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7 finalists announced for USDOT Smart City Challenge; Amazon Web Services new partner

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The finalists are: Austin, TX; Columbus, OH; Denver, CO; Kansas City, MO; Pittsburgh, PA; Portland, OR; and San Francisco, CA. Furthermore, AWS will collaborate with US DOT on efforts to engage the startup community, and bring their ideas to the finalists.

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World Builders Put Happy Face On Superintelligent AI

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One of the biggest challenges in a World Building competition that asked teams to imagine a positive future with superintelligent AI: Make it plausible. Yelizarova says that another motivation for the contest was to see what sorts of ideas people would come up with. The first, a solo effort by Rebecca Rapple of Portland, Ore.,

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Columbus, Ohio wins $40M DOT Smart City Challenge; $10M more from Vulcan, $90M from private partners

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Each of the seven finalists put forward an array of thoughtful, intelligent, and innovative ideas that defined a vision for the future of the American city and formed a blueprint to show the world what a fully integrated, forward-looking transportation network looks like.

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U Oregon researchers use machine learning algorithms to provide bicyclists with Green Wave capability; communicating with traffic signals

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Their latest work builds on two prior projects, also funded by the National Institute for Transportation a Communities: V2X: Bringing Bikes into the Mix, completed in 2018, and Fast Track: Allowing Bikes To Participate In A Smart-Transportation System, completed in 2019. We’re encouraged by the results. Fickas, Stephen.

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Update: 10 Best Car Sharing Programs

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New ideas like Tesloop keep popping up. Automakers have entered this market with mixed results, building substantial membership levels in only a few years, but they are also challenged with the new MaaS business model. Some big players have jumped in and then retreated. Some small players were gobbled up by bigger companies.

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Daimler and PGE develop the electric truck stop of the future

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The Electric Island project, a collaboration between Daimler Trucks North America and Portland General Electric, will be a test bed for all kinds of heavy-duty EV charging solutions. Portland General Electric (PGE) is Oregon’s largest electric utility, serving approximately 900,000 customers in 51 cities.

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Car Companies Standardize Plug for Electric Vehicles : Gas 2.0

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Portland and San Francisco Battle For Electric Car Domination Chicago Gets First Solar Powered EV Charging Station World’s Top 10 Fastest Electric Cars A Few Pictures of Upcoming Electric Cars: Source [ PhysOrg.com ] Image Credit: Clayton B. Update: The plug depicted above is not the agreed upon standard. Sorry for any confusion. About Gas 2.0