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Pandemic drives £500m into top GovTech start-ups

Pandemic drives £500m into top GovTech start-ups

21 Jan 2021
Core to the boom in GovTech development and investment is the recognition of a new digital focus by governments which have been forced towards digital adoption through the pandemic.
Iteris helps cities manage smart mobility infrastructure

Iteris helps cities manage smart mobility infrastructure

20 Jan 2021
Its new software product VantageCare is a managed service that utilises process virtualisation to continuously and proactively monitor intersections and arterials.
Dallas airport installs smart glass to create “gate of the future”

Dallas airport installs smart glass to create “gate of the future”

14 Jan 2021
View smart windows will be installed in Dallas Fort Worth International Airport’s as part of the expansion of Terminal D, which rethinks gate design and prioritises the health and experience of passengers.
Here unveils 3D city models to build reality-based applications and simulations

Here unveils 3D city models to build reality-based applications and simulations

12 Jan 2021
Here Premier 3D Cities contain rich data layers and attributes aligned to physical geometry and terrain with sample datasets of London, Berlin and Munich available on AWS Data Exchange.
Mobileye pledges to bring autonomous vehicles to everyone, everywhere

Mobileye pledges to bring autonomous vehicles to everyone, everywhere

12 Jan 2021
The Intel company is previewing the strategy and technology that will enable autonomous vehicles (AV) to fulfil their “lifesaving promise” globally at this week’s online CES2021 event.
Vaimoo e-bike fleet to roll out in the UK

Vaimoo e-bike fleet to roll out in the UK

12 Jan 2021
The Italian connected e-bike sharing solution company has announced a new agreement with Swedish micro-mobility operator Voi Technology to extend and differentiate its e-scooter sharing service in the UK.
Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

Think tank: what is infrastructure for?

11 Jan 2021
In the latest in our series of opinions from our Advisory Board, Mott MacDonald’s Clare Wildfire argues the potential of smart infrastructure will need new ways of thinking.
Oxbotica secures £47m in new funding

Oxbotica secures £47m in new funding

06 Jan 2021
Oxford-based Oxbotica will use the funding to accelerate commercial deployment of its autonomy software platform across multiple industries and key markets.
Smart city tracker: the top stories of 2020

Smart city tracker: the top stories of 2020

23 Dec 2020
Smart city technology has proven powerful at helping cities around the world battle Covid-19, as our annual review shows, and it will continue to be required throughout 2021.
Postman bot set to deliver the mail in Japanese trial

Postman bot set to deliver the mail in Japanese trial

21 Dec 2020
The field-test in the Kanagawa Prefecture fits within Japan’s wider Action Plan of the Growth Strategy to explore the role of low-speed and compact autonomous robots.
Spin to equip its e-scooters with on-vehicle artificial intelligence

Spin to equip its e-scooters with on-vehicle artificial intelligence

17 Dec 2020
Through a partnership with Drover AI, the Ford Motor Company unit will use the technology to detect improper sidewalk riding and parking in cities across the US and UK.
Autonomous mobility company chooses Velodyne's lidar to equip fleet

Autonomous mobility company chooses Velodyne's lidar to equip fleet

17 Dec 2020
May Mobility operates autonomous vehicle shuttles in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with planned deployments in 2021 in Arlington, Texas, and Higashi-Hiroshima City, Japan.
Does AI have a role in smart city recruitment?

Does AI have a role in smart city recruitment?

17 Dec 2020
AI tools and technologies have become game-changers for smart cities and the IoT-driven sectors but their role in identifying and recruiting smart city talent is less clear-cut.
Motional and Lyft to roll out robotaxi services in major US cities in 2023

Motional and Lyft to roll out robotaxi services in major US cities in 2023

16 Dec 2020
Motional’s next-generation, fully driverless vehicles, based on the Hyundai platform, will be integrated, operationalised and deployed on the Lyft ride-share network.
WEF continues drive to make facial recognition tech more transparent

WEF continues drive to make facial recognition tech more transparent

14 Dec 2020
The forum has focused on FRT for passengers boarding aircraft and the toolkit’s questionnaire has been tested by Tokyo-Narita Airport, which will encourage other airports to adopt this framework.
Nokia provides 5G connectivity for Leuven's digital pole project

Nokia provides 5G connectivity for Leuven's digital pole project

11 Dec 2020
The Digital City Pole project paves the way for future 5G connectivity across the Belgian city that aims to stimulate local innovation, drive productivity and create jobs.
Smart Dubai uses dashboard data to fight Covid-19

Smart Dubai uses dashboard data to fight Covid-19

10 Dec 2020
It has identified new use cases for the dashboard which includes one that generates forecasts on the possible growth in Covid-19 cases in different areas at risk of becoming hotspots.
Companies partner to offer smart cities blockchain-enabled global data exchange

Companies partner to offer smart cities blockchain-enabled global data exchange

09 Dec 2020
The companies want to deliver a new level of trust and control for cities and provide municipal and commercial clients with unaltered and traceable data that ties back to its original source.