One of the topics covered at the Cybersecurity Ethics conference in Hull at the end of last year, was the digital governance of the countries of Kuwait and Oman, examining how the idea of the Common Good has been defined by both countries and how it has shaped the governance of the internet.
The head of Dubai’s Roads and Transportation Agency has announced that a drone capable of carrying people will begin regular operations from July.
Both nuTonomy and the mayor of Boston confirmed at the end of November 2015 that nuTonomy driverless cars will be on the roads before the end of the year. While the headlines about autonomous vehicles often go to Google and Tesla, and recently Uber, nuTonomy is establishing itself in this growing market. The startup, based in the US and Singapore, is a leading developer of self-driving software for vehicles, developing a complete solution for point-to-point mobility.
With no legal requirements in New Zealand for UAV operators to hold insurance, one firm has launched the country’s most comprehensive UAV insurance solution.
In the World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2017, AI takes a lead role.
Fabrizio Cugia di Sant’Orsola, founding partner of the Cugia Cuomo & Associati Law Firm in Rome, examines the potential implications of new regulations on embedded SIM cards in cars.
Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has claimed that the UK will become a “world leader” of driverless cars after the drafting of new laws concerning the attribution of blame in the event of a crash.
The working-age population – defined as those from 15 to 59 – fell for the first time in decades in 2012, according to official figures, and has declined ever since. It is expected to carry on falling until at least 2030. With the problem of an ageing population, China is expected to invest heavily in robots to supplement its workforce.
Over the next 15 years, almost 250,000 public sector workers could lose their jobs, according to a new report.
The Executive Order issued by President Trump’s that aims to reduce regulations on small businesses has sparked concerns in the drone industry.
London-based startup StatusToday offers monitoring services, powered by AI. Relying on a continual supply of employee metadata, such as which files they are accessing and how often they look at them, it feeds back the information to the employer.
Conservationists are using a crowdsourcing platform to raise funds to launch a drone program across three states in Australia, with the aim of catching farmers conducting widespread clearing.
A robot journalist in China has written its debut article, showing how automation can hit every sector.
A record fine has been paid by a drone company that specialises in aerial photography, for illegal flights in congested airspace.
In upstate New York, an organisation has called for a ban on self-driving cars from the state’s roads for fifty years. The Upstate Transportation Association (UTA) cites fears of job loss and damage to the local economy resulting from the switch to autonomous vehicles.
MEPs are due to vote whether to give robots legal status as “electronic persons” and if a kill switch is required.
“Watson OnStar Go will allow for Voice Payments in the vehicle with Exxon Mobile and other partners.” – Mary Barra CEO General Motors.
In a warehouse outside of Kigali, Rwanda, 15 drones sit waiting to receive a message. When the text comes in, one loads up and zips off into the sky – on a mission to save a life.
The UK government will fund a trial of drone-based deliveries in Tanzania, using the Silicon Valley start-up called Zipline. The objective of the trial is reduce the time spent sending stocks to health clinics in the country by other transportation means.
Google’s self-driving car project will soon be graduating from its experimental “X” lab status inside the company to become a standalone unit of Alphabet, possibly with a view to spinning off as an independent company.
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