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Hackers Cripple Gasoline Supplies, Covid Vaccine IP in Question and Commercial Robotaxi Operations are Ready to Go

Hackers Cripple Gasoline Supplies, Covid Vaccine IP in Question and Commercial Robotaxi Operations are Ready to Go

FromThis Week in Engineering


Hackers Cripple Gasoline Supplies, Covid Vaccine IP in Question and Commercial Robotaxi Operations are Ready to Go

FromThis Week in Engineering

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Length:
6 minutes
Released:
May 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The mysterious cyber-attack on the Colonial gasoline pipeline this week created something unseen in America since the late 1970s: gas lines at filling stations. Panic buying appears to have made the problem much worse, and critical infrastructure that’s cloud connected is now under the microscope.With the Biden Administration and other world governments examining the possibility of removing intellectual property protection from Covid vaccine makers, a WTO agreement that has existed for 25 years has been widely ignored. It may offer a way to increased production.Cruise is now joined Waymo in a formal request from the California Department of Motor Vehicles to operate paid Robotaxi services in the Bay Area. If approved, this could be the beginning of the end for the taxi driver.Access all episodes of This Week in Engineering on engineering.com TV along with all of our other series.
Released:
May 18, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

This Week in Engineering explores the latest innovations and tech trends in engineering from academia, government, and industry. We cover topics in energy, transportation, aerospace, manufacturing, infrastructure, and much more. New episodes uploaded weekly. You can also watch these podcasts as videos on engineering.com TV: https://www.engineering.com/viewAll?category=this-week-in-engineering