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Chattanooga records $2.7bn community benefit from 10 years of its smart city network

Chattanooga records $2.7bn community benefit from 10 years of its smart city network

25 Jan 2021
Independent research report has documented the benefit since energy and connectivity company EPB built America’s first gig-speed community-wide network.
Companies team to roll out smarter e-scooters in Ireland

Companies team to roll out smarter e-scooters in Ireland

25 Jan 2021
The scooters are fitted with world-first centimetre-level positioning technology and artificial intelligence cameras, to help solve the dual issues of dangerous parking and illegal footpath riding.
Smart EV company adds surrounding reality for navigation-assisted autonomous driving

Smart EV company adds surrounding reality for navigation-assisted autonomous driving

25 Jan 2021
The surrounding reality autonomous driving display integrates the data of Amap’s high-precision maps, including real-time traffic information, lane-level road conditions, and traffic forecasts.
LoRaWAN used to help monitor spaces and public safety

LoRaWAN used to help monitor spaces and public safety

22 Jan 2021
Meshed’s IoT platform enables cities to monitor the number of people and activity at hotspots such as shopping malls, parks and gardens, public facilities and major events.
Sunderland latest UK city to benefit from full-fibre investment

Sunderland latest UK city to benefit from full-fibre investment

15 Jan 2021
The open-access full fibre infrastructure is forecast to boost business productivity and innovation as the CityFibre deployment aims to reach “nearly every home and business" in the UK city.
Saudi Arabia unveils its vision for a city without cars and streets

Saudi Arabia unveils its vision for a city without cars and streets

13 Jan 2021
The Line is a zero-carbon, hyper-connected city in a 170km straight line on the Neom development near the Red Sea that will “reimagine and revitalise the future of urban living”.
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.
Collaboration to help shape the future of smarter living in Singapore

Collaboration to help shape the future of smarter living in Singapore

12 Jan 2021
Collaboration aims to foster innovation, creativity and tackle several issues of importance such as smart mobility, intelligent urban development and sustainability in Singapore.
Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safety

Orlando International Airport uses lidar-based crowd analytics to maximise safety

11 Jan 2021
Foot traffic monitoring specialist The Indoor Lab partnered with lidar company Cepton to provide anonymised, 3D tracking of people that claims to improve the usability, safety and cleanliness of large spaces.
Newlab puts out open call for tech innovators

Newlab puts out open call for tech innovators

08 Jan 2021
Accepted applicants will work with Newlab to design and implement pilots and validate new concepts, unlock new product capabilities, uncover use cases, and explore partnership opportunities.
Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

Helsinki expands smart city innovation project to new districts

08 Jan 2021
A number of development projects will be launched in Malmi, Pasila, Mellunkylä and Malminkartano-Kannelmäki, in which residents will also be invited to participate.
Berlin's S-Bahn smart rail project goes live

Berlin's S-Bahn smart rail project goes live

07 Jan 2021
Teams based at S-Bahn’s ‘4S’ operational headquarters are able to connect, respond, and collaborate with passengers and staff on-board trains, at stations, and with field personnel.
Ashden announces annual search for climate solutions

Ashden announces annual search for climate solutions

07 Jan 2021
The climate solutions charity said it is looking for initiatives that can spark radical progress, adding that coronavirus and COP26 make green innovation more important than ever.
Highest city in the world deploys fibre broadband

Highest city in the world deploys fibre broadband

06 Jan 2021
The deployment of an optical broadband network in the Bolivian city of Potosí will open up an array of opportunities that the city, its people and businesses have not had before.
New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

New urban use cases to propel cities' rapid uptake of digital twins

06 Jan 2021
Key factors behind the growth of digital twins include Covid-19 requirements in terms of achieving increased resilience levels and optimised asset and demand-response resource management.
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.
Telecoms company joins location data exchange marketplace

Telecoms company joins location data exchange marketplace

05 Jan 2021
A1 Telekom Austria Group is the first telecoms firm on Here’s global hub and will use the marketplace as a new distribution channel, offering location and mobility analytics based on anonymous movement data.
Curiosity Lab deploys digital displays to broadcast announcements

Curiosity Lab deploys digital displays to broadcast announcements

04 Jan 2021
The pole-mounted, high-brightness screens share traffic-related updates, city announcements and other relevant information with the residents of Peachtree Corners.