Oct 29, 2020 | 5G, Smart Cities
A new lab has opened in Singapore with the aim to drive the development and deployment of smart cities applications within the island-state. Backed by an investment of up to SG$10 million ($7.36 million) over three years, the Smart Urban Co-Innovation Lab has already...
Oct 22, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Cities, Testing
A fleet of six Ford Mondeo vehicles capable of Level 4 autonomous driving will complete a nine-mile round trip from Oxford Parkway station to the UK city’s main train station. Project Endeavour, a programme to help accelerate and scale the deployment and adoption of...
Oct 22, 2020 | Featured, Investment, Smart Cities
A massive smart infrastructure boom could be about to kick off as cities face growing pressure to become more resilient in the wake of Covid-19. Combined with escalating sustainability commitments and the need to support ongoing population growth, Barclays believes...
Sep 10, 2020 | Featured, Mobility, Smart Cities
Deloitte City Mobility Index (DCMI) 2020 looked into the quality of urban mobility in 36 cities across the globe. European cities have dominated, with Stockholm, Amsterdam, London and Barcelona leading the pack. Only two cities from North America – Vancouver (6) and...
Aug 20, 2020 | Featured, Smart Cities
Houston, Texas, with 2.3 million residents, is one of the most diverse cities in America. In the last few decades, Hispanic and Asian immigrants thrived in this metropolis while African Americans established tight-knit communities. Perhaps due to its diversity,...
Aug 20, 2020 | Autonomous Vehicles, Smart Cities, Transit
SHARAD AGARWAL HAS a prediction about driverless vehicles: “Autonomous public transportation is going to happen,” he says, “and it’s going to happen sooner than with taxis and cars.” Agarwal leads the North American division of EasyMile, one of several...
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