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Partnership expands parking payment services in US

Road travel09 Feb 2022

Passport’s payment API will integrate into Parkopedia’s in-car payment platform, allowing drivers to pay for both on- and off-street parking, as well as electric charging, tolls and pay-at-the-pump fuelling via the vehicle’s infotainment screen.

City of Des Moines upgrades to smart multi-space parking technology

Road travel12 Jan 2022

The new solar-powered smart pay stations are configured for pay-by-space parking, and the system is integrated with the City’s citation issuance system.

Limerick provides smarter parking for disabled drivers

News07 Dec 2021

The City and County Council has completed trials of the SpaceFinder app and has also announced a two-day virtual event to showcase its overall smart city journey and evolution into a 15-minute city.

How IoT technology is making parking smarter in Wolfsburg

Opinions16 Jul 2021

Mathias Petri, founder and CSO, StoneOne and Annelore Burggraf, senior consultant, Wolfsburg AG, explain how the German city is using FIWARE technology to tackle parking problems.

City of Akron launches mobile parking app

News28 Jun 2021

Flowbird’s app features a map-based user interface, integrated with Waze and other navigation systems to guide users to their preferred parking location.

Sidewalk Labs launches low-cost, “privacy-preserving” parking sensor

News19 May 2021

The sensor, which measures around 7cm in diameter, can be placed on a surface using adhesive and transmits data via a solar-powered gateway which uses the cellular network.

Pittsburgh extends payment options for smarter parking and convenience

News17 May 2021

The new apps allow users to pay for parking from their mobile devices, receive text notifications when time is about to expire and extend their parking time.

Los Angeles suburb smartens parking to ease congestion and support local businesses

News10 May 2021

El Monte is deploying parking guidance technology from Cleverciti that will offer motorists digital turn-by-turn signage to nearly 400 parking spaces.

Apcoa transforms car parks into urban hubs

News23 Feb 2021

The company aims to provide a physical and digital infrastructure for smart city and mobility services as well as contribute to the sustainable transformation of urban areas.

Brisbane moves to cashless parking

News15 Feb 2021

The switch is a sign of how the city is working to quickly adapt to a new normal post-coronavirus and aligns with the steep decline in the use of physical currency.

Victoria Park Council tackles parking issues with virtual solution

News17 Dec 2020

The Australian town, which is home to the Optimus Stadium, is implementing Smarter City Solutions’ vPermit to improve parking access and modernise the council’s parking management system.

UK autonomous vehicle development centre nears completion

News27 Nov 2020

Assured CAV aims to provide an environment to accelerate future mobility by enabling the automotive industry, policy-makers and government to develop autonomous vehicle technology.

Munich to use autonomous agents in smart city infrastructure trials

News12 Nov 2020

Trials kick off on a commercial real-estate development in the city centre where agents will negotiate the price of parking spaces with users able to earn rewards in a digital currency.

UK council makes the switch to smart streetlighting

News26 Oct 2020

Devon County Council will roll out the system in Exeter and Torbay to wirelessly control 11,000 streetlights and plans further expansion of the network to other smart city applications.

Canada's utility pole infrastructure to be upgraded to smart city green poles

News22 Oct 2020

As part of the urban infrastructure agreement between Nokia and Greener Acres Canada, smart city green poles will be produced from nearly 50,000 tons of e-waste collected annually in Ontario.

Spark switches on 5G in Auckland and demonstrates smart city applications

News15 Oct 2020

It has partnered with Auckland Transport to install an IoT-enabled infrastructure in the Wynyard Quarter to demonstrate connected lighting, smart parking, smart benches and smart bins.

DIFC and Etisalat join forces to implement smart technologies

News17 Aug 2020

Dubai International Financial Centre will become the telecoms provider’s preferred location to test smart city and other advanced technologies as they are developed.

South Korea progresses IoT network for its expressways

News14 Aug 2020

The Korean Expressway Corporation is building the IoT network with Semtech’s LoRa devices and the LoRaWAN protocol as the first stage of a four-year deployment plan.

US city Dublin installs smart city infrastructure

News22 Jul 2020

The first application to be deployed on the 5G-ready digital transformation platform from Fujitsu Network Communications will be for smart parking and forms part of the wider Connected Dublin initiative.

