Milton Keynes secures £1m to test drones
Milton Keynes City Council in the UK has secured £1m of government funding to develop and deploy drones that could speed up the delivery of medicines, ease road congestion [...]
Ukraine plans digital twins to rebuild cities
The Ukrainian government has selected Egis, Dassault Systèmes and B4 to use digital-twin technology to help rebuild its cities damaged during the Russian invasion. The consortium will mobilise their [...]
Uber provides Motional robotaxis in Las Vegas
In Las Vegas, Motional has launched its first robotaxi service on the Uber network. This will be the first time public riders can access a Motional autonomous vehicle (AV) [...]
Quantela and T-Mobile combine IoT capabilities
T-Mobile and Massachusetts-based Quantela are combining their collective IoT capabilities to generate greater value for cities and utility providers across the USA. Digital infrastructure company Quantela has agreed to [...]
Dallas offers cyber-security protection to citizens
Dallas residents were offered a tool to protect their mobile devices from cyber threats, just in time for the holiday shopping season. In partnership with Dallas-based Zimperium, the city [...]
Itron smart streetlights light up Baltimore
Maryland’s largest gas and electric utility Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) is to deploy 260,000 Itron smart streetlights. This will help reduce energy consumption and enhance the wellbeing and [...]
Wellington trials public e-bike sharing
Wellington City Council in New Zealand is to trial a public e-bike share scheme. The unanimous decision by the council’s Kōrau Tūāpapa environment and infrastructure committee means Wellington’s existing [...]
BlueSignal predicts traffic in Bangkok
Thailand capital Bangkok is using artificial intelligence (AI) technology from South Korean company BlueSignal to predict traffic flows on congested roads. BlueSignal is collaborating with Thai government agencies and [...]
Dott tests sounds to make e-scooters safer
European micromobility company Dott is testing a selection of e-scooter sounds to improve safety in city centres. Working with researchers at the UK’s University of Salford and in partnership [...]
AWS picks nine start-ups for accelerator programme
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has chosen nine start-ups to participate in its Sustainable Cities Accelerator for Infrastructure programme. These start-ups are developing technologies to help cities address infrastructure-related sustainability [...]
Asus implements smart city projects across Germany
Taiwanese firm Asus is working with Media Broadcast, a full-service provider in the broadcasting and media industry, to implement smart-city projects across Germany. The partnership aims to represents both [...]
Manchester tests connected vehicle technology
The UK city of Manchester is testing connected vehicle technology to help reduce wait times at traffic lights. Consultancy KL Systems is using freely available data from TRL Software’s [...]
