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The built environment’s Scope 3 emissions conundrum

Without serious consideration for Scope 3 emissions, we will be unable to reach global net zero goals and improve the quality of life of building occupants, says Mahesh Ramanujam, CEO of Global Network for Zero.

Cities Climate Action Summit 2024 – meet the exhibitor: Latitudo 40

Latitudo 40 sits at the convergence of satellite imagery analysis and AI and will demonstrate the vital role satellite data has to play in helping cities tackle the challenges of climate change.

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SmartCitiesWorld City Profile – Las Vegas

Smart Cities Reports29 Nov 2021

SmartCitiesWorld City Profiles explore the city of Las Vegas with its unprecedented growth, urban development, and leaps of imagination.

Las Vegas’ RTC introduces open payments across the network

Mobility-as-a-Service19 Dec 2023

Las Vegas tourists and local riders can now simply tap their contactless cards or mobile device to pay for transit without having to download RTC’s app.

Las Vegas progresses plan to be a model smart city by 2025

4G and 5G20 Nov 2023

The City has selected Juniper Cloud Metro solutions to build out a private 5G network, powering services for government, public schools, tourism and residents.

Bringing pervasive AI to the edge for the City of Las Vegas

AI and Machine Learning30 Aug 2023

Las Vegas expects collaboration to set a precedent for other cities globally, showcasing the potential of edge computing and AI in transforming urban landscapes.

Halo Car launches remotely piloted car fleet in Las Vegas

Connected and autonomous vehicles27 Jul 2023

Halo chose Las Vegas because it is a forward-thinker in technology, climate action and sustainability, describing the city as a “perfect match for innovation”.

Las Vegas increases public safety with private network

Fibre networks22 May 2023

The new Fremont Street project seeks to improve connectivity for a range of city services and smart applications from smart transportation to public safety.

Vegas venues aim to take leading role in climate action

News19 May 2023

Las Vegas Convention Centre and Allegiant Stadium will work with nZero to collect granular carbon emissions data to help develop more sustainable policies.

Drone detection solution launched to keep airspaces secure

Logistics04 Apr 2023

City-Wide Drone Detection means critical infrastructure facilities, venues and airports can collaborate more closely with law enforcement to keep cities safe.

Here launches highly automated mapping technology

Data marketplace and monetisation05 Jan 2023

The technology will produce the entire Here map as well as enable customers to rapidly create their own private maps and customised location services.

EV fleet aims to disrupt last-mile delivery in Las Vegas

Logistics03 Jan 2023

Rollo’s electric vehicle fleet will offer free pick-up for legacy carriers, GPS tracking, and same-day delivery within the city as its first test market.

Robotaxi service to launch in Los Angeles

Connected and autonomous vehicles21 Nov 2022

Motional and Lyft have announced the second launch of their fully driverless ride-hail service as part of its multi-city partnership, featuring the Ioniq 5 AV.

Motional and Lyft launch robotaxi in Las Vegas

Connected and autonomous vehicles17 Aug 2022

The all-electric Ioniq 5-based robotaxi, an autonomous vehicle designed for fully driverless ride-hail operation on the Lyft network, will scale up to multiple US cities.

Las Vegas Monorail station provides advanced connectivity for passengers

4G and 5G23 Mar 2022

Wifi coverage at the Las Vegas Convention Centre station will provide passengers with quick access to digital applications such as touchless ticketing, mobile entry and cashless payment.

Smart park pilot launched in Las Vegas

Parks and green space07 Jan 2022

Clark County, Nevada, is partnering with NTT to deploy the pilot at Sunset Park that will initially focus on park occupancy and notification, and vehicle counting.

Las Vegas to deploy managed private network for smart city applications

News28 Sep 2021

Working with Cox Communications, the city will initially undertake a 12-month pilot programme in Baker Park to deliver insights into visitor attendance and after-hours activities.

Building smarter partnerships

Special Reports23 Jul 2021

Gordon Feller examines how two cities in Nevada are benefiting from being able to plug into their technology partner’s existing infrastructure and platforms to ignite smart city innovation.

Las Vegas deploys 5G-ready private network to help close digital divide

News20 Jul 2021

A plan is in place to expand the wireless network across the entire city of Las Vegas and potentially neighbouring cities, with a goal of improving connectivity for a range of city services.

Awards recognise smart city progress made by North America municipalities

News14 Jul 2021

Projects ranging from the use of AI and machine learning to inspect roadways to a housing rights challenge were among those highlighted as making “unprecedented progress”.

Las Vegas Medical District puts in place advanced mobility programme

News12 May 2021

The programme, which will be led by design firm Stantec, will include the integration of autonomous vehicles with a wider connected intelligent transportation system.

