Category Archives: 2017 issue

1 Key Element Missing from Self Driving Car Laws

Data Security is the 1 key element missing from the 7 states that have passed self driving car laws.

Cars can be hacked. Cars contain data. The data your car’s computers contain can be used for:

  • direct & targeted marketing
  • cam be accessed by hackers

California is addressing vehicle data via regulation by requiring:

  • notice and consent
  • before information can be collected from operators
  • this excludes information that is needed to operate the vehicle

The Guardian | Self-driving cars:…

INTERIM. Ride Share Bill Debate Gets Mean Fast in the West. 3 Pieces of Informed Intel.

California Assembly debate over a ride share bill that would allow companies to check criminal backgrounds of drivers in state criminal background check systems turned nasty.

The 5 reasons why debate took a mean turn:

  • Legislators say the author promised to provide liability immunity for companies that did not use the state criminal background check
  • The author said he never made a promise to limit liability for companies
  • The nasty debate, resulting in admonishments from leadership, caused…

5 Business Groups Support Texas Central Rail.

  • Cy-Fair Houston Chamber of Commerce
  • Greater Tomball Area Chamber of Commerce
  • Transportation Advocacy Group-Houston Region
  • Bay Area Houston Transportation Partnership
  • Bay Area Houston Economic Partnership

The businesses support high speed rail in Texas because:

  • high speed rail is “a catalyst for economic development “
  • represents “an innovative alternative for Texans’ growing transportation demands”

Cypress Creek Mirror | Houston-area business groups support for Texas’ high-speed train

How the Proposed Harris County Toll Rate Hike Failed.

The toll rate hike would cost more to implement than it would bring in.

What costs are considered when implementing a toll hike?

  • cost to update internal, roadside and back-office tolling systems
  • cost to purchase new permanent roadside signage
  • cost to update external digital and print materials
  • cost to complete testing of the tolling infrastructure system
  • cost to conduct transactional audits to ensure accuracy of the system changes once implemented

Houston Chronicle | Harris County…

ROUND 2. The Texas Congressman vs. High Speed Rail. 3 Pieces of Intel.

Which Texas Congressman wrote to the Surface Transportation Board about opposing high speed rail in Texas? Congressman Brady

What is Congressman Brady’s opposition to high speed rail in Texas? 

  • Congressman Brady opposes accelerated use of eminent domain or construction
  • Congressman Brady says the route is wrong
  • Congressman Brady opposes financial loans for high speed rail from the federal government

What is Congressman Brady’s opposition to the high speed rail route? 

  • The route…

Texas High Speed Rail Job Numbers.

  • 40,000 jobs to be created during construction
  • 1 subsidiary of the Japanese company created in Dallas to oversee the High Speed Rail
  • 20 technical and operations experts in Dallas
  • $10 to $12 billion project
  • 1,000 employees for the high speed rail
  • 2021 completion 

Dallas Business Journal | Japanese company to create Dallas subsidiary for Texas bullet train

The Hill | Texas rail project poised to generate local jobs, economic benefits, choice for travelers

INTERIM. Sharing Economy + Self Driving Cars. Tesloop.

What comapny is offering ride share of self-driving cars? Tesla

How does long range ride share work? 

  • Instead of ride share drivers, Tesloop uses “pilots”
  • Las Vegas to Los Angeles is less than $100 each way

Where is tesloop operating? Southern California, Southern Nevada and Arizona

Tech Crunch | Tesloop offers city-to-city autonomous travel in a Tesla