Author: Natalie Brooks

PolicyTechnology

Proposed Data Center Conversion of Historic Pennsylvania Psychiatric Facility Faces Regulatory Hurdles

A controversial proposal to convert the former Pennhurst State School and Hospital into a 1.3 million square foot data center faces potential delays due to newly proposed regulations. Opposition groups have gathered thousands of signatures against the project, citing environmental and community impact concerns. The situation highlights growing tensions between data center expansion and local community planning across Pennsylvania.

Historic Facility Conversion Faces Regulatory Scrutiny

Plans to transform the former psychiatric hospital known as Pennhurst State School and Hospital into a major data center facility near Philadelphia are encountering significant regulatory obstacles, according to reports from East Vincent Township. Pennhurst Holdings LLC, the current property owner, intends to sell the land to a data center developer, with the site’s existing ‘Mixed Use Industrial’ zoning already permitting data center use.

by Natalie Brooks
AutomationMobility

Waymo and DoorDash Forge Multi-Year Autonomous Delivery Partnership in Phoenix

Waymo and DoorDash have launched a strategic multi-year partnership to test autonomous food and grocery delivery in Phoenix. The collaboration will use Waymo’s driverless Jaguar I-Pace vehicles to deliver orders from DoorDash’s DashMart and local merchants. This marks Waymo’s renewed focus on delivery services after previous pilot programs with UPS and Uber Eats.

Autonomous Delivery Expansion

Waymo, the Alphabet-owned autonomous vehicle company, has entered into a multi-year partnership with DoorDash to test autonomous food and grocery delivery services in Phoenix, Arizona, according to company announcements. The partnership represents Waymo’s renewed focus on delivery applications after previously testing similar services with UPS and Uber Eats before concentrating primarily on its robotaxi business.

by Natalie Brooks