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The Internet of Things (IoT) is playing a vital role in the development of smart transportation and logistics. Smart transportation has facilitated huge development in the field of smart cities.

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

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Four ways machine learning is powering the mobility revolution

AWS’s Swami Sivasubramanian explores how machine learning is making transport and logistics smarter and more successful

Smart cities and cybersecurity: Is it wise to get smarter?

As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. Keiron Shepherd, F5 Networks, evaluates the risks.

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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 2 – Simplicity by design in smart lighting

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Urban Exchange Podcast

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CDTA improves bus arrival accuracy with Moovit partnership

CDTA improves bus arrival accuracy with Moovit partnership

Mobility-as-a-Service16 Apr 2026

New system refines ETAs by analysing real-time vehicle positioning, current traffic conditions, and historical travel patterns to dynamically adjust positions.

MTA progresses cellular coverage plans on New York subway

MTA progresses cellular coverage plans on New York subway

4G and 5G25 Mar 2026

The latest milestones build on AT&T and Boldyn’s work with the MTA to extend coverage across the network, enhancing the passenger experience underground.

England’s exposure to climate-related flooding

England’s exposure to climate-related flooding

Climate action18 Mar 2026

Latest analysis by Ordnance Survey pinpoints the commuter corridors, economic routes and access points that are most vulnerable to river and sea flooding.

French mobility provider integrates rail ticketing

French mobility provider integrates rail ticketing

Mobility-as-a-Service05 Mar 2026

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Mobilités’ ambition is to build a multimodal ecosystem, linking regional rail ticketing with coach services and urban transport networks.

SSE Energy Solutions to deliver solar power to help run London Tube

SSE Energy Solutions to deliver solar power to help run London Tube

Solar power04 Mar 2026

The partnership means TfL will receive zero-carbon electricity straight from its purpose-built solar installations themselves, bypassing the National Grid.

Contractor appointed for Austin light rail project

Contractor appointed for Austin light rail project

Rail Travel25 Feb 2026

Austin’s first light rail system will feature 15 stations along a nearly 10-mile stretch with all-electric trains running every 5-10 minutes most of the day.

California expands transit capabilities and boosts climate action

California expands transit capabilities and boosts climate action

News11 Feb 2026

It is investing almost $1bn in transportation upgrades that will improve goods movement, expand transit and rail, and make the state more bikeable and walkable.

Tram-trains enter final phase of testing in South Wales

Tram-trains enter final phase of testing in South Wales

Rail Travel09 Feb 2026

The Class 398 Tram-Trains form part of the Welsh Government’s £800m investment into new trains and have the ability to run on both rail and tram lines.

LA Metro progresses Sepulveda Pass Corridor transformation

LA Metro progresses Sepulveda Pass Corridor transformation

AI and Machine Learning28 Jan 2026

Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority board of directors has selected an underground heavy rail option as the locally preferred alternative.

Transport for London unveils five-year plan to cut congestion

Transport for London unveils five-year plan to cut congestion

Road travel27 Jan 2026

2030 vision is for a better, safer street network that prioritises sustainable transport and reduces congestion, creating a greener, more reliable capital.

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The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

Huawei seals smart city deal with Barcelona

They will collaborate on projects relating to 5G, smart city applications and digital transformation.

Solar city goes live

Trina Solar’s PV modules have begun operations in the 10MW Sustainable City in Dubai, which aims to use only clean energy sources

Public technology Portal sculpture unites Dublin and New York

Each sculpture features a 24/7 visual livestream from a Portal in the other city, allowing real-time interaction between Dubliners and New Yorkers and visitors.

What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

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Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

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Five principles for sustainable mobilitySponsored by Accenture

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Towards a caring commuter culture in Singapore

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Londoners deserve better transport information

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A new approach to maintenance work is the key to revitalising our cities, writes Chris Turlica, CEO of MaintainX.

Our society needs systemic changes. Hyperloop is just one way we can get there

Hyperloop’s futuristic concept overshadows its substantial environmental benefits, argues Juan Vicén, co-founder of ...

The 14 pillars of a smart city

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Driving the MaaS conversation forward as the future of transport

Mobility-as-a-service will only be successful if we can all come together to realise a joint vision of ensuring ...

New energy, changing behaviour and blockchain: 5 transport predictions for 2020

Rabih Arzouni, Fujitsu UK’s CTO of transport, shares his transport predictions for the year ahead.

Successful shared mobility in cities and beyond

New mobility options can improve the livability of cities but without the right strategy could have the polar opposite ...

Creating connected infrastructure to power MaaS

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 32 – Flood and energy resilience in Quezon City

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Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

Green, active and integrated: mobility in focus at Cities Climate Action Summit

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

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

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Smart Cities Reports

SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Seattle

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White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

White Paper: A blueprint for using AI to create smarter cities

This white paper maps the end-to-end journey from data discovery to implementing complex AI models that can provide customised insight. It puts forward a blueprint for cities to use artificial intelligence to become smarter and more liveable by taking an outcomes-focused approach.

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

White Paper: Building truly sustainable cities

This white paper covers how connected systems can help cities build sustainability and wellbeing into their indoor and outdoor spaces. We look at the scale of the decarbonisation challenge faced by cities, how cities can use connected technologies to create greener buildings and the vital role of retrofitting. We includes detailed analysis of the energy and cost-savings that energy efficiency programmes can bring in cities.

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

City data spaces: A guide to building and operationalising data services

How data spaces are transforming data sharing, and establishing new frameworks to create data services to improve urban services and liveability.

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