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Why are transit apps a growing trend with local governments? Surgning populations are straining roads
Did Denver, CO contract with a company to create its app? Yes, it contracted with Xerox
What does the Denver Transit App do?It allows a person to compare the time it will take to travel in various transportation modes.
What types of transit information does the Denver app contain?
Does…
Which texas companies were certified under the new drone certification system in Texas? HUVRdata (Austin) & Aviation Unmanned (Addison)
What entity does the drone certification? Texas A&M University System via its Corpus Christi campus and its engineering extension service
How is industry using drones? wind-power, oil and gas and transportation industries to provide aerial inspections and mapping, and for port and border security and coastline monitoring
Data security and drone…
Data security of self-driving cars spurs calls for uniform data security standards for self-driving cars.
Have there been a push for self driving car regulations or statutes in Texas ? Yes, why yes, there has. 84R HB 933
Did those pushes include data security issues? No.
The Hill | Lawmakers worry about cyberattacks on self-driving cars
Who is issuing the warning? The Obama Adminsitration
What entities are being warned about data security threats?
What’s sparked the warning? The attack n the Ukraine’s power grid 2 months ago. It was the first cyberattack that produced a wide spread blackout
What was the target of the cyber attack? industrial control systems that act as the intermediary between computers and the switches
What could hackers do with control…
Which care was hacked? Nissan Leaf
How did hackers gain control of the vehicle? By exploiting a weakness in the way it communicates with its companion app, NissanConnect EV
What systems can be controlled or accessed by hackers?
The Guardian | Hackers can control Nissan Leaf’s heating and access driving history