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First passengers travel safely on Virgin Hyperloop

09 Nov 2020

The test on the new form of transportation took place at Virgin Hyperloop’s 500-metre DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, where the company has previously run over 400 unoccupied tests.

Las Vegas self-driving mobility service resumes operation

23 Oct 2020

Service of the publicly available autonomous fleet run by Motional and Lyft was paused earlier this year due to Covid-19 but has resumed with enhanced protective measures.

Las Vegas expands its Accelerate smart city project to more locations

14 May 2020

The partnership with NTT is part of Las Vegas’ charter in becoming a smart city to provide safe, reliable and efficient civic technology that stimulates economic growth.

City of Las Vegas invests $1.5m in intelligent transportation technology

20 Apr 2020

SenSen Networks’ AI-based technology will initially be used to automate the enforcement of hundreds of bylaws associated with regulating traffic and parking on city streets.

Toyota and NTT join forces on smart city ‘platform of platforms’

25 Mar 2020

The Japanese giants say partnering up makes sense amid shifts in their respective industries.

UrbanLeague network launched to help city officials collaborate on coronavirus

23 Mar 2020

The network from UrbanLeap is a place for city officials to share best practices and insights. It also tracks upcoming webinars and hosts resources.

Special Reports

Smart City Expo: think digital, think green, think inclusion

The first day of the online event confirmed that the smart cities sector is well aware of its destination but it’s how it gets there that will be the problem.