Philadelphia, New York, and D.C. are deploying transit buses with AI mounted cameras to help with parking enforcement to keep bus lanes clear and moving. Philadelphia discovered a total of 36,392 bus lane obstructions in 2 months, on 2 routes, using cameras on 7 individual buses. Governing | Cities Hope AI Camera Enforcement Can Improve […]
Monthly Archives: December 2023
1st wirelessly charging road in the USA
Detroit is home to a 1/4 mile stretch of road that can wirelessly charge EVs. It is the first road of its kind in the US. The 1/4 mile cost $1.9 million to install the necessary inductive-charging coils underneath the pavement that signal EV’s with receivers for charging. CBS Detroit Governing | Detroit Builds EV-Charging […]
reliability issues with EVs and Hybrids?
Consumer Reports claims that EVs have 79% more reliability issues than gas powered vehicles. EV reliability issues are mostly related to electric motors, charging, and battery problems. For plug-in hybrids the reliability issues are 146% more than conventional vehicles. ArsTechnica | EVs have 79% more reliability problems than gas cars, says Consumer Reports