The city of Quincy, Massachusetts is installing new traffic software that will control a dozen major Quincy intersections. Chris Cassani, the director of the city’s Department of Traffic, Parking, Alarm and Lighting states that they Read More
Cisco has partnered with the South Australian government and the City of Adelaide for a trial of traffic sensors with the aim of easing congestion and the future ability to communicate with autonomous vehicles. The Read More
Quanergy, a provider of solid state LiDAR sensors and smart sensing solutions, and Cisco have partnered to create a connected roadway initiative to help make the nation’s roadways safer and more efficient. LiDAR sensors use Read More
Researchers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a system that can be installed in buildings to collect data on people’s energy usage and comfort within buildings and then send Read More
In a recent interview with Kansas City Chief Innovation Officer Bob Bennett, we explored smart city initiatives in the heartland and the challenges that come with leading the charge. (LB): There’s a lot of buzz Read More
The Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), along with other Singapore universities and research institutions will form the ‘Disruptive and Sustainable Technologies for Agricultural Precision’ (DiSTAP) interdisciplinary research group in January of 2018. DiSTAP Read More
Scanalytics Inc. recently received a $851,957 award from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) which will be used to develop floor sensing technology that reduces energy use in commercial buildings. The Read More
A pilot project involving new, high-tech traffic signals is currently taking place at 22 intersections across the city of Toronto, Canada. The new signals are able to respond to real-time traffic data and can communicate Read More
The city of Albuquerque, New Mexico’s 15-year “lighting master plan” – EnvisionABQ – will involve converting over 20,000 streetlights to LED, implementing an Internet of Things (IoT) architecture, and deploying a central management system in Read More
The winners of the Global Smart City Innovation Challenge for Vietnam (SCIC) competition were recently announced: First prize ($5,000) – GridComm – “Smart street lights for cities” – an optimized network over a city’s power Read More
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