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What companies are members of the new self-driving car coalition? Alphabet Inc.’s Google, Ford Motor Co. and Uber Technologies Inc.,
What is the goals of the coalition?
What are their arguments supporting self driving cars?
What ultimatum did Uber issue to Houston? Change your ordinance or Uber is out…
What are 3 reasons behind the ultimatium?
What is the question answered by Attorney General Opinion KP-0076? Whether Bowie County can engage a private company to use a license plate reader data looking for vehicles that don’t have liability insurance?
Is there a fee splitting arangement in this scenario? Yes, the vehcile owner will get a letter from the District Attorney office, and fees will be split 50-50 between the County and the company.
Can this fee splitting arrangement with automatic license plate readers…
Marty Hiles, Commissioner, Community Development Sub Regional Planning Commission, makes the following 7 points about the harm to rural land from high speed rail:
This week’s settlement of lawsuits in California and Massachusettes maintains the indepdent contractor status of Uber drivers.
Court sign off will occur when the judge approves the settlement.
KOLO | Uber settlement keeps drivers as contractors in 2 states
The Recorder | Uber Strikes Expensive Peace Pact With Drivers
What group is calling for improved state data security systems? National Association of State Chief Information Officers
What sparked the call to arms? the cost of cyber crime world wide is $375 billion to $575 billion, which is labled a threat to democracy
What do the NASCIO propose states do? Create statewide cybersecurity ecosystem
What would a statewide cybersecurity ecosystem link?
state government
local government
federal government
higher…
What part of high speed rail is the California Legislature looking to reign in? More oversight for the high speed rail project
What sparked this change? Bipartisan concerns over high speed rail after a report by the Legislative Analyst’s Office that triggered questions about the project’s cost, schedule and scope.
What will California’s AB 2847 do?
Which state is looking at economic gains from a $10 Billion transportation investment? Georgia
What economic gain is estimated from the transportation funding investment? $2 billion
What transportation gain is estimated from the new funding? 5% reduction in congestion.
Governing | Study: Georgia’s $10B Traffic Plan Could Reduce Delays
Which city will require a local business license for ride share drivers? San Francisco
How were drivers alerted of this new city regulation? With notification by letter to all 37,018 drivers
What revenue will be generated? $3.37 million a year
Can drivers operate without a license? If and only if the driver works less than 7 days.
How much does the license cost? $91 if the driver makes less than $100,000/year
AutoBlog | Uber and Lyft drivers need to obtain business licenses…
Where did the ride share data report originate? UBER produced its first ever transparency report
The numbers of data requests from July 2015 to December 2015: