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New Kentucky data center will use as much power as 800,000 homes
A new data center proposal is moving forward in northeastern Kentucky.
NASA tests lunar rover in California desert
The Plaster City Open Area offers a fitting simulacrum of the Mars landscape.
Denver starts using AI to speed up housing permits
The CivCheck platform is designed to flag missing or incomplete application items and reduce the time it takes for applications to get approved.
DC light poles will soon charge your electric car
The city awarded three grants to companies that will install more publicly available EV chargers.
Getting started with AI, part 2: What some planners are actually saying
Five practicing planners offer their advice for diving — cautiously — into using AI in their day-to-day work.
Waymo suspends service in 4 cities after robotaxi drives into floodwaters
An Atlanta Waymo was filmed driving into a flooded street.
Denver bans new data centers for one year
The moratorium doesn't affect a massive data center project already underway.
West Hollywood makes delivery robots paying road users
Cities are looking for creative ways to regulate food delivery robots, in some cases putting them to work gathering data for ADA compliance or collecting revenue for sidewalk maintenance.
Nvidia wants to turn your home into a mini data center
A partnership between Nvidia and a homebuilder could transform individual homes into data centers that can be deployed much faster and at less cost than building massive data center complexes.
China suspends new AV licenses after 'major chaos'
A malfunction of Baidu autonomous vehicles prompted the Chinese government to stop issuing new licenses to AV operators. Could the U.S. learn from their actions?
Waymo's troubles with emergency vehicles are getting worse
In one case, first responders waited 53 minutes to reach a Waymo support representative during an emergency.
California lifts ban on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles
AV manufacturers can begin testing self-driving vehicles weighing over 10,001 pounds on California roads.
This Mexican city went paperless — and permitting times dropped by 84%
Guadalajara created an online permitting system that dramatically cut permitting times and bribe solicitations. Now, the entire state of Jalisco is using it.
California cops will start ticketing robotaxis
The California DMV issued new guidance that allows law enforcement to give autonomous cars a "notice of noncompliance" when they break traffic laws.
AI agents: What urban planners should know
The self-driving cars of the AI world open a trove of opportunities for planners — and a whole new set of challenges to overcome.
Waymo says blocking bike lanes is 'normal practice'
The company says riders expect to be picked up and dropped off next to the curb, even if they're illegally blocking bike lanes.
10 urbanist video games that aren’t Sim City
Sim City may have inspired an entire generation of urban planners — but these games have perfected the art of city-building simulation.
California robotaxi rides surged by 500% in 19 months
Californians took over 1.2 million rides in autonomous taxis in December.
Tesla 'completely' redacts robotaxi crash reports
Reports submitted to the NHTSA also reveal differences in the types of crashes Tesla cars are involved in as opposed to its competitors.
Uber says more Waymos are good for Uber too
The company believes robotaxis are spurring growth in the ride-hailing sector as a whole.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
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