Category: portland

Portland officials pass strict ban on facial recognition systems

Post author By Randall
Post date September 9, 2020
Categories In facial recognition, gear, News, portland, Tech

[ad_1] Portland’s officials first revealed that they were working on the bill back in November 2019, and that if the bill passes, it will be the first to prohibit private businesses from deploying facial recognition systems. The legislation other cities approved in the past weren’t as strict: San Francisco’s ban, for instance, only applies to […]

Lyft offers free EV charging to Portland drivers

Post author By Randall
Post date June 1, 2019
Categories In charging, electric car, electric vehicle, ev, gear, green, Lyft, pge, portland, portland general electric, ridesharing, Tech, Transportation

[ad_1] The free charging comes not long after Lyft outlined plans to go carbon neutral, and fits in with the company’s overall hopes of reducing its environmental impact. However, it’s not likely to have a dramatic effect for a while. Even with falling prices, EVs still tend to be expensive — at least at first, […]