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UK counties team to use AI to improve decision-making

AI and Machine Learning25 Mar 2024

Cambridgeshire and Oxfordshire roads will be used to trial an artificial intelligence-driven solution to automate decision-making in traffic control rooms.

Edinburgh crowned UK’s most AI-ready city

AI and Machine Learning15 Jun 2023

The analysis is compiled from seven criteria, including AI-related job ads, the number of AI companies located in the city, and the number of tech meet-ups.

Blueprint unveiled for drone superhighway to connect UK cities

Air Travel24 Mar 2022

The consortium behind the project has set out plans to initially connect the Midlands with the south-east and those urban conurbations along the UK’s south coast.

Study demonstrates benefits of tailoring low-carbon measures

Climate action09 Mar 2022

Analysis shows that place-based approaches to achieving net-zero targets would bring double the economic and social benefits of a single national approach, at far lower cost.

New York tops smart centres ranking

News29 Nov 2021

The Smart Centres Index by the Z/Yen think-tank explores the ability of global commercial centres to be hubs for new technology based on factors such as innovation support and “creative intensity”.

UK start-up unveils autonomous mass transit system

News14 Oct 2021

The technology deploys hundreds of lightweight, driverless, zero emission electric pods to collect passengers from anywhere in a city using ground-level tracks or existing road networks.

Nine more UK cities set to benefit from connectivity partnership

News06 Aug 2021

Neos Networks’ continuing partnership with CityFibre provides the cities with business-grade Ethernet connectivity, including in often overlooked regions of the UK.

Moovit and Voi boost micromobility options in UK cities

News02 Jul 2021

Moovit’s mobility app will show users where Voi e-scooters and e-bikes are available nearby in 16 UK cities, including Northampton, Birmingham, Cambridge, Liverpool and Bristol.

Cambridge launches autonomous passenger shuttle trial

News02 Jun 2021

The custom-made passenger shuttles from engineering firm Aurrigo will operate a 20-minute journey around the West Cambridge site and will run autonomously for the majority of the route.

Zipabout integrates first- and last-mile options with UK public transport network

News19 Feb 2021

The feature is live on the company’s personalised information service and will soon be made available to transport operators, local authorities, and event organisers and venues.

5G rolled out across Ontario cities and towns

News01 Sep 2020

As well as putting in place the infrastructure for businesses and homes, Rogers Communications is supporting the University of Waterloo’s 5G Smart Campus in real-world testing of 5G applications.

Alan Turing Institute mobilised to inform London's response to Covid-19 lockdown

News14 May 2020

The Odysseus project’s overall goal is to help manage the Covid-19 crisis, inform the return to normality, and act as a springboard to London’s economy in the long term.

Reading ranked as the best place to start and grow a business in the UK

News06 Jan 2020

High rate of start-ups and businesses, including 11,000 digital and tech firms, and its population diversity are among the factors boosting the Berkshire town’s entrepreneurial credentials.

Smart cities: Software is eating the world

Opinions12 Jun 2019

Technology will shape and change the face of cities dramatically. Oliver Gassmann, Co-author of Smart Cities: Introducing Digital Innovation to Cities, explores what those changes might look like.

Kainos joins Urban Data Project to help build citizen trust in smart cities

News10 Apr 2019

The digital services and platform provider will help develop and support the City Data Guardian platform that aims to safeguard citizen data.

Why enterprise networks and smart cities are more similar than you might think

Opinions03 Apr 2019

Thinking of smart cities in the context of existing networks could help simplify the overwhelming complexity, says SolarWinds’ head geek, Sascha Giese.

How do we ensure enough water in 2050?

News22 Mar 2019

In his keynote speech at Waterwise, Sir James Bevan of the UK’s Environment Agency said we must tackle both sides of the equation: reduce demand and increase supply.

Smart Cambridge signs up to GeoSpock cloud

News06 Mar 2019

The organisation will use the spatial big data platform to help unlock siloed data and share information with third parties working on urban innovation projects

Cambridge partners in the Urban Data Project

News06 Feb 2019

The UK city will be the first to use Telensa’s Microsoft Azure-powered platform, which will allow it to collect data via multi sensor pods on streetlights

Plotting the route to smarter transportation

Special Reports12 Dec 2018

Smart Cities World’s Road to Liveable Cities event brought together technology and transport experts, as well as start-ups, to discuss and envision the shape of future mobility.

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