- It is projected that the sale of connected car data wille a multiple billion dollar industry by 2020
- In 2017, more cars were connected to cellular netowrks than new phones
- Will states protect consumer connected car data, for instance:
- will disclosures be required to share data with the manufacturer?
- will disclosures allow for limited data sharing to the driver’s insurance company but not to related 3rd parties
- will a hard wired privacy switch be required?
Category Archives: data security
Lege Trend. +2 States. Statewide Robot Delivery Legislation.
States that have passed statewide robot delivery laws: Idaho & Virginia
The legislation: No constant human monitoring required. Idaho has a weight limit of 80lbs & Virginia has a limit of 50lbs.
The business behind the legislation in Idaho & Virginia : Starship Technologies, a delivery-robot company based in Estonia that was founded by Ahti Heinla and Janus Friis, two of the co-founders of Skype
Re-Code | A robot-delivery startup helped write state laws that are locking out competition
Polling. 2 Policies Expected for Connected Cars.
Polling of US and UK consumers by Thales’ E-Security IoT Survey shows that consumers expect connected cars to:
- necessitate data security policies for consumers for safety
- 60% say connected cars ” pose security concerns with integrity and malfunctions”
- necessitate malware and ransomeware protections
- 46% of US and 52% of UK participants have security concerns on viruses or malware
- 40% say data security is the most improtant question when purchasing a connected car
Local Trend 3 Cities that get Extra Ride Share Data & How Cities Get the Data.
These cities regularly get ride share tip information:
- New York City
- Chicago
- Portland, Oregon
2 Methods Cities are Getting Additional TNC data:
- From data produced through secure servers
- Some cities have negotiated various confidentiality agreements
The Recorder | Uber and Lyft Resist Regulators’ Appeal for Data Sharing
Local Government Trend. The Low Down on connected transportation data exchange.
The City: Columbus OH
What’s a connected transportation data exchange? The Smart Columbus Operating System is a system to share near-real-time data on traffic
How does it work? it will collect data from cars that transmit metrics like time, speed and location with road-side units. The data will be overlayed to create a regional transportation outlook
But, how does the city get the car data?
- From volunteers who volunteer their vehicles. Columbus is looking for 3000 volunteers
- school…
LOCAL TREND. 3 Ways Smart Tech Manages Traffic for Columbus OH & Las Vegas NV
Columbus, Ohio and Las Vegas, Nevada are both toying with smart technology to improve traffic.
Three things to know about the traffic technology testers:
- Each city had to bolster its tech infrastructure to allow for the massive amount of data needed to handle common traffic issues with technology.
- After infrastructure comes connectivity. Connected vehicles, autonomous cars, traffic monitoring devices all need to communicate with one another, & the communication must be safe and free of…
Executive Branch Trend. Engage Private Business. Give them State Data. Get Transportation Improvements in Return.
The State: Virginia
The goal of the public-private partnership: “optimizing opportunities for innovative collaboration and investment in Virginia’s transportation system”
The data shared with the private sector: 22 different data sets, with initial data sets including traffic volumes, speed limits, travel advisories, lane closures, crashes, truck restrictions, traffic sensors, incidents, sign messages and locations, paving schedules, short- and long-term weather events, the Six-Year…
Business Trend Begets Local Trend. Integrated Roadways. 3 Bits informed:intel
The Business: Integrated Roadways
What are integrated roadways? Roads with sensors, phone, and internet connectivity, telecommunications, fiber-optic cable, and high-speed Internet, as well as other hardware, inside road surfaces.
What do local pilot projects look like? Kansas City has a pilot project to use integrated roads in construction of a combined 1.5 miles of pavement in the spring of 2018 with expected completion by August.
Would these integrated roads collect data for the benefit…
Procurement Trend. State Department of Transportation Wants to Connect All Cars in a Work Zone
Where is this happening? Michigan
What company is the private partner with Michigan? 3M
What’s the collaborative goal? “To implement connected vehicle technology on a stretch of work zone on Interstate 75 that is more than 3 miles long”
What is 3M bringing to the table in this partnership?
♦ Advanced all-weather lane markings
♦ Retroreflective signs with smart sign technology
♦ Dedicated short-range communication (DSRC) devices for vehicle-to-infrastructure communications
♦…
Legal Trend. Public Transportation Gathers Data on Riders. Riders Sue. 3 Pieces of Informed Intel for Ordinance and Bill Writing.
Where: Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in the San Francisco Bay Area
The data privacy issue: Plaintiffs allege that BART captures riders unique mobile identification numbers and locations
What state law is in play? California’s advertising and privacy laws, plus the Cellular Communications Interception Act, which the state Legislature passed in 2015 to protect against unreasonable searches that could violate the Fourth Amendment