As some electric vehicle owners were shocked by below-zero operation issues recently, Pace officials unveiled their first battery-powered bus. Let’s hope the transit agency isn’t jolted by performance problems. Outside of the Pace debut, it’s been a rough few weeks for what is supposed to be our automotive future. Electric vehicles are the cornerstone of the clean-energy policy of the administration of President Joe Biden in order to help reduce the nation’s carbon footprint.
A largely unasked question is becoming glaring: Is Illinois doing all it should to use artificial intelligence to make government cost less and work better? So far, the evidence says no.