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Backcountry Skiing Is Booming in the Northeast. But Can It Survive?

Baua Electric

Early last February, at the Mount Washington Backcountry Ski Festival in New Hampshire, the organizers faced an increasingly common problem: Terrible snow. New Englanders accounted for nearly 4 percent of the total number of skiers, according to the group’s participation study.

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Are Autonomous Buses the Answer for Efficient Transportation and Reducing Emissions and Fuel Consumption?

Green Car Congress

In May 2017, Reno, Nevada, boasted that it is laying the groundwork for the industry’s first driverless bus program, launching a three-phase process to roll out a full fleet in its downtown area. In all states except New Hampshire, some form of liability coverage is required, and premiums are determined in large part by risk.

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The FCC's Ban on AI in Robocalls Won't Be Enough

Cars That Think

Democratic Party’s New Hampshire primary election on 23 January, potential voters began receiving a call with AI-generated audio of a fake President Biden urging them not to vote until the general election in November. In response to the faux-Biden robocall in New Hampshire, the U.S. In the days before the U.S.