Huawei and SC2 strike agreement to collaborate on Saudi smart cities

News29 Jun 2020

The first project will be the implementation of smart parking, smart lighting, video analytics technology and an ICT infrastructure for the cities of Al Khobar, Dammam and Dhahran.

Partnership aims to deploy shared transportation programmes around the world

News03 Jun 2020

Through a strategic alliance, Ride On and Enzen aim to deliver urban mobility solutions to help transition people away from the use of private vehicles to more sustainable forms of transport like e-bikes.

Westerville progresses smart city plans with parking pilot

News21 May 2020

The US city will test the technology in the popular Uptown District to reduce traffic congestion, providing citizens with real-time information on open spaces.

New heart of downtown San Ramon installs smarter parking and wayfinding

News13 May 2020

The Optipark system captures data through camera sensors and delivers crucial availability and location information to drivers to help improve the parking experience for the visiting public.

Rotterdam develops ‘low code’ parking app

News13 Mar 2020

The Dutch municipality has worked with Siemens company Mendix and JAM-IT to build a native app that enables its residents to register the licence plates of visitors’ cars.

Seoul bolsters its smart city infrastructure with IoT network

News20 Dec 2019

The Metropolitan Government is planning to deploy a city-wide Internet of Things network as part of its plan to create one of the world’s first hyper-connected cities by 2022.

Companies join forces for interoperable smart city solution

News18 Nov 2019

Wellness TechGroup and National Narrowband Network Co want to help cities implement an infinite number of applications without being locked into a single proprietary vendor.

Ericsson technology seeks out smartest and sunniest parking spots

News04 Nov 2019

The company has teamed up with Solar Team Eindhoven to demonstrate Solar Smart parking that autonomously drives a car to the parking spot with the most sunshine for recharging.

AppyParking progresses plans to make parking "forgettable"

News22 Jul 2019

The UK start-up has closed a £7.6m series A funding round which will help it make the kerb work for everyone, physically, socially and commercially.

UCF launches smart cities degree track

News27 Jun 2019

University of Central Florida is launching the master’s level course to meet the growing workforce demand for engineers and planners with urban tech expertise.

PayByPhone helps Seattle manage its parking and the kerb

News04 Jun 2019

The company’s Maps feature allows drivers to see available parking spaces and helps cities to better manage and monetise their kerbsides.

City of Gold Coast launches Australia's largest LoRaWAN

News20 May 2019

The network can support more than 600,000 sensors and real-time management tools and is being made available for commercial deployment of IoT applications.

University of British Columbia expands smart parking deployment

News27 Mar 2019

The Canadian university uses Eleven-x’s LoRaWAN-based intelligent parking solutions to provide data and insight on all accessible parking space across the campus.

PlacePod helps Indian city overcome parking challenges

News07 Mar 2019

After a successful pilot in the city of Amritsar, PNI Sensor is making its smart parking sensor available across the country

D-Link and Microsoft collaborate on smart cities

News25 Feb 2019

The networking specialist will use Microsoft’s Azure technology to deliver tailor-made intelligent edge solutions in areas such as public safety, traffic management and pollution control

Fort Lauderdale transforms kerbside management

News15 Feb 2019

The US city in the state of Florida is implementing Passport’s mobility management platform to manage its entire parking operation

China rolls out smart valet parking

News04 Feb 2019

Autonomous driving technology from HoloMatic uses lidar sensors from Velodyne to free drivers from searching for parking spots

Harrogate takes the pain out of parking

News29 Jan 2019

The UK town in North Yorkshire is claiming a world-first with the implementation of the AppyParking integrated smart city parking solution

Montgomery launches smart city living lab

News18 Jan 2019

The lab is being formalised through the creation of the Montgomery Smart Community Alliance, a public-private partnership focused on smart city initiaitives

SSE and Tigerspike collaborate on smart city platform

News14 Jan 2019

SSE Enterprise will also work closely with some of its local authority partners to develop the solution which will use Amazon Web Services

Ask Alexa to help you park

News10 Jan 2019

Austrian start-up Parkbob is helping drivers in major US cities such as New York and San Francisco use the Amazon virtual assistant to park more easily

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