An examination of some of the main issues surrounding the use of Automated Vehicle Technologies (AVTs) by global insurance law firm Kennedys.
Previously, the Turkish government has attempted to field foreign-made UAV systems, without any success. At the end of September, reports surfaced that as many as six Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) terrorists were neutralised by a Turkish UAV, in the town of Yüksekova in the south east of the country.
The UK legal sector has never been more dynamic than it is today. Good people and a good client base are the starting point for any successful law firm, but the choices that must be made to secure and build on those fundamentals have become more complex. A recent survey by Fox Williams and Byfield Consultancy, "From Recruitment to Robots" highlights the growth strategies that law firms are using and the investments that they are planning to make to secure their future in the legal market place.
Similar to Robot Wars which relaunched in the UK this year, a new event has come to China’s silicon valley. In Shenzhen Bay Sports Arena, two teams of robots are pitted against each other, cheered on by a thousands strong crowd, an annual event called RoboMasters.
Legal sector more advanced in use and understanding of artificial intelligence technologies, new research study reveals.
At the end of May this year, the European Parliament issued a paper, calling on the Commission to update the regulatory framework surrounding the area of robotics, with a request to consider that some forms of autonomous robots should be granted the status of “electric persons with specific rights and obligations”.
A consortium of experts last week issued an updated Roadmap For Robotics report. The first Roadmap report was issued in 2009 and led to the Obama administration to set up the National Robotics Initiative in 2011, which allocated $70 million to research for robotics.
As of 29 August 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), has published a new rule governing the flight of drones in the US. Lisa Ellman, Partner, and her team in Hogan Lovell’s Washington office, look at the implications for the drone industry.
Transport Canada looks to be laying down stricter regulation of UAVs in the country by 2017.
Insurance is a sector able to make good use of UAVs. One startup from LA is utilising the technology to good effect, to create a new type of streaming service for the use of insurers.
In the first week of October, a booby-trapped drone exploded in Iraq, north of Mosul, killing two Peshmerga soldiers and wounding two French soldiers. It is still unclear if it was remotely detonated or carried a timed bomb.
A federal government led safety review into drone rules has been announced by the Australian Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, Darren Chester, with an intention to improve innovation in this sector.
Surprising trends behind the IP of autonomous robot technology.
Transportation authorities in California have made significant amendments to their policy on driverless cars.
The Robotics Law Journal attended the Cybersecurity Ethics conference at the University of Hull in October and reports some key findings.
A special surveillance permit is now required for the use of camera drones in Sweden.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been used to predict the outcomes of cases heard at a major European court for the first time. Developed by scientists at UCL, it has managed to accurately predict the result in hundreds of cases.
While GoPro and DJI are both releasing new drones with portability their main focus, another drone has just been released that may have an unexpected advantage.
Clearpath Robotics has secured a large amount of funding to continue its development of self-driving vehicles, which are destined for the factory floor, not the highway.
Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Amazon, and IBM have announced plans to collaborate with a new AI-related partnership.