by dankeelan | Jan 4, 2024 | Privacy, Safety, Smart Cities
Tools like smart streetlights help cities understand what’s going on at the ground level, but as solutions advance, officials say they should be easy to stand up and keep public privacy top of mind. Ease of deployment may be one area where the urban tech...
by dankeelan | Dec 21, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Safety
First responders carry the weight of tremendously challenging roles, facing high-stress situations daily and frequently encountering individuals on the worst days of their lives. Whether providing critical care in an ambulance or ensuring community safety on patrol,...
by dankeelan | Dec 14, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Rideshare, Safety
A quest for lower costs and efficiently moving goods and groups of people is pushing demand for driverless technology in trucks and shuttles, even as robotaxis battle renewed doubts after an October accident involving a General Motors Cruise car. Pittsburgh,...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2023 | Safety, Space
SpaceX has asked the u.s. federal aviation administration (faa) to correct a report warning that components from reentering starlink constellation satellites could injure or even kill people on the ground. The FAA, a regulatory body that licenses the launch...
by dankeelan | Oct 26, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Featured, Safety, Testing
California’s DMV is suspending Cruise’s permit to test self-driving cars in the state over concerns the vehicles pose a risk to public safety. The suspension occurs three weeks after a Cruise self-driving vehicle accidentally rolled over a pedestrian in San...
by dankeelan | Oct 19, 2023 | Autonomous Vehicles, Safety
While General Motors’ autonomous vehicles subsidiary, Cruise, has been expanding to more and more regions, and gaining more legislative freedom, some have raised concerns. In particular, first responders have raised alarm bells after several awkward, disruptive, and...
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