Each of seven companies developing solutions for urban areas will receive $150,000 and run through a 20-week accelerator program.

Emerging technologies like drones and data analytics can help police, but they need community acceptance first, speakers at a South by Southwest panel said.

The "sleek, yet friendly"-looking tethered aerostat has dredged up old questions of safety versus privacy.

An official from the state's transportation department said it can't focus only on building out more highway lanes forever.

The department's technical assistance response unit will use the drones to assist officers in certain investigations.

The Nevada Drone Center of Excellence for Public Safety will develop research and training materials for unmanned aerial systems.

While Colorado takes to the air, California is standardizing data to provide more accurate real-time information to firefighters and the public.

A committee ordered by Congress to examine the Federal Aviation Administration's approach to drone regulation has released a report asking the federal agency to reconsider its “one-size-fits-all” risk assessment policy.

After canceling the program in 2010, the state's public safety agency has found advances in the technology have presented a practical investment worth revisiting.