The Riverside Co.’s acquisition reflects a belief these types of software will continue a growth spurt, fueled in part by governments adopting better tools. Cloudpermit says it has worked with more than 850 agencies.
A partnership between the ride-sharing and autonomous car companies will bring self-driving cars to the state capitals in Georgia and Texas sometime in 2025. Waymo already offers rides in self-driving cars in California and Arizona.
It can take about a decade for a high-speed electric vehicle charger to recoup its investment without government subsidies, according to a new report. But the need for public charging infrastructure may be unlikely to diminish.
One, in Red Oak, is a 480-megawatt data center campus on 292 acres. Construction is underway. A second, roughly $1 billion data center project on 60 acres near the Bush Turnpike got city economic incentives last week.
Its newly launched Local Government Research and Development Agenda, a nationwide undertaking, looks to provide research and science to cities. Interviews and workshops with 20 munis are underway.
A report assessed two North Carolina projects piloting low-speed autonomous shuttles, stood up by partners including the state Department of Transportation. It found the vehicles still have significant limitations.
Falls Church, Va., near the nation’s capital, is beginning the first phase of a smart city initiative to modernize traffic signals into one coordinated network. Other project phases include adaptive street lighting.
Pittsburgh startup Velo AI will use $200,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation to inform cities on making streets safer. Its devices collect data showing sites for potential improvements like bike lanes and fixing potholes.
The San Bernardino County Transit Authority recently presented the first zero-emission passenger train in the U.S., the Zero Emission Multiple Unit, in California. It should begin serving a nine-mile transit line early next year.
The Bay Area Rapid Transit system cut service to many East Bay and South Bay stations for a time Thursday morning. Trains on its Orange and Green lines were being turned back at the Bay Fair station.
