Mayor Bill Peduto of the City of Pittsburgh recently signed an executive order called the Pittsburgh Principles, which defines expectations and policies for autonomous vehicle (AV) testing. The Principles include: instituting transparent lines of communication Read More
Liberstad, Norway’s first private, autonomous city strives to be created with “efficiency, transparency, and community in mind”. A private city is a city that is owned and operated exclusively by private individuals and/or organizations and Read More
We had the privilege to sit down with Alexandre Gellé, Senior Project Manager, Sustainable City for MEDEF International. He’s coming to the largest smart cities event in North America looking for opportunities to collaborate, representing Read More
By Michael Tschirret, Marketing Communications Manager for Smart Cities, Sensus Where technology is concerned, we’ve gotten used to quantum leaps in efficiency, affordability and enjoyment. The cassette tape (I’m dating myself here) gave way to Read More
The Texas Department of Transportation has plans to to create a Connected and Autonomous Vehicle (CAV) Task Force to become a hub for CAV advancement in the state by encouraging the development of self-driving cars Read More
Austin CityUP Board Members, Fawzi Behmann and Chelsea Collier sit down to talk about 5G, the impact on cities and ecosystems, and what we all need to be doing about it. Chelsea Collier (CC): Fawzi, Read More
Mayor Muriel Bowser of Washington, DC recently announced plans to invest $6 million in workforce development and violence prevention. In 2018, AltaGas, WGL Holdings, and Washington Gas entered into a settlement agreement as a condition Read More
“There is nothing more powerful than a partnership.” These words, spoken by the City of San Antonio’s Chief Information Officer Craig Hopkins summed up the spirit of the SmartSA’s first Vendor Summit on January 16, Read More
The city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania recently released a comprehensive action plan, The Philadelphia Roadmap to Safer Communities, to address increasing gun violence throughout the city. The plan comes as a response to Mayor Jim Kenney’s Read More
A new whitepaper – Creating a Smart City Roadmap for Public Power Utilities – has been published by the American Public Power Association (APPA) in partnership with SmartEnergy IP to help cities and utilities simplify Read More
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