Feb 27, 2020 | Detroit, Featured, Government, Mobility
Governor Gretchen Whitmer is making her mark on efforts to help Michigan’s auto industry make the transition into electric vehicles and new ways of getting from place to place. Whitmer was in Detroit on Tuesday to sign the orders to create an “Office of...
Feb 27, 2020 | Defense, Featured, Government, Robots & Drones
The US Department of Defense budget papers for fiscal year 2021 announced a two-year ‘production pause in FY 2021 and FY 2022’ in the Triton program. The budget documents don’t state what is behind the pause. There are a range of potential factors, including finding...
Feb 20, 2020 | 5G, Featured, Government
Speaking to an audience at the Oxford Union on the eve of a meeting he was due to have with Dominic Cummings and other British senior aides at Downing Street, Mulvaney said the US was “very much concerned” about the issue. “Our governments share a tremendous amount of...
Feb 13, 2020 | Cyber Security, Government
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) released a proposal to overhaul the way the US government regulates privacy. Gillibrand’s Data Protection Act would found a new independent agency called the Data Protection Agency (DPA), tasked with protecting consumer data at large....
Feb 13, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Government, Mobility, Safety
House lawmakers on Tuesday touted progress toward bipartisan legislation on self-driving cars, with plans to release draft language soon. The development comes as pressure grows on Congress to quickly provide a regulatory framework for the fast-developing industry....
Jan 30, 2020 | Cyber Security, Government, Robots & Drones
The Interior Department has grounded its fleet of more than 800 drones, citing potential cybersecurity risks and the need to support U.S. drone production – suggesting the move is aimed at least in part at China, a leading drone producer. Interior Secretary David...
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