learn how to drive just like people do: with real-world practice on public roads. It's key to safety, and to public confidence in the new technologies.
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Cities and counties opposing the bill say it would be a financial giveaway to telecom companies at the expense of taxpayers.
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Though some are not happy about the proposal to let telecoms install small antennas in the public right of way, city officials believe the decision will spur more competition and better service to residents.
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U.S. towns and cities, including Philadelphia, are bracing for what one telecom lawyer calls “the attack of the small cells.”
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From spending on the state’s crumbling infrastructure to expanding rural Internet access, both Democrat Richard Cordray and Republican Mike DeWine say they would pass the decisions to citizens.
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5G wireless networks could accelerate the smart city revolution. But the technology's hefty price tag has meant few takers so far.
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Gallia County, Ohio, commissioners could approve up to $50 million in grants set to gather funding to turn handfuls of roads and sections of highways into a "smart" corridor.
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Wireless companies are becoming more usefull with the growth of new technologies, and in Scranton, these wireless systems are in high demand.
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Las Vegas is using a new machine learning platform to troubleshoot and predict IT system failures, getting the networks back online more quickly.
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A special town meeting is scheduled for Aug. 6 for voters to weigh in on the possibility of installing as many as 500 solar panels at a landfill.
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