Las Vegas incorporates bike-share and transit payment into single app

News30 Apr 2021

By merging transit and bike-share into one experience with Transit, riders can plan a multi-modal trip, purchase a transit pass, and unlock a bike with just a few taps.

Las Vegas trials kerbside management solution

News04 Mar 2021

Two digital kiosks from Cox2M are making use of video analytics and smart parking technology to better manage active kerb loading zones for taxis and ride-shares.

Motional and Lyft to roll out robotaxi services in major US cities in 2023

News16 Dec 2020

Motional’s next-generation, fully driverless vehicles, based on the Hyundai platform, will be integrated, operationalised and deployed on the Lyft ride-share network.

First passengers travel safely on Virgin Hyperloop

News09 Nov 2020

The test on the new form of transportation took place at Virgin Hyperloop’s 500-metre DevLoop test site in Las Vegas, where the company has previously run over 400 unoccupied tests.

Las Vegas self-driving mobility service resumes operation

News23 Oct 2020

Service of the publicly available autonomous fleet run by Motional and Lyft was paused earlier this year due to Covid-19 but has resumed with enhanced protective measures.

Tencent unveils plans for futuristic 'Net City' in Shenzhen

News15 Jun 2020

Architect NBBJ claims the two million square metre district in China’s Guangdong province will re-imagine the urban space, putting humans and the environment first.

Las Vegas expands its Accelerate smart city project to more locations

News14 May 2020

The partnership with NTT is part of Las Vegas’ charter in becoming a smart city to provide safe, reliable and efficient civic technology that stimulates economic growth.

City of Las Vegas invests $1.5m in intelligent transportation technology

News20 Apr 2020

SenSen Networks’ AI-based technology will initially be used to automate the enforcement of hundreds of bylaws associated with regulating traffic and parking on city streets.

Toyota and NTT join forces on smart city ‘platform of platforms’

News25 Mar 2020

The Japanese giants say partnering up makes sense amid shifts in their respective industries.

UrbanLeague network launched to help city officials collaborate on coronavirus

News23 Mar 2020

The network from UrbanLeap is a place for city officials to share best practices and insights. It also tracks upcoming webinars and hosts resources.

NTT launches vehicle monitoring trial in Cyberjaya

News29 Jan 2020

The PoC will focus on congestion and road safety. NTT will adapt vehicle monitoring technology which it has deployed in the City of Las Vegas since February 2019.

The Orbit high-tech development aims to reimagine rural living in Canada

News11 Dec 2019

The town’s council wants to realise the best of both worlds: urban benefits within a rural community.

Malaysian ‘forest city’ wins sustainability award

News09 Dec 2019

The Asian Townscape Award was given for the ‘Feathers of the Sea’ business complex, which is part of the overall Forest City being developed in Johor.

$7.5 billion Bleutech Park high-tech ‘mini-city’ secures Las Vegas land

News11 Nov 2019

The project is set to showcase renewable energy, autonomous vehicles, AI, augmented reality, robotics, ’super-trees’ and self-healing concrete structures.

Guangzhou chosen as urban air mobility pilot city

News08 Aug 2019

The autonomous aerial vehicle technology platform company, EHang, will establish a low-altitude aviation transportation network that will shuttle passengers and goods.

Helsinki top for work-life balance

News07 Aug 2019

A study has compared data on livability, work intensity, institutional support and legislation to rank cities based on their success in promoting work-life balance to citizens.

Masterplan unveiled for Bangkok’s $3.8 billion integrated smart district

News02 Aug 2019

The One Bangkok developer says the initiative will be based on people-centric, sustainable and smart city design principles.

Las Vegas to get ‘first-of-its-kind’ high-tech $7.5 billion mini smart city

News02 Aug 2019

From AI and autonomous cars to ’supertrees’ and self-healing structures – you name it, Bleutech Park is set to have it

LA shines brightest in US solar ranking for the second year

News10 Apr 2019

Environment America Research & Policy Centre’s annual report also reveals that solar power has doubled in most major cities over the past six years.

Cisco and Iteris partner on connected roadways

News15 Jan 2019

Starting with Las Vegas, data feeds from the Iteris’ video platform will be combined with Cisco Kinetic software to analyse multi-modal data from vehicles, bikes and pedestrians

Las Vegas launches smart lighting pilot

News09 Jan 2019

Working with AT&T and Ubicquia, the city will run the trial in its innovation district to improve public safety and increase energy efficiency

SoMo taps social connections as the future of mobility

News07 Jan 2019

At CES in Las Vegas today, HERE Mobility, the mobility unit of HERE Technologies, launched its all-in-one mobility app, SoMo.

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