Smart Cities News

Perth modernises water supply with Itron

Itron is supporting the modernisation of the water distribution system for the city of Perth, Australia. The company is working with Western Australia’s Water Corporation. The utility is adopting [...]

Milton Keynes unveils new Smart City plan

Milton Keynes in England has unveiled a new Smart City Action Plan. It aims to tackle climate change, enhance public health and deliver more cost-efficient public services. The city [...]

Hanau expands Smart City agenda

The German city of Hanau in Germany’s Frankfurt Rhine Metropolitan Region has expanded its smart city mission statement. In addition to thirteen existing smart city lighthouse projects, the new [...]

EIT city mobility projects in 2025

The EIT Urban Mobility initiative, established by the EU EIT, has announced a number of urban mobility initiatives that will carry through into 2025. The projects address challenges such [...]

MiSK City MoU with Samsung on innovation

Saudi smart city Mohammed bin Salman Non-Profit City (MiSK) and Samsung have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further cooperation on smart city technologies. The MoU includes agreement on [...]

Edge AI sensing platform with machine vision

Canadian embedded devices specialist E2IP has launched an edge AI sensing platform to add AI to devices at the edge. Powered by the ST AI MCU processor, the STM32N6, EAISP [...]

VEEA partners MARQUEE on MEC edge AI for cities

Smart city IoT specialist MARQUEE Wireless MEC provider Veea are partnering to provide MEC based edge AI for smart city applications. The solution will be based on MARQUEE’s SMARTCELL [...]

27 million euros for Andalusian smart cities

The regional government of Andalusia is investing 27 million euros for the implementation of smart cities in the southern Spanish region. The announcement was made by Andalusia’s minister for [...]

Renault and Utrecht launch Europe’s first V2G

Renault Group, We Drive Solar, MyWheels and the Dutch city of Utrecht are to launch Europe’s first large-scale car-sharing service employing Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G) technology. Renault Group will supply 500 [...]

Complete Berlin parking data set published

Berlin’s city authority has published a digital data set of over 1.2 million public parking spaces. It is the first time that the city authority has published parking data [...]

Uber and WeRide AV ride-hailing in Abu Dhabi

Uber and WeRide are launching AV ride-hailing in Abu Dhabi. The launch is the first time autonomous vehicles (AVs) are available on the Uber platform outside of the United [...]

City of Hartlepool trials smart columns

The City of Hartlepool in England’s North East is rolling out smart columns in a pilot. The 8-metre columns incorporate electronic screens, smart street lighting, environmental monitors, traffic counters [...]