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Hochul backpedals on self-driving car pilot outside NYC after driver group outcry
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (465+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul reversed course on her State of the State proposal to establish a pilot program testing for-hire self-driving cars in municipalities outside of New York City, her office confirmed on Thursday. Hochul's shift in gears on her proposal…...
Power struggle: Why the New York Power Authority is taking heat over cutbacks on renewable energy – amNewYork
4+ week, 1+ day ago (729+ words) By law, 70% of the power generated for New York state residents and businesses must come from renewable energy sources. Yet four years away from that deadline, not only is the Empire State 15 gigawatts (GW) shy of its goal " but also…...
National Grid and National Grid Foundation announce $5M in energy affordability and efficiency grants for New York households and small businesses – amNewYork
4+ week, 1+ day ago (591+ words) National Grid and the National Grid Foundation today announced a $5 million statewide initiative to help customers manage winter energy costs and access efficiency upgrades. The funding will be administered by community partners across upstate New York, New York City, and…...
Hochul’s self-driving for-hire AV pilot program draws anxiety from NYC groups, pols – amNewYork
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (692+ words) Gov. Kathy Hochul pledged on Tuesday to introduce a bill paving the way for testing self-driving for-hire autonomous vehicles (AV) outside of New York City " but elected officials and activists in the Big Apple expressed anxiety over the idea. The…...
Op-ed | New York can’t afford a driverless future that leaves working families behind – amNewYork
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (548+ words) As Gov. Kathy Hochul prepares to unveil her state budget, Silicon Valley is quietly lobbying to turn New York City's streets into a live experiment for unproven, unaccountable driverless cars. Beneath the language of "innovation" and "the future," companies like…...
MTA expected to get $100 million worth of new buses. Will they be electric?
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (384+ words) MTA transit officials want to purchase nearly $100 million worth of new buses, of which the agency's board is expected to vote on during its monthly meeting on Wednesday. Per MTA procurement documents, the agency will spend $97,641,522 on 100 new buses from…...
DOT to install e-bike battery-swapping cabinets on NYC sidewalks
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (348+ words) E-bike riders will soon be able to conveniently charge their devices on NYC sidewalks through the continuation of a pilot program designed to combat lithium-ion battery fires, city officials said on Tuesday." The NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) will install…...
Self-driving cars begin testing on NYC streets; unions push back on the road ahead
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (828+ words) Self-driving cars will soon be rolling through the streets of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn under the watch of a trained driver, but the rollout has met resistance from unions who are concerned about street safety, emergency access, and future job…...
Self-driving cars to roll out on NYC streets with safety drivers amid union pushback
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (828+ words) Self-driving cars will soon be rolling through the streets of Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn under the watch of a trained driver, but the rollout has met resistance from unions who are concerned about street safety, emergency access, and future job…...
Transport Workers Union threatens to sue GOP mayoral candidate Curtis Sliwa over ‘defamatory’ horse abuse comments
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (434+ words) Transport Workers Union President John Samuelsen threatened on Monday to sue Republican mayoral hopeful Curtis Sliwa, the Guardian Angels founder and an animal rights activist, for "defamatory and false" comments the candidate at a Thursday rally." "If you choose not…...