Tech & Data: Page 2
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Lyft expands rider safety program
After struggling with high-profile safety incidents in recent years, ride-hailing giants have doubled down on their commitments to safety.
By Chris Teale • Sept. 16, 2019 -
StreetLight Data offers on-demand data for clear picture of traffic tendencies
The company's transportation planning software will provide monthly and hourly traffic counts to help planners better evaluate traffic analytics.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 12, 2019 -
City Tech Collaborative targets 2020 for putting heat mapping tool in urban planners' hands
Following the proof-of-concept period, the tool could be expanded to include any city for which satellite data is available.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 11, 2019 -
Opinion5 ways cities can drive sustainable innovation
For cities to be digital and equitable, we need to shift from disruptive to inclusive innovation — but the disruptive model seems to still be the baseline.
By Alex Ryan • Sept. 11, 2019 -
DC transit agency issues RFPs for digital communication upgrades
One project aims to procure tech that would engage with nearby mobile devices for targeted advertising, while the other intends to assist riders with impaired vision.
By Katie Pyzyk • Sept. 10, 2019 -
NACTO calls for congestion pricing, real-time monitoring to aid AV rollout
Autonomous technologies can benefit traffic and transit in the near-term, but the report warns against over-reliance on drones and delivery robots.
By Chris Teale • Sept. 10, 2019 -
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Local governments will use Facebook to send emergency alerts
The platform began testing alerts last year to help government agencies spread information about crises like flash floods, shootings and bomb threats.
By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 30, 2019 -
St. Louis, DHS team up for smart city pilot
The pilot program will help the city improve its emergency response to extreme weather with flood, video and route management sensors.
By Cailin Crowe • Aug. 30, 2019 -
Indeed: Boston, DC top list of highest-paying metro areas
As flexible working conditions become more mainstream, tech talent is unafraid to take skills outside of Silicon Valley.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • Aug. 29, 2019 -
Google Maps adds multimodal trip planning feature
The app will display routes that include cycling and ride-hailing as first- and last-mile options along with transit directions.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 29, 2019 -
OpinionShould cities put mobility services on private MaaS platforms?
The idea of the city as a platform for carefully coordinated mobility services may indeed be a framework that can facilitate new services in urban centers.
By Rapahel Gindrat • Aug. 29, 2019 -
Utah researchers analyze transit data to determine pollution offsets
A University of Utah study found the state's public transit system offsets 1.5% of the region's on-road greenhouse gas emissions.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 28, 2019 -
NYC research site holds big promise for wireless tech
Academics and technologists hope to use the West Harlem testbed to try new tech like IoT, millimeter wave spectrum and cloud computing at the edge.
By Chris Teale • Aug. 27, 2019 -
Parsons to 'revolutionize how cities move' through Smart Cities Challenge
The tech firm is partnering with AWS, Verizon and CoMotion to improve safety at intersections, where 40% of pedestrian accidents occur.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 27, 2019 -
Q&A'We're really early in the game': Regulating and harnessing blockchain's future
NYC Blockchain Center Executive Director Kimberly Quinones discussed the importance of a "two-way dialogue" between regulators and entrepreneurs.
By Chris Teale • Aug. 26, 2019 -
Report: Municipal cybersecurity to be 'woefully underfunded' in 2024
With many networks and tech providers interacting in a smart city, governments are "only as powerful as the weakest link," said an ABI Research analyst.
By Jason Plautz • Aug. 23, 2019 -
Study: Florida, California home to most limited evacuation routes
As natural disasters intensify, StreetLight Data used machine-learning algorithms to identify the U.S. communities with the highest vehicle evacuation risk.
By Kristin Musulin • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Smart cities 'doomed from the start' without better broadband
At the Colorado Smart Cities Symposium, Rep. Diana DeGette, D-CO, urged cities to boost spending around access or risk falling behind.
By Jason Plautz • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Waymo releases autonomous vehicle sensor data
The company is the latest to make the data public for researchers to advance AV technologies, following competitors Aptiv and Lyft.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 22, 2019 -
Deep DiveCan a city solve homelessness with an app?
As cities deploy community-facing apps to alleviate homelessness, questions linger around who the tech is intended to benefit.
By Kira Barrett • Aug. 21, 2019 -
Texas officials 'unaware' of any ransom payments after widespread attack
More than half of the 23 organizations impacted are "back to operations as usual" after the August attack, according to the Texas Department of Information Resources.
By Samantha Ann Schwartz • UPDATED: Sept. 9, 2019 at 4:05 p.m. -
Segway-Ninebot's newest e-scooter can drive itself
The three-wheeled devices will automatically return to charging stations without a rider, with Uber and Lyft among the potential customers.
By Katie Pyzyk • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Deep DiveA great talent drought awaits tech as valued skills shift
Could a debilitating shortage of talent await the tech industry? There are signs a drought is already here.
By Roberto Torres • Aug. 20, 2019 -
Postmates to deploy autonomous delivery robots in San Francisco
After the vehicles were banned in 2017, Postmates worked with San Francisco on regulations that would allow the vehicles to re-enter city streets.
By Cailin Crowe • Aug. 19, 2019
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