California

Plus, a new fact sheet from the FCC looks at the future of the ACP; California launches a website to track infrastructure investment; the White House puts $80 million toward wireless innovation; and more.

The California Department of Transportation, teaming up with other state agencies, is asking technology companies to propose generative AI tools that could help reduce traffic and make roads safer.

Assemblymember Damon Connolly, of San Rafael, has proposed a state law that would ban individuals under 16 years old from riding class 2 electric bicycles. The state prohibits minors from riding the speedier class 3 e-bikes.

In response to the state's unmatched growth in artificial intelligence, a state senator has introduced the California AI Accountability Act to ensure state agencies promote safeguards and consumer protections.

After California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on AI in September, California lawmakers have introduced a raft of legislation that sets the stage for more regulation in 2024.

Transportation officials in the San Francisco Bay Area are working on a plan to use Glydcars — small, electric and autonomous vehicles — to make last-mile connections to more traditional forms of transit.

California water regulators have approved rules that will allow local water agencies to recycle wastewater directly into tap water after extra cleaning. Los Angeles and San Diego are among the communities exploring the concept.

Courts vary widely in their approaches to using electronic recordings of proceedings as well as on using digital reporters. Proponents of the profession say digital reporters can train up fast to ease strain from stenographic court reporter shortages.

The Education Technology Joint Powers Authority was born out of frustration with the procurement process. It could become a national organization in 2024 and expand to public colleges and city governments.

The auto industry is experiencing a boom of startups not seen since the early 20th century — a sort of automotive Silicon Valley — and that startup synergy has shifted today not to Detroit but to California.

Some rural school districts in the vast and varied state say that the current infrastructure will not provide electric vehicles with the range they need to effectively get all students to schools.

The Newsom administration's new examination of generative artificial intelligence tools in state government identified significant areas of potential risk, including privacy, security and several others.

California’s Department of Justice can continue to share firearm data with researchers studying the causes of gun violence, per a new court order made in the state.

How might California government make use of generative artificial intelligence? Officials suggest several ways that the technology could be introduced to state government functions.

The University of Southern California is developing Wi-Fi technology that will allow hearing-impaired students to tune into lectures and other campus events with their smartphones or receivers provided by the university.

According to the Federal Highway Administration, the grant funding, allocated under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, aims to propel digital construction tools such as computer modeling and 3D design in 10 state DOTs.

A new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in October will require media-literacy content to be included in English language arts, mathematics, science, history and social science curriculums.

Solano County is looking to combine offices to assist county property owners through backlogs, tests and delays that have come with the rollout of the county's new property tax system.