SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

In this edition, we focus on San Diego. San Diego is known as “America’s finest city”, and now it’s looking to be one of the smartest ones, too.

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As the popularity and inevitability of smart cities expand, so too does a cybercriminal’s opportunistic attack surface. Keiron Shepherd, F5 Networks, evaluates the risks.

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The latest news in road travel on smart city projects and initiatives across the world.

San Jose ranked top city for carbon-friendly transportation

San Jose ranked top city for carbon-friendly transportation

Climate action14 Mar 2024

Streetlight Data index ranks the 100 most populous metro areas in the US based on eight key transportation factors impacting greenhouse gas emissions.

San Diego implements wrong-way driving system to save lives

San Diego implements wrong-way driving system to save lives

Road travel02 May 2023

Lidar detection is the foundation of the system and is used to create zones which activate wrong-way driving countermeasures to help prevent fatal crashes.

Augmented reality tackles micromobility parking challenges

Augmented reality tackles micromobility parking challenges

Micromobility12 May 2022

Powered by Google’s ARCore Geospatial API, Bird’s visual parking system enforces parking norms and is available for free to the e-scooter provider’s city partners.

E-scooter company introduces sidewalk detection technology

E-scooter company introduces sidewalk detection technology

News15 Oct 2021

Bird’s sensor fusion solution, designed and developed in partnership with U-blox, is being piloted in Milwaukee and San Diego and will be coming to Madrid and more global cities soon.

Transit authority brings mobile fare payments to Android users in Washington DC

Transit authority brings mobile fare payments to Android users in Washington DC

News08 Jun 2021

By adding and using the SmarTrip mobile app on Google Pay, riders can experience a touch-free, safer way to pay via their virtual Mifare transit card.

Index ranks climate impact on transportation amid the pandemic

Index ranks climate impact on transportation amid the pandemic

News21 Jan 2021

Analysis from StreetLight Data reveals that New York City, Sarasota and Portland lead when it comes to the reduced impact of transportation on the environment.

Open Mobility Foundation launched to help create new open data standards for the kerb

Open Mobility Foundation launched to help create new open data standards for the kerb

Regulation10 Dec 2020

Digitising the kerb opens the door for more dynamic regulations and new approaches to kerb-usage fees that could enable more goal-driven management strategies.

C-V2X capability trials underway in California

C-V2X capability trials underway in California

News21 Jul 2020

San Diego Regional Proving Grounds designed the programme to facilitate use case research and testing for vehicle communications in realistic operating conditions.

Electrify America completes first cross-country charging route

Electrify America completes first cross-country charging route

News29 Jun 2020

The first of two cross-country routes to be completed this year, it spans 11 states and over 2,700 miles to take drivers from Los Angeles to Washington DC.

Which US cities are top for cycling?

News10 Jun 2020

PeopleForBikes’ data-driven annual ranking showcases the cities that are making biking better for everyone and provides insights on how other cities can work to do the same.

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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.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

The project at Leighton Buzzard station aims to show how untapped footfall energy at transport hubs represents a real opportunity to provide sustainable energy sources.

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.

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in Nov 2024?

Are you going to Smart City Expo, Barcelona in November? If so, just let us know and we’ll be able to invite you to a number of exclusive events!

New Rochelle unveils plans for transit centre redesign

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Three ways cities can improve their cybersecurity resilience

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Discover how the city of Madrid is innovating to become a smarter, more sustainable city that’s able to deliver improved services to residents and visitors alike.

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Trend Report 2025: Enabling connectivity in cities to improve urban life

Trend Series

Discover how ubiquitous connectivity is transforming urban living by enhancing efficiency, producing more liveable spaces and making cities smarter.

Latest Webinar

OnDemand Panel discussion: The role of telecoms in building smarter cities

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Watch this panel discussion with Sand Technologies OnDemand to explore urban connectivity and its role in enhancing smart city development in 2025 and beyond.

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

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Urban Exchange Podcast Episode 24 - The City Resilience Framework & the next decade of resilience

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San Jose ranked top city for carbon-friendly transportation

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City governments fear vendor lock-in from IoT platforms

Scoot e-bikes come to Santiago

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – San Diego

Delve into this City Profile which focuses on how the City of San Diego is innovating through policy and technology to best serve its communities. Find out how it splits the city’s challenges and matches them to solutions that demonstrate exactly how technology, policy and investment come together to overcome both every-day and long-term issues.