Automated urban transport for Cluj
Alstom is to build a fully automated metro system for Cluj, the main city in Romania’s Transylvania region. The Cluj-Napoca Metro Line 1 will be built together with civil [...]
Hong Kong adds AI to city’s public toilets
Hong Kong has awarded a two year contract to Baguio Green Group to add AI to the city’s public toilets, privies and bath houses. The city government wants to [...]
D2 aims at integrating TMI with smart cities
Traffic management startup D2 Traffic Technologies has emerged from stealth with products that offer AI-powered tools for traffic and city management. The aim is to integrate current smart city [...]
Nexar partners muniAI on urban digital twins
Nexar, a specialist in collection of street and curb-side data, is partnering with muniAI, a provider of urban automation and AI. The two companies will focus on improvements to [...]
Arrive and HEI aim for Smart Anywhere
Mailbox-as-a-Service platform Arrive and integrated infrastructure specialist HEI are partnering to transform smart city technologies into Smart Anywhere solutions, able to adapt to differing urban and rural mix environments [...]
Five Eyes Smart City Cybersecurity Guidance
Five governments have published new advice to secure smart cities from cyber-attacks. The US, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand governments have published advice for local government and smart [...]
EU Parliament bans AI facial recognition
The European Parliament has voted a sweeping ban of the use of AI that will affect many facets of smart cities, including public security and safety, and intelligence-led policing. [...]
Italian Smart City programme launched
Telecom Italia Mobile (TIM) and Italy’s National Research Council (Cnr) have signed a framework agreement to collaborate on scientific research and joint projects on urban intelligence and smart cities. [...]
Philly pinpoints gunshots in real-time
Philadelphia Police are adopting a system from Databuoy to pinpoint gunshots in real time within the city. The SHOTPOINT system detects gunshots even in high noise environments, localises them [...]
Atlanta Smart City partnership with Rubicon
Recycling marketplace Rubicon has signed a three-year smart city partnership with Atlanta to enhance its residential waste and recycling services. Atlanta’s Department of Public Works will adopt Rubicon’s smart [...]
Texas and Utah lidar traffic safety trials
Lidar technology from Cepton is being used in studies in Texas and Utah to improve traffic safety for all road users. The trials are in alignment with the US [...]
Iveda Observability-as-a-Service for Cities
Iveda is partnering NetGain Systems to bring Observability-as-a-Service to Iveda’s smart city Cerebro IoT platform. Cities deploying Iveda smart city technologies will gain improved control and management of their [...]
