Smart Cities News

Smart red light helps Latvian city reduce traffic violations

Analytics09 Jun 2023

The red light enforcement system in Liepāja can also identify additional traffic violations at intersections, such as driving in public transport lanes.

Latvia boosts electric vehicle charging infrastructure

Electric vehicles05 May 2023

Kempower and Eleport are joining forces to install fast, public electric vehicle charging systems in the Latvian cities of Dreilini, Bergi and Sigulda.

Latvia to unlock innovation in metaverse and hydrogen sectors

News08 Dec 2022

Agreements signed at the recent 5G Techritory open up the opportunity for companies, academia and the public sector to engage in the development new technologies.

Baltic states co-ordinate on energy transition

Smart grids07 Sep 2022

Latvia joins Estonia and Lithuania as the latest user of the Plexos simulation modelling software, which will help the country manage changing energy priorities and build more energy security.

Baltic Sea digital twin to be developed by Latvia

News26 Nov 2021

The Baltic Sea digital twin is expected to provide a simulated environment where it will be possible to model the effects that human activity has on the sea.

Latvia launches first cross-border mobility simulation space

News08 Sep 2021

The testbed is part of the 5G-Routes international effort to ensure cross-border automated mobility and has demonstrated its first use case with a teleoperated vehicle simulation.

21 European cities selected for Bloomberg 'high impact' digital services programme

News14 Jan 2020

The Bloomberg Philanthropies initiative aims to help the cities deliver "high impact" digital services and share lessons learned with the rest of the world.

AI powers plastic deposit-refund scheme

News30 Sep 2019

Two Latvian companies are using artificial intelligence to increase the efficiency of plastic waste and make a significant contribution to the implementation of upcoming EU single plastic directive.

Atom launches white label e-scooter platform

News18 Jul 2019

Initially launched in the Latvian capital of Riga, the platform claims to allow cities to roll out ride-sharing programmes in 20 days without a huge investment in IT.

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