Partner content Apple’s CarPlay update ‘threatens automaker data control’ 16th June 2022 Apple is aiming to take a bite out of the automotive vehicle operating system market posing commercial risks to carmakers. Its launch of the updated CarPlay, revealed at the company’s annual World Wide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week, now presents global automakers with a crucial choice about the digital experiences they offer their customers, according […]
Partner content Nvidia files patent to help self-driving cars detect emergency vehicles 16th June 2022 Nvidia may have come up with a solution to one of autonomous cars’ biggest challenges – how they deal with emergency vehicles on the road. Self-driving vehicles’ inability to respond in the same spontaneous way as human drivers has led some to question whether true autonomy will ever be achieved and the potential problems were highlighted […]
News Projected 5G device-to-device range falls short of LMR performance, simulator says 15th June 2022 Device-to-device communications in 5G—known as sidelink—promise to provide new flexibility and functionality, but its potential range is expected to pale in comparison to the land-mobile-radio (LMR) direct-mode offerings used by public-safety responders today, according to National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) research. Chunmei Liu, a researcher in the Wireless Networks Division of the Communications […]
Partner content Hyundai launches robotaxi trial with its own autonomous-vehicle (AV) tech 13th June 2022 Hyundai is trialing a rideshare service in one of Seoul’s busiest districts with two electric Ioniq 5s that feature in-house developed self-driving technology. The RoboRide pilot will be the first rideshare service with autonomous vehicles (AVs) to take place in Gangnam – the fashionable, but heavily congested area made famous by the 2012 global pop hit Gangnam Style – and […]
News Newscan: Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign 10th June 2022 Web Roundup Items from other news organizations Axon halts plans for Taser drone as nine on ethics board resign UK police to spend up to $62.7 million on legacy Airwave TETRA comms network kit 911 director warns of medical alerts that connect to 911, not a live call center CISA reveal Chinese hackers’ tactics targeting […]
Partner content Why AIs will become hackers 10th June 2022 RSA CONFERENCE 2022 — San Francisco — “Nice to see you all again,” Bruce Schneier told the audience at his keynote for the in-person return of RSA Conference, taking off his trademark cap. “It’s kinda neat. Kinda a little scary.” Schneier is a security technologist, researcher, and lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School. He has a long list of […]
Partner content In the early days of hurricane season, experts predict a busy year; communities should prepare 10th June 2022 From the Capitol riot in January to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine a few months later, and the recent series mass shootings, it’s been a busy news year to say the least—so much is happening in the present that it takes effort to consider what the future will hold. But while the 24-hour news cycle continues […]
News RapidDeploy inks first enterprise mapping deal supporting General Motors’ OnStar call centers 8th June 2022 RapidDeploy yesterday announced that its Radius Mapping solution will be used to support General Motors’ OnStar call centers that work closely with 911 centers during certain emergencies—the first enterprise agreement for RapidDeploy, according to CEO Steve Raucher. OnStar has worked closely with RapidDeploy in the past to deliver vehicle telematics directly to 911 centers that […]
News Updated: PSCR gets new support from NIST as current federal funding set to expire in fall 8th June 2022 [Editor’s note–This article has been updated to reflect that NIST will provide base funding for about two dozen PSCR researchers.] SAN DIEGO—Public Safety Communications Research (PSCR) will see its primary $300 million allocation from Congress expire this fall, but at least a portion of this money will be offset by new funding from the National […]
Partner content Actively exploited Atlassian zero-day bug allows full system takeover 6th June 2022 A critical security vulnerability in Atlassian Confluence is under active attack, opening servers to full system takeover, security researchers warned. The bug (CVE-2022-26134) is a command-injection issue that allows unauthenticated remote code execution (RCE), affecting all supported versions of Confluence Server and Confluence Data Center. According to a forensic investigation of two zero-day attacks by […]
Is LMR the best solution for first responders? Should 4.9 GHz license go to the FirstNet Authority? 24th March 2024
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