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New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

06 Jan 2021
Key factors behind the growth of digital twins include Covid-19 requirements in terms of achieving increased resilience levels and optimised asset and demand-response resource management.
Ford unveils plans for mobility innovation district around Michigan Central Station

Ford unveils plans for mobility innovation district around Michigan Central Station

18 Nov 2020
Along with a first-of-its-kind mobility testing platform and new open spaces, the site plan prioritises the needs of the community with sustainable amenities and recommends abundant green space and biking trails.
Jaguar Land Rover creates smart city hub testbed

Jaguar Land Rover creates smart city hub testbed

16 Nov 2020
The UK automotive manufacturer will partner with global mobility, software and telecom companies to facilitate real-world testing of connected and autonomous technologies.
Hillsborough County implements smart mobility and safety technology

Hillsborough County implements smart mobility and safety technology

13 Nov 2020
The Florida county will use Iteris technology to provide a range of services including traffic signal retiming, connected vehicle priority solutions and traffic management centre operations.
Companies collaborate to better understand mobility behaviours

Companies collaborate to better understand mobility behaviours

12 Nov 2020
SkedGo and Motiontag are combining advanced journey planning and analytics capabilities to understand how, when and why people travel, and measure changes in travel behaviour.
Singapore opens smart city co-innovation lab

Singapore opens smart city co-innovation lab

29 Oct 2020
The lab aims to bring together leaders in the smart cities space to co-create and test innovations with local built environment and technology companies in a live environment.
StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility team for data-driven safety solutions

StreetLight Data and Ford Mobility team for data-driven safety solutions

15 Oct 2020
A bundled offering will combine datasets and machine learning to identify how cities can reduce serious and fatal crashes as well as inform future safety strategies.
San Francisco Bay Area MTC awards $6.9m smart mobility contract

San Francisco Bay Area MTC awards $6.9m smart mobility contract

12 Oct 2020
Iteris will provide staffing and management services to the 511 Operations Centre in Oakland and to the Regional Operations Centre to monitor traffic and toll collection systems along the MTC-operated express lanes.
Austin deploys emergency preparedness app for citizens

Austin deploys emergency preparedness app for citizens

02 Oct 2020
The app will provide resources and information for citizens across the Central Texas area to better prepare for natural disasters and other emergencies, as well as coronavirus updates.
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Funchal mobility strategies recognised

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Funchal mobility strategies recognised

02 Oct 2020
The island capital cities took the top honours at the 2020 Civitas Awards, which recognise cities and towns demonstrating excellence in the areas of sustainable transport policy-making and measures.
British smart city companies chosen for export academy to Asia-Pacific

British smart city companies chosen for export academy to Asia-Pacific

09 Sep 2020
30 tech companies have been announced as the first participants in the Department for International Trade’s new Tech Export Academy programme.
Electric mopeds expand micro-mobility options in Italian cities

Electric mopeds expand micro-mobility options in Italian cities

07 Aug 2020
Helbiz has expanded its fleet of electric vehicles following an agreement with moped operator MiMoto and will make them available in Italy initially and then across Europe and the US.
Collaboration aims to create an urban air infrastructure

Collaboration aims to create an urban air infrastructure

06 Aug 2020
Urban-Air Port and Hyundai Air Mobility want to develop an infrastructure to facilitate the creation of urban transportation systems to move people and cargo by air.
Columbus unveils three smart mobility pilots and seeks community participation

Columbus unveils three smart mobility pilots and seeks community participation

30 Jul 2020
Smart mobility hubs, connected vehicles and the re-commissioned Linden LEAP aim to improve mobility and road safety as well as provide community food support.
Travel companies partner for last-mile offerings

Travel companies partner for last-mile offerings

29 Jul 2020
Mobility solutions and services aggregator Karhoo has announced a number of new partners, enabling the travel brands to offer a white-label last-mile offering and improve the experience for passengers worldwide. 
Companies fuse data and resources to address the world's "biggest" mobility problems

Companies fuse data and resources to address the world's "biggest" mobility problems

23 Jul 2020
SteetLight Data and Boston Consulting Group are joining forces to help the public and private sectors navigate the transportation challenges and opportunities of the post-Covid-19 world.
Specialists to jointly develop MaaS applications

Specialists to jointly develop MaaS applications

22 Jul 2020
Masabi and Kyyti have formed a partnership to provide best-of-breed mobility-as-a-service solutions to transport authorities, agencies and operators around the world.
West Midlands local authorities to trial e-scooters

West Midlands local authorities to trial e-scooters

22 Jul 2020
Trials will take place in dedicated zones in each local authority, covering areas where existing on-highway infrastructure is in place to safely accommodate e-scooter use.
Michigan formally launches future mobility office

Michigan formally launches future mobility office

19 Jul 2020
The Office of Future Mobility and Electrification will be headed up by Trevor Pawl, named as the US state’s chief mobility officer.
Hellobike unveils AI-based shared mobility technologies

Hellobike unveils AI-based shared mobility technologies

10 Jul 2020
The company has partnered with local governments to develop a non-motorised vehicle safety management system tailored to each city’s unique traffic conditions.
Newcastle launches autonomous shuttle trial

Newcastle launches autonomous shuttle trial

09 Jul 2020
The driverless mobility service, operated by Keolis Downer, is being funded in the Australian city through a $5m grant from the Federal Government’s Smart Cities and Suburbs Programme.
End-to-end platform aims to better manage sustainable mobility options

End-to-end platform aims to better manage sustainable mobility options

08 Jul 2020
The platform helps to coordinate mobile assets and users to provide real-time insights into how they use company cars, scooters, charging stations and other components of the mobility ecosystem.
Austin launches pilot to test scooter infrastructure

Austin launches pilot to test scooter infrastructure

29 Jun 2020
Austin Transportation and Swiftmile are undertaking the six-month, no-cost pilot project to test the usability of the company’s universal scooter parking and charging stations for e-scooters.
Curiosity Lab teams with Kennesaw State University for open source V2V project

Curiosity Lab teams with Kennesaw State University for open source V2V project

11 Jun 2020
KSU researchers selected Curiosity Lab as one of its primary test locations due to the lab’s autonomous vehicle test track and commitment to supporting and facilitating innovation.