Regions

Last year was one of the safest on record, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced at a major industry safety event. Better regulation has enhanced health and safety with greater collaboration between the FAA and the marketplace making a difference.

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., a leading National Security Solutions provider, announced that it has received US State Department approval to market its Mako High Performance Jet Tactical Unmanned Aerial System to certain European and Asia Pacific region countries.

The UK has proposed new drone legislation to clamp down on the misuse of drones and minimise the risk of accidents between drones and other aircraft.

In December 2017, Beijing officially became the first city in China to allow tests of driverless cars on its road, signalling the beginning of a national push for commercialising autonomous vehicles.

The Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) is set to fully launch the long-awaited system to expedite authorisations for operating drones. It released the first prototype of the Low Altitude Authorisation and Notification Capability (LAANC) system in October and will now release the beta version across the US.

London Market insurers must be quick to react to technology developments – such as automation and increased cyber security risk – if they are to successfully navigate the future claims landscape, according to BLM and the Institute of Directors (IoD).

PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) have released a report titled “Workforce of the Future” based on research dating back to 2007 examining trends in the workplace and insights into what the future workforce will look like.

A five-track black metal album, titled, “Coditany of Timeness” has just been produced. The difference with this new piece of music is that it was created by an artificial intelligence.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has announced that the Office of Administrative Law approved regulations governing the driverless testing and public use of autonomous vehicles on California roads. Prior to these rules, autonomous vehicles could only be tested in California with an approved driver.

The report “Growing the Artificial Intelligence Industry in the UK” by Professor Dame Wendy Hall and Jérôme Pesenti has come out of an industry-led review of how both industry and the government can create the conditions for AI to develop and innovate in the UK, as part of a broader Digital Strategy. It summarises the current level of AI activity in the UK, identifies the challenges to increasing that level of activity, and makes several recommendations to address those challenges.

New research from Osborne Clarke explores impact of major tech trends across key property asset classes.

On Friday 27 October, the results of CaseCrunch’s week-long competition to directly pit trained lawyers against CaseCrunch’s Artificial Intelligence were announced at a reception held at Kennedys law firm. The challenge: to predict the outcome of PPI mis-selling complaints.

The United Nations’ Convention on Conventional Weapons (CCW) met for the first time in November 2017, after their summer meeting was cancelled. They met for five days to open discussions on weapons systems that have the ability to identify and destroy targets entirely without human control. Such Lethal Autonomous Weapon Systems (LAWS) are said to be almost ready for deployment, driving the need to legislate their use and set international standards.

Weightmans, a top 45 full-service, national law firm, is deploying Lexis® InterAction®, a comprehensive CRM solution, from LexisNexis® Enterprise Solutions. This investment in InterAction forms a key part of the firm’s strategy review and growth plans. Working in conjunction with the firm’s existing data warehouse, InterAction will help give the firm a unified and central database of customer and prospect data, ensuring Weightmans has a “single version of the truth”.

Thales, a leader in critical information systems, cybersecurity and data security, announces new research revealing the security concerns UK consumers associate with connected devices, including cars.

TEOCO, the leading provider of analytics, assurance and optimisation solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) and OEMs worldwide, has launched AirborneUTM, a Service Enablement Platform for unmanned autonomous vehicles (UAVs).

Wildfires have burned for hundreds of miles in California, destroying over 1,000 structures this winter. The FAA issued temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) over the affected areas, with fines for violators reaching $20,000.

The US Department of Transportation has unveiled the UAS Integration Pilot Program, and it has generated significant interest in the drone industry. President Trump signed the order in November, and it has been launched by Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao.

OutSystems, an innovator in low-code application development and cloud computing, announced a major initiative to bring the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to software development.

When artificial intelligence creates or assists in the creation of copyrightable work, various different issues surrounding intellectual property rights and authorship arise. A team of lawyers from Istanbul-based firm ELIG examine the topic.