Emerging Tech
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Experts and public-sector technologists say the AI-powered software development technique may one day offer government the ability to fast-track ideas, improve procurement and more. -
Miami is still a long way from fixing its traffic and public transportation woes, but there may be a credible solution on the horizon that sounds like it’s from the future — electric flying taxis.
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Oregon counties say they’re opposed to recent economic development legislation because it doesn’t provide them financial help to offset the rising costs of administering tax breaks.
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One year ago, the Inflation Reduction Act marked the most significant action on climate change to date from the federal government with hundreds of billions of dollars to support new and existing tech.
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The Special Operations Unit will consist of three-person teams working across three eight-hour shifts that will be staffed 24 hours a day, seven days a week, according to department officials.
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The California Legislature on Monday adopted the nation's first artificial intelligence-drafted resolution, a measure that underscores the state's commitment to AI technologies.
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Citibot has launched its Amazon Translate tool in two California cities. This comes as local officials often struggle to communicate with the growing number of residents who don’t speak English.
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California Public Utilities Commission agreed to allow Waymo and Cruise to expand its autonomous taxi service in San Francisco, allowing the vehicles to operate citywide — any time of day — and without safety drivers onboard.
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the state has achieved its goal of replacing 500,000 streetlights with energy-efficient smart LED fixtures through the Smart Street Lighting NY program.
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San Francisco-based Cruise has begun testing its self-driving vehicles in Atlanta. A driver will be behind the wheel in the initial phase as its cars roll through parts of downtown, Midtown and Buckhead.
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The acquisition gives Tyler ownership of an artificial intelligence tool that can handle legal redactions and similar tasks — and which could eventually power other government functions. CSI has about 80 U.S. clients.
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The wildfire detection cameras, a first in Washington, have built-in artificial intelligence that can detect a smoke plume 500 feet tall and thermal imagery. If detected, a California-based central command center will alert local fire crews.
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The company, founded in 2020, has raised more than $25 million. The fresh capital will go toward R&D and global expansion as crypto and other factors raise more risks of tax evasion.
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The two-week summer program was designed to give students from various backgrounds the opportunity to collaborate on medical device prototype creation with the guidance of established innovators in the mechanical engineering industry.
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Despite legislation and other forces pumping the brakes on autonomous vehicles on public thoroughfares, self-driving shuttle May Mobility officials are optimistic about the technology’s future.
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NASA's quest to send astronauts to the moon in a spacecraft that later returns to Earth and parachutes into the ocean has gotten a big lift from the Navy, which safely recovered a capsule last week.
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CIO Khaled Tawfik says the city is eyeing the possibility of one day using a generative AI that is specially tailored for city governments, and it is now looking to learn more before finalizing policies.
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The New York Power Authority has approved funding for an ambitious expansion of its drone program in which technicians will use the aerial vehicles to inspect power lines and other hard-to-reach or hazardous infrastructure.
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Lawyers can run into trouble with generative AI, and a few courts have pushed back on its use. Others, however, see the tech as a time-saver. Deepfaked evidence, meanwhile, is a growing concern.
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At least 1,400 police departments across the country are using drones in some fashion, but only 15 have obtained waivers from the Federal Aviation Administration to fly their drones beyond the visual line of sight. That is about to change, experts say.
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Generative AI tools could potentially create videos for courthouse visitors or rewrite legal documents with accessible language to help people navigate the system. But the tool must be handled carefully.
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