Stavanger, Norway, now has the first self-driving bus in Europe. Karsan’s Level-4 autonomous electric bus – the Karsan Autonomous e-ATAK – has begun public transport operations in the city center. The Karsan e-ATAK is equipped Read More
New York City’s Transit Tech Lab – a startup accelerator led by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the nonprofit Partnership for New York City – has announced the ten finalists for this year’s COVID-19 Recovery Read More
The city of York in England is the first city in the UK to introduce city-wide real-time transport modeling. The Smart Travel Evolution Programme (STEP) is aimed at improving journeys and reducing pollution in the Read More
Downtown Cincinnati, OH is installing interactive kiosks – called IKE (Interactive Kiosk Experience) – to help residents and visitors navigate the city. IKE Smart City, the City of Cincinnati, and 3CDC formed a zero-cost partnership Read More
SmartBlockPHL – a part of the SmartCityPHL program in Philadelphia, PA – is a pilot project created with the goal of attaining a dynamic understanding of the urban environment. The city, Comcast, US Ignite, and Read More
Washington, DC will use funding from the Affordable Connectivity Program to launch an open-access infrastructure initiative to bring affordable high-speed internet to neighborhoods in need. The Community Internet Program (CIP) will give Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Read More
The Caddo Parish Animal Services and Mosquito Control (ASMC) in Caddo Parish, located in the northwest of Louisiana, is now using drones to combat mosquito populations. Historically, ASMC has used eight mosquito trucks for mosquito control Read More
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is partnering with the interagency National Integrated Heat Health Information System (NIHHIS), data analytics specialist Capa Strategies, and community groups to map the hottest parts of 14 US Read More
The City of Scranton, PA has entered into a three-year smart city partnership with Rubicon Technologies – a provider of software-based solutions for waste and recycling. The City’s goal is to digitize operations and gather Read More
K.C. Digital Drive in Kansas City, MO has received a grant from the National Science Foundation and is partnering with US Ignite to install special sensors to test air quality along Troost Avenue – a Read More
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