Tags Emerging Technology
Waymo to start testing driver-free cars in California
The Google spinoff is the first company to get a permit from the state to operate autonomous vehicles without a human behind the wheel.
'Autonomous Illinois' promises economic benefit, public goods
The initiative for connected and autonomous vehicles comes from an executive order signed by Gov. Bruce Rauner.
NYPD decommissions 3,000 body cameras after one explodes
Independent investigators with both the city and Axon, the device maker's parent company, will search for answers.
Federal officials say drones present an emergent cybersecurity risk
Government is now dividing the task of managing new threats they expect to arrive from the sky.
Seattle invites public to comment on its surveillance technologies
The city will host five public meetings in the coming weeks to ensure locals have a chance to be included in the evolution of the local government's privacy policy.
'Internet of things' poised for greatest impact, local IT leaders say
IoT, artificial intelligence, blockchain and autonomous systems top the list of most impactful emerging technologies for local government, according to a new infographic from the Public Technology Institute.
A 'major win' for the geospatial community awaits president's signature
Experts say the Geospatial Data Act will address longstanding shortcomings in national standards and policies.
Drones assist in search for missing kangaroo after escape from Florida man's wildlife sanctuary
The Florida Highway Patrol is using two drones to search for the kangaroo, which went missing Monday.
Ex-San Francisco fellow publishes city's lost autonomous vehicles white paper
Forgotten amid a political shuffle, the document condenses the expertise of more than a dozen companies in the connected-device and self-driving vehicles markets.
