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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

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Latest news on electric vehicles, micromobility and connected and autonomous vehicles. Smart cities also need to focus on the likes of air, rail, road and sea travel to reduce congestion and enable efficient logistic network

Pilotless eVTol completes debut flight over Shanghai

Pilotless eVTol completes debut flight over Shanghai

Air Travel21 Jan 2025by SmartCitiesWorld news team

Longhua Airport offers good conditions for low-altitude economic activities, including aerial mobility, tourism and sightseeing, emergency rescue and logistics.

AI-powered tool aims to provide real-time fleet intelligence

AI and Machine Learning21 Jan 2025

AI-powered tool aims to provide real-time fleet intelligence

FleetNow aims to deliver actionable intelligence, identifying where fleets can make data-driven decisions by tracking major expenses like fuel and maintenance

US cities receive innovation grants to aid economic mobility

Economic Development20 Jan 2025

US cities receive innovation grants to aid economic mobility

Allentown, Beaverton, Little Rock, Philadelphia, Spokane, St Louis and Tacoma have been awarded grants from the US Conference of Mayors’ DollarWise campaign.

EV infrastructure impacting UK purchase and rental decisions

Electric vehicles20 Jan 2025

EV infrastructure impacting UK purchase and rental decisions

With EV charging important to up to three-quarters of flat residents, data reveals this figure is at odds with the lack of charging points in many buildings.

Companies team to accelerate smart city initiatives in Oman

Fibre networks20 Jan 2025

Companies team to accelerate smart city initiatives in Oman

Oman Broadband Company and ST Engineering’s Urban Solutions will support the digital transformation objectives and strategic ambitions of Oman Vision 2040.

WEF identifies nature-positive opportunities for cities

Climate action17 Jan 2025

WEF identifies nature-positive opportunities for cities

The World Economic Forum is publishing a series of reports charting actionable pathways for nature-positive transformation across key industries and cities.

Sita bids to deliver next-level cybersecurity in aviation

Air Travel16 Jan 2025

Sita bids to deliver next-level cybersecurity in aviation

Solution will safeguard access from remote sites and airport assets, enabling smooth passenger flows while avoiding downtimes and reducing turnaround times.

Oxa joins Sunderland autonomous mobility project

Connected and autonomous vehicles16 Jan 2025

Oxa joins Sunderland autonomous mobility project

The project aims to illustrate how autonomous shuttles can better connect people to key destinations within the city while reducing environmental impact.

Siemens eMobility chosen for key EV charging sites in Italy

Electric vehicles16 Jan 2025

Siemens eMobility chosen for key EV charging sites in Italy

The company is helping to drive the electrification of public transportation as well as the transformation of petrol stations into strategic service areas.

Chattanooga awards $2m smart traffic solution contract

AI and Machine Learning15 Jan 2025

Chattanooga awards $2m smart traffic solution contract

It marks an expansion following a pilot at 12 intersections covering the downtown area and will use lidar to improve roadway safety and reduce congestion.

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What is ‘Smart City’ and why do we need them?

Smart city is the framework based on Information and Communication technologies that enable the development of sustainable practices to address the urbanisation challenges. Leveraging the technology is one of the foremost pillars of ‘smart cities’ in order to increase efficiencies and improve the quality of resident’s life and the city’s services.

ST Engineering to provide smart city platform for Lusail City

The company will build and operate a smart city platform with citywide network connectivity for the Qatar city using advanced AI and data-driven technologies.

AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

AI tools for city management launched at Bloomberg CityLab

City AI Connect will be a single destination for local government leaders to ideate, develop, and test new uses for generative AI with peers across cities.

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The top trends for micromobility in 2024

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Why housing plans must factor in multimodal transit systems

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Making active travel the first and easiest transport choice

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How cities can take back control of their mobility data

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How flexible mobility spending can contribute to sustainability goals in the public sector

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The key considerations for EV charging implementation

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 23 - Identifying urban solutions at the intersection of climate, health, and equity

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