Toyota to build prototype smart city at Mount Fuji
Toyota plans to build a prototype city of the future on a 175-acre site at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, the car maker announced at this month’s [...]
Europe and Asia-Pacific lead in smart cities, says Berg
Europe and Asia-Pacific are leading in multiple smart city applications, according to market researcher Berg Insight. The company has released findings about the market for connected public spaces – a [...]
Continental launches smart city mobility hub
German automotive technology company Continental has established a smart city mobility and transportation hub in Auburn Hills, Michigan, to road-test technologies aimed at improving traffic flow, reducing pollution and [...]
Volkswagen plans autonomous shuttles in Doha by 2022 Steve Rogerson
The Qatar capital Doha will see a fleet of self-driving level-four electric shuttles on its streets by 2022 following a partnership between German car maker Volkswagen and the Qatar [...]
5G V2X smart city built in Shanghai
Chinese start-up Human Horizons is building a smart city infrastructure in the AI hub of the Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Shanghai. The project, called the Vehicle-Road-City Integrated Smart City, [...]
Telensa and Ligman bring smart lighting to Asia Pacific
Telensa and Ligman are working together to provide smart street lighting and smart city sensing for the Asia-Pacific market. The partnership will combine Ligman’s efficient architectural street and area lighting [...]
DHS turns to IoT to tackle active shooters
US authorities led by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) hope to use IoT and smart city technologies to help them combat active shooter events, where a perpetrator randomly [...]
Renesas brightens Silicon Valley parking lot
Japanese company Renesas is bringing intelligence to a parking lot in the city of Campbell in California through its local subsidiary Integrated Device Technology (IDT). Campbell is a city of [...]
Bosch and Mercedes pilot automated driving in San José
Bosch and Mercedes-Benz have started an automated ride-hailing service pilot project in San José, California. They hope this will provide insights for the development of automated driving. Automated S-Class vehicles [...]
IDT partners One Tech to integrate IoT for cities
Integrated Device Technology (IDT), a California-based subsidiary of Japanese firm Renesas Electronics, is working with industrial artificial intelligence (AI) company One Tech to deliver end-to-end, integrated IoT and edge [...]
Bikeep unveils smart e-scooter parking
A public smart scooter parking lot, which lets users lock and load all e-scooters, was unveiled last month at Smart City World Congress in Barcelona by Bikeep. Bikeep, a smart [...]
Dashboard maps technology across London boroughs
The recently formed London Office of Technology & Innovation (Loti) and Bloomberg Associates, a pro-bono municipal consulting service, are releasing City Tools: London, a report and interactive dashboard that [...]
