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A safety testing company recommended that carmakers install ways to ensure drivers stay engaged. “Unfortunately, the more sophisticated and reliable automation becomes, the more difficult it is for drivers to stay focused.”
The five-city community choice aggregation program that will launch next year has received certification from the California Public Utilities Commission. San Diego Community Power will be an alternative to San Diego Gas & Electric.
Texas Democrats say they now have technology to predict voter partisanship, which will allow them to tailor their campaigning approaches. Texas Republicans aren’t so impressed: “Everything they’re describing is Politics 101.”
A December 2018 data breach in the Oklahoma Department of Securities allegedly released names, Social Security numbers and other information of more than 300,000 people. A class-action lawsuit has been filed in response.
The real estate industry is quickly changing as property technology (proptech) becomes more pervasive. This panel discussion, moderated by Aaron Renn, covers the changes that have happened and those that are yet to come.
Richard L. Hasen, one of the nation’s leading experts on election law and campaign finance regulation, talks about what state and local officials can do to reduce potential abuses and disruptions during the 2020 election.
At the closing bell yesterday, the Wall Street Journal declared that the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s 11-year bull run officially ended after the index fell 1,465 points into bear territory on coronavirus uncertainties. (Wall Street Journal — March 11, 2020)
The expanded number of paid leave days that full-time employees of corporate-owned McDonald’s restaurants will now receive after the fast food company altered its policy in response to COVID-19. “As we proactively monitor the impact of the coronavirus, we are continuously evaluating our policies to provide flexibility and reasonable accommodations.”
An Austin neighborhood is designed for formerly homeless and includes some 3-D-printed houses. While it reduces price and time of construction, not all are convinced 3-D-printing is the solution to the housing crisis.
Two years after a fatal accident, Uber has resumed testing robot cars in San Francisco, Calif. The tests will be during daylight hours only with two safety drivers. Uber has already begun testing in several other cities.
New York’s Capital District Transportation Committee says major preparation is needed for future transportation updates and maintenance. The report predicts the region will need to spend an extra $300 million annually.
Gov. Cuomo announced that by 2023 the fairgrounds would be run entirely on renewable energy, but there have been no plans or progress since. Many wonder if the promise is even feasible.
Intel’s Portland office will begin using facial recognition to identify “high risk individuals.” The company touts the tech as being used for safety, but many are concerned about privacy and surveillance.
What government does is noble and vital, but it can't deliver the value it should if we don't do a better job of making the work, work. The future of management is about more than technology and budgets.
Artificial intelligence has tremendous potential for government, but putting it to work requires making management choices up front. The last thing we need is for it to evolve unpredictably.
Amazon’s vice president of physical retail and technology, Dilip Kumar, said regarding Amazon’s “Just Walk Out” technology. The Seattle-based company hopes to install its technology into its cashierless stores so that customers will be able to avoid standing in lines to pay. (Reuters — March 9, 2020)
The proportion of survey respondents who had not heard about 5G network rollout. Of the respondents who had, 19 percent of iPhone owners believed that they already had a 5G device, though Apple has not yet released a 5G iPhone.
To reduce carbon emissions and vehicles on the road, Minneapolis wants to make other forms of transportation more appealing. But officials know: “If you make it easier for people … people will catch on to that.”
Uber Works has expanded into its third American city: Dallas. At the end of 2019, 2.9 million Americans work in seasonal or temporary positions, and the temporary work app hopes to appeal to that workforce.
A cybersecurity firm says Los Angeles’ Department of Water and Power and the mayor are covering up an “extremely high number of unpatched vulnerabilities” in the utility’s cybersecurity. The firm claims that DWP still owes $3M.
The Federal Communications Commission is putting millions toward improving Missouri’s access to high-speed Internet. The money will help to connect about 70,000 residents and, hopefully, bolster economic development.
A Florida bill would allow the purchase of new equipment that would decrease the time needed to tally votes, but it only approves use of ClearAudit technology. Many are worried about compromises to election security.
Paul Sciuto, the general manager of Monterey One Water, explaining the impact of a new type of water recycling plant that cleans wastewater, agricultural drainage water, agricultural wash water and stormwater runoff, and then injects the clean water back into the ground to replenish the local aquifer. (Governing — March 9, 2020)
The proportion of total workers that could work from home if needed, based on federal stats about who did (and got paid for it) during 2017-2018.
A startup transportation company, Go360, will soon launch its fleet of electric vehicles in California’s capital city. The subscription-based service will be limited at first, but would expand if successful.
A study ranked Missouri 32nd of all states for Internet coverage, speed and cost. The state’s third largest city is also the 70th-most connected. The state needs a “real partnership between public and private interests.”
The coronavirus is more dangerous for those over the age of 80, the population that also tends to be less tech-savvy. Without technology access, they could be missing important information, medication access or doctor appointments.
The average ride-hailing trip creates about 70 percent more carbon emissions than a traditional car ride. A California state senator hopes to curb those emissions with industry regulations.
Modernization, cybersecurity and transparency will drive major tech investments in cities, counties and states across the country.
Ryan Coonerty has always been a part of the Santa Cruz community, from resident, to mayor and now county supervisor. Though his work is now countywide, his aim is still to create “a better place for the next generation.”
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