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Florida uses AI to increase road safety and efficiency

AI and Machine Learning21 Mar 2024

AI platform gives traffic authorities and infrastructure operators the ability to fully control and prioritise traffic flow for all kinds of transportation.

The Routing Company awarded non-emergency transport contract

Mobility-as-a-Service10 Aug 2023

Maruti Transportation Group has awarded a contract for private non-emergency medical transportation and public on-demand transit in Texas and Florida.

Florida transportation agency implements mobile payment app

Mobility-as-a-Service02 Aug 2023

Jacksonville Transportation Authority claims to be the first transit agency in the US to introduce mobile payment service Cash App to improve rider experience.

City of Altamonte Springs launches autonomous shuttle pilot

Connected and autonomous vehicles17 Jul 2023

The city in Florida is collaborating with autonomous shared mobility provider Beep to launch the service that will operate in the Uptown Altamonte area.

How the City of Coral Gables is making data more meaningful

Digital twins29 Jun 2023

Raimundo Rodulfo, director of IT and CIO at the City of Coral Gables, explains how digital twin technology is taking its smart city vision to the next level.

How Fort Lauderdale is creating a vibrant and relevant night-time economy

Economic Development08 Jun 2023

Sarah Hannah-Spurlock, night-time economy manager, City of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, believes cities have to break out of the nine to five mindset if they are to build night-tme economies that work for citizens and visitors.

Miami signs three-year smart waste contract with Rubicon

Smart waste05 Apr 2023

Rubicon’s smart city product is being used by Miami’s entire solid waste and recycling fleet of 95 vehicles, digitising operations and increasing efficiency.

Gainesville works with Itron to modernise infrastructure

Smart grids20 Dec 2022

City-owned Gainesville Regional Utilities aims to use the industrial IoT network solution to improve data collection accuracy and operational efficiency.

Orlando reveals digital twin of entire region

Digital twins21 Oct 2022

Orlando Economic Partnership has recreated 40 square miles in high-fidelity, which includes Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties, and aggregated public and private sources of information.

Companies team for traffic management in Florida and Carolina

Road travel23 Sep 2022

Strategic partners Eco Partnering Innovations, Miller Alliance Group and Ubicquia aim to help transit agencies better manage traffic in the US states of Carolina and Florida.

Smart cities and streetscape research centre launched

Planning and redevelopment12 Aug 2022

The NSF Engineering Research Centre for Smart Streetscapes aims to help forge liveable, safe and inclusive communities through real-time, hyperlocal technologies for streets and their surroundings.

Automotive testbed for in-road wireless charging to launch in Utah

Electric vehicles09 Mar 2022

Project aims to validate dynamic wireless charging technology solutions for several upcoming pilot projects that include the Utah Inland Port Authority and the Central Florida Expressway.

LA Metro upgrades bus signal priority system with V2I technology

Road travel12 Jan 2022

The three-year programme will enhance connected bus signal technology for the Greater Los Angeles area, covering 83 square miles of LA County communities.

How are smart cities using vehicle data?

Analytics06 Jan 2022

Report contends growing ubiquity of connected vehicles will streamline data processing and make predictive analytics economically viable for urban planners.

Miami grants approval to carbon neutrality by 2050 plan

Commercial buildings23 Nov 2021

The Miami Forever Carbon Neutral plan provides a “robust, science-driven and implementable” action plan to reduce the city’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions.

US smart city consortiums come together to advance smart communities

News14 Oct 2021

The mission of the National Smart Coalitions Partnership is to broaden partnerships, resources and initiatives that are helping individual communities in their respective areas to deploy smart city technologies.

US city of Coral Gables installs AI-powered smart pole tech

News03 Aug 2021

According to Ekin, the pole technology was specifically engineered to meet Coral Gables’ smart city goals, as well as Florida building codes with wind load requirements and engineering standards.

Miami installs smart city kiosks for connectivity and services

News23 Jun 2021

Each kiosk will serve as a free wi-fi hotspot and is location-aware, displaying information specific to the surrounding area, which includes detailed wayfinding, events and civic resources.

Verizon opens 5G innovation hub in Lake Nona

News17 Nov 2020

The living lab will provide opportunities to test 5G-enabled solutions in areas such as connected healthcare, autonomous mobility, smart communities, education, retail and others.

Hillsborough County implements smart mobility and safety technology

News13 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.

Florida DOT awards contract for traffic signal retiming programme

News29 Oct 2020

Technology from Iteris will be used to make timing improvements at key intersections throughout Florida’s District 7, which houses over 1,100 signalized intersections.

Smart solar lighting deployed at Tampa's master-planned community

News19 Oct 2020

Melbourne company Leadsun will install 10,000 smart solar lights across the Epperson development in Florida over the next few years which combine LED, Lithium batteries and wireless technology.

Electrify America completes first cross-country charging route

News29 Jun 2020

The first of two cross-country routes to be completed this year, it spans 11 states and over 2,700 miles to take drivers from Los Angeles to Washington DC.

Miami-Dade County to implement smart traffic management technology

News11 Jun 2020

It has awarded Siemens Mobility a $150m contract to upgrade 2,900 intersections and traffic corridors with intelligent hardware and software.

New Orleans declares state of emergency amid cyber attack

News14 Dec 2019

The latest incident follows a new report which finds that the US was hit by an “unprecedented and unrelenting barrage” of ransomware attacks in 2019.

Deerfield Beach launches city-wide energy efficiency project

News27 Sep 2019

The Florida city will work with Siemens on a 17-year infrastructure improvement project which will also increase the use of alternative energy sources.

St Petersburg realises its vision of a connected community

News13 Jun 2019

The city in Florida is using a small business sponsorship model to roll-out free public wi-fi, which it hopes will bridge the digital divide.

Mapillary reaches milestone with US DOTs

News13 Apr 2019

Utah, Florida, Arizona, Connecticut and Vermont have all uploaded complete photologs of their road networks on to the street-level imagery platform.

Florida announces largest community solar programme in the US

News14 Mar 2019

If Florida Power & Light Company’s proposal is approved, the programme will more than double the amount of community solar currently in the US

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