Ryan McCauley
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The Case for Ransomware Insurance
Cyberinsurance polices increasingly include ransomware protections to help recover losses in the cases of such attacks. Are they worth the price tag for small and mid-size governments? → Read More
U.S. House Subcommittee Approves Self-Driving Legislation Pre-Empting State Regulations
This week, a House subcommittee approved a bipartisan markup of legislation dealing with the onset of autonomous vehicles. → Read More
Don't Fix the Worst First: How Next-Gen Tech Tools are Changing Road Maintenance
Two solutions using data analytics and artificial intelligence may serve as a model for how cities across the country can take better care of their streets. → Read More
Digital Counties Survey 2017: Winners Focus on Knowing When, How to Introduce New Tech
The first-place winners in this year's survey don't deploy technology for technology's sake. → Read More
How States Are Legislating Autonomous Vehicles (Interactive Map)
Throughout the country, states are setting their own pace when it comes to autonomous vehicles. Where some choose to move quickly and aggressively, others opt for lighter legislative touches. → Read More
Determining the Feasibility of Shared Mobility Services in Low-Income, Rural Areas
By looking at pilot programs across the country that seek to increase mobility options for low-income residents in rural areas, the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University of California, Davis worked to understand if these programs were feasible for more widespread adoption. → Read More
How Building Baseline Video Analytics via Crowdsourcing Can Lead to Safer Streets
The the Video Analytics Towards Vision Zero program calls on the public to help teach computers to recognize vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists and any near-misses in the hope it can prevent deadly accidents. → Read More
Tech Showcase Conveys that Sacramento, Calif., Is Not All Talk When It Comes to Autonomous Vehicles
The capital city of California is using its leverage as the backyard of state regulators and its willingness to form partnerships to get driverless vehicle manufacturers to the table. → Read More
Congress Unveils 14 Proposed Pieces of Self-Driving Vehicle Legislation
The House Energy and Commerce Committee met to discuss more than a dozen pieces of proposed self-driving vehicle legislation and begin crafting the framework that will ultimately lead to bipartisan legislation that regulates self-driving vehicles. → Read More
How Can Advances in Technology Contribute to Evolving Electrical Grid?
During a panel at the Advanced Energy Economy’s Pathway to 2050 event, experts from the public and private discussed the impact technology will have on how energy is consumed over the course of the next 30 years. → Read More
The Time Is Now for San Francisco Municipal Fiber, Says Report
The report, authored by San Franciscans for Municipal Fiber, argues that to properly address the digital divide and provide affordable, equitable Internet access, the city must begin building its own fiber network. → Read More
Congress Releases Guidelines in Effort to Regulate Autonomous Vehicles
This week members of Congress released bipartisan legislative principles for self-driving vehicles that will guide any future laws. → Read More
Experts: Cities Must Think Differently About Resilience Planning
Resilience planning means a lot of things to different communities. In San Francisco, a panel of infrastructure and design experts shared their thoughts on how to combat increased flooding due to a rise in sea level. → Read More
San Jose, Calif., Releases Autonomous Vehicle RFI
The Bay Area city is looking to implement several autonomous vehicle pilot projects on its streets to determine how the technology can be integrated into the entire transportation ecosystem. → Read More
Miami-Dade County Demonstrates How to Overhaul Urban Mobility Through Integration
Miami-Dade County, along with the City Innovate Foundation, is releasing a playbook for local governments that adds ride-hailing and bike-sharing to the mix in the quest for truly multi-modal mobility. → Read More
Balancing Needs of Urban, Rural Residents Key in Establishing Washington's First Smart County
Snohomish County, Wash., is trying to figure out how best to use smart tech to serve very different populations. → Read More
Unified Cybersecurity Unit Is Necessary to Protect New Jersey Agencies from Threats
At the New Jersey Digital Government Summit, Chief Technology Officer Dave Weinstein said that the state needs to adopt a more unified identity in order to protect itself in the future. → Read More
Infrastructure Week: Keep People, Not Cars, at the Center of Planning, Design
The former U.S. Secretary of Transportation joined other transportation leaders during Infrastructure Week to discuss the future of mobility and provide a few things to keep in mind. → Read More
First Steps for Cities in Harnessing the Value of Untapped Data
Despite the abundance of data and analytics, cities often don't realize their possible uses. → Read More
Zombie Software Is Just One Obstacle for Building Smarter Cities
Zombie software, or systems that have been maintained well past the expiration date, are just one symptom of outdated procurement processes for cities. → Read More