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Discover how AI-powered digital twins are transforming urban infrastructure and how these innovations can improve efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026: connecting climate action, resilience and urban innovation

As cities confront the combined pressures of climate change, infrastructure resilience and digital transformation, the SmartCitiesWorld Summit 2026 will bring together urban leaders and partners during London Climate Action Week to explore how these agendas intersect – and how cities can translate strategy into practical action.

How AI cities shape Malaysia’s digital future – and the role of the region’s first Smart City ExpoSponsored by Smart City Expo Kuala Lumpur

Discover how Malaysia is leading the way in AI-powered urban innovation at the first Southeast Asian Smart City Expo in Kuala Lumpur.

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Podcast: Using mobility data to shape the future of citiesSponsored by TomTom

TomTom’s Ralf-Peter Schäfer discusses the power of real-time data in reshaping city life, and what the future holds for smart urban mobility.

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How AI will define cities and mobility in 2026Sponsored by ST Engineering

Gareth Tang, President of Urban Solutions at ST Engineering, explains how urban AI applications are set to evolve, detailing projects where AI is already making significant impact.

Introducing AI CityXchange: focusing on the real work of AI in cities

SmartCitiesWorld’s senior editor Luke Antoniou on the launch of the new AI CityXchange, at a time where dialogue and knowledge sharing is critical between cities and their partners to use AI technology for public good.

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Trend Report: The impact of AI and data on transportation operations and services

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Lord Marvin Rees OBE

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Julie Foley OBE

Director of Flood Risk Strategy & Adaptation

Environment Agency

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Sherelle Fairweather

Digital Strategy Lead

Manchester’s Digital Strategy

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Jaromir Beranek

Deputy Mayor for Transport

City of Prague

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Liz St Louis

Smart City Director

Sunderland City Council

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Cllr Susan Aitken

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Mark Wheeler

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Montgomery County

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John Moran

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Limerick City and County Council

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Matjaž Rakovec

Mayor

City of Kranj

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Erin Mendenhall

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Salt Lake City

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Julia King

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House of Lords

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Cities Thriving on Lighting, Episode 3 – What global cities are learning from smart lighting

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

Urban Exchange Podcast

Tune in for the latest Urban Exchange where we get a first-hand account of city resilience measures from Quezon City following unexpected extreme rainfall.

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NYC DoT expands use of AI activity sensors to 100 locations

NYC DoT expands use of AI activity sensors to 100 locations

AI CityXchange05 Jun 2026

Small, privacy-protective street activity sensors by Viva count pedestrians, cyclists, buses, and vehicles and assess patterns in how people use the streets.

Vianova launches mobility intelligence platform

Vianova launches mobility intelligence platform

AI CityXchange04 Jun 2026

Co-built with cities, Vianova Intelligence converts data into street-level actionable intelligence to help cities make better decisions about shared mobility.

UK scientists use AI to build passenger transport simulators

UK scientists use AI to build passenger transport simulators

AI CityXchange03 Jun 2026

Project involves using a set of 12 transport user personas to make a ‘synthetic’ population and encourage the use of public transit and active travel options.

WeRide and Uber set to launch Spain’s first robotaxi service

WeRide and Uber set to launch Spain’s first robotaxi service

Connected and autonomous vehicles02 Jun 2026

Service is expected to begin operations in Madrid later this year, in collaboration with the regional government, and the fleet will be scaled progressively.

Bus Éireann expands use of AI to optimise performance

Bus Éireann expands use of AI to optimise performance

AI CityXchange02 Jun 2026

It is working with CitySwift to further harness AI-powered analytics and to improve services for passengers in Galway, Cork, Limerick as well as Dublin.

Firms team to scale level 4-robotaxi fleets across Asia

Firms team to scale level 4-robotaxi fleets across Asia

Connected and autonomous vehicles01 Jun 2026

Nvidia is bringing together global automakers, AV ecosystem partners and ride-hailing providers to develop level 4-ready robotaxi fleets, beginning in Kaohsiung.

Chattanooga further expands quantum ecosystem

Chattanooga further expands quantum ecosystem

Economic Development29 May 2026

Energy and comms provider EPB is partnering with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga to expand quantum workforce development and economic impact.

Bogotá launches journey planning solution for transport system

Bogotá launches journey planning solution for transport system

Mobility-as-a-Service28 May 2026

Hacon will provide the journey planning technology behind the new TransMi app which is intended to enhance the travel experience for four million daily trips.

Western Cape uses AI and dashcams to modernise roadway

Western Cape uses AI and dashcams to modernise roadway

AI CityXchange20 May 2026

Department of Infrastructure is deploying Bentley Systems’ Blyncsy to monitor 5,000km of roadway using automated computer vision to detect critical issues.

Abu Dhabi deploys adaptive traffic management solution

Abu Dhabi deploys adaptive traffic management solution

Road travel13 May 2026

Deployed on Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Street, one of the emirate’s busiest corridors, the ramp metering system dynamically regulates the flow of vehicles.

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ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

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.

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How AI will define cities and mobility in 2026Sponsored by ST Engineering

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Intelligent video sensors and AI are altering how cities manage sustainability. Andrea Sorri and Johnny Lee at Axis ...

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Smart infrastructure is the key to Vision Zero

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The road ahead for machine learningSponsored by Cloudera

Michael Ger, managing director, manufacturing and automotive, Cloudera, explains why the data-intensive processes ...

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Covid-19 has brought new kinds of technology into our lives but which will remain beyond the pandemic?

Reviving smart cities with edge computing and 5G

How can edge computing and 5G help cities rebuild post Covid? Two executives from Wipro explain how.

The future of smart city technologySponsored by Huawei

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