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Work on 300km CAV test environment underway in the UK

22 May 2020

Located in the West Midlands and spanning the cities of Coventry and Birmingham, it will allow connected and autonomous vehicles to be trialled on urban, rural, suburban and highway roads.

Sheffield's highway network set to get smart tech overhaul

19 Feb 2020

The city’s highways contractor, Amey, has partnered with Connexin to build the latest UK smart city, starting with digitised city roadways and the Internet of Things.

Mobility innovation outpacing policy, report finds

14 Nov 2019

The paper recommends that cities should develop a code of conduct to which all mobility infrastructure and services operators adhere if they want to do business in the city.

Technology alerts drivers to taking a wrong turn on slip roads

05 Sep 2019

Amey has commissioned Clearview Intelligence to install Scotland’s first wrong-way slip detection on roads in Philpstoun, Wallyford, Tranent and Lasswade.

Smart mobility start-ups tout their wares

29 Nov 2018

Eight start-ups were given the opportunity to pitch to an audience of public and private sector organisations at the Smart Cities World Road to More Liveable Cities event

Improved traffic flow at Scottish hospital

12 Nov 2018

Vehicle detection monitors build-up of traffic at the junction and informs traffic signals

Special Reports

Using the fourth space to help cities cope with Covid-19

At SmartCitiesWorld’s inaugural advisory board meeting, Jeff Risom, chief innovation officer at Gehl Architects, explored how the public realm might be managed in the post-pandemic era.