Emerging Tech
FAA Is Ready to Put $6M into Certain Drone Innovations
The agency announced a call for white papers to kick off its new five-year, open submission contract.
Emerging Tech
DOT Needs Help Writing the Rules for Driverless Vehicles
Many of today’s regulations focus on giving drivers more control over their cars, but for driverless cars, the Transportation Department will need to take humans out of the equation.
Emerging Tech
FAA Adds More Airports To Automated Drone Flight Authorization System
More than 100 more airports have joined the beta test of a program that authorizes drone flights in controlled airspace in near-real time.
Emerging Tech
FAA Predicts the Commercial Drone Market Will Triple by 2023
Last year’s surge in drone registrations forced the Federal Aviation Administration to significantly revise its predictions about the industry’s long-term growth.
Emerging Tech
FAA Greenlights Drone Company to Deliver Food in One Virginia Town
The Federal Aviation Administration gave its first OK to drone company to deliver commercial goods.
Modernization
The FAA Rigorously Tested the Boeing 737’s Software
So how did a problem slip through?
Digital Government
How Data Analytics Could Help the Government Reduce Traffic Deaths
A D.C.-based startup with roots in the insurance market is using machine learning to predict the probability of car crashes on just about any stretch of road.
Emerging Tech
FAA’s Drone Operations App is Getting a Makeover
A new version of B4UFLY, an app to help drone operators follow FAA rules, is coming soon.
Cybersecurity
White House Orders Agencies to Defend the Skies From Cyberattacks
In its National Strategy for Aviation Security, the Trump administration called on the government to be more proactive in spotting threats to U.S. airspace.
Emerging Tech
FAA Wants to Protect First Responders from Drone Bombs
Under a new ruling, law enforcement officers would be able to identify drones from afar.
Emerging Tech
FAA Rule Would Let Drones Fly Over People and At Night Without a Waiver
The move would greatly open the use of small drones but at least one lawmaker is worried about the privacy of people on the ground.
Emerging Tech
Anatomy of an Electric Scooter Crash
The rise of the rented e-scooter has also brought safety fears and injury-related lawsuits. What happens when a new mobility mode meets the American legal system?
Emerging Tech
The Transportation Department is Funding Autonomous Drones
It also wants to research how self-driving vehicles can be manipulated to threaten the public.
Modernization
Transportation Is Consolidating Its IT Contracts into a Single Vehicle
The Enterprise IT Shared Services contract will be available departmentwide but task orders will have to flow through the Office of the Chief Information Officer.
Ideas
5 Tips for Extending Your Social Reach with an Influencer Strategy
Here is how to reach more than your followers.
Digital Government
Transportation Wants to Use Data to Predict Accidents and Make Roads Safer
The Transportation Department collects a wealth of data on traffic accidents but can't present it in the most impactful way to policymakers.
Emerging Tech
FAA Now Lets Certain Drones Fly Near Airports
Pilots will have to apply first, of course.
Cybersecurity
Ransomware Strikes Launched a Cyber Cleansing Program at Transportation
The Transportation Department started with a bug hunting campaign that turned up unexpected vulnerabilities in headquarters computer systems.
Emerging Tech