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European mobile operators leading race to net zero

Climate action28 Feb 2024

The GSMA’s 2024 Mobile Net Zero climate report spotlights regional leaders in cutting carbon emissions since 2019, led by a 50 per cent reduction in Europe.

Partnership aims to build confidence in EV charging in US

Electric vehicles01 Feb 2024

ChargeHub’s 80,000 network of charging stations in the US and Canada will be integrated into Parkopedia’s payment platform to enable in-car charger activations.

Shared micromobility fleet to reach 38.2 million by 2027

Micromobility18 Dec 2023

The micromobility market has been characterised by rapid growth, high pace of merger and acquisitions, and many shutdowns of services during the past few years.

Terbine to link EV chargers with drivers across the US

Electric vehicles21 Sep 2022

TerbineLink system is designed to synchronise the core elements involved with charging to maximise efficiency and provide a consistent and reliable experience for all EV drivers and fleet operators.

Installed base of connected EV charging points to reach 7.9 million in 2025

News07 Sep 2021

Market research firm Berg Insight estimates the number of connected electric vehicle charging points in the two regions reached 1.6 million units in 2020.

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”.

Bloomberg names 50 finalist cities for 2021 Global Mayors’ Challenge

News16 Jun 2021

The cities chosen are considered to have come up with the boldest urban innovations emerging from the pandemic with the challenge aiming to spread the most promising ideas.

Minneapolis introduces touchscreen and contactless payment tech for mobility

News31 Mar 2021

The City of Minneapolis has partnered with Flowbird to replace its kerbside kiosks with 700 Flowbird CWT touch multi-use terminals, offering citizens a choice of payment options.

Study reveals how cities are using tech and data to drive social development goals

News30 Mar 2021

ESI ThoughtLab collaborated with a coalition of government, business, and academic leaders to conduct the global benchmarking study.

eBook: Smart City Solutions for a Riskier World

Ebooks30 Mar 2021

This report examines how 167 cities worldwide are leveraging technology, data, and partnerships to drive Social Development Goals (SDGs)

Siemens establishes e-mobility partner ecosystem

News19 Mar 2021

The company wants to increase accessibility of its electric vehicle charging infrastructure and financing solutions in North America and is partnering with EV technology and service companies.

The living bricks that generate energy in the home

News10 Feb 2021

The energy-generating microbial system can simultaneously supply power to homes and communicate to individuals through augmented reality to tell them how productive and happy it is.

Illinois smart city association runs safe-service technology pilot in library

News20 Nov 2020

The six-month pilot will provide contactless service via FrontDesk’s innovative technology and also aims to optimise efficiency, reduce employee stress, and result in safe service and satisfied customers.

Smart cities predicted to create $2.46 trillion worth of business opportunities by 2025

News30 Oct 2020

According to analysis from Frost & Sullivan, post-pandemic, investment in smart projects like smart grids, autonomous vehicles, smart lighting and e-governance will gain traction.

End-to-end drone solution available for AEC industry

News21 Oct 2020

Esri UK is partnering with drone specialist Heliguy to offer customers drone hardware, pilot training and flying services along with its existing flight planning, data capture, data processing and GIS software services.

Enel X to support US cities in electrifying public transport bus fleets

News25 Sep 2020

The company is entering the US electrification market and is already working with the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority to help it electrify a portion of its new fleet.

New York utility launches home EV smart charging pilot programme

News28 Aug 2020

Central Hudson Gas & Electric and Orange & Rockland are partnering with Uplight and Enel X to offer rebates to encourage drivers to charge their vehicles during times of the cleanest power generation.

Dubai strikes agreement to explore use of autonomous aerial vehicles

News28 Aug 2020

Agreement between Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority and the Dubai Air Navigation Services aims to step up cooperation in examining all aspects of the use of AAVs.

Traffic problems to propel growth of intelligent transport system market

News06 Apr 2020

The increase in traffic congestion, together with the rise in the number of road accidents, is expected to drive the growth of the ITS market between now and 2024.

IDC names "best and brightest" North American smart city projects

News10 Mar 2020

The winning projects include an Alexa-assisted citizen contact centre and data-driven systems to reduce flooding and address road accident hotspots.

Citizens willing to share data for better services, report suggests

News25 Feb 2020

84 per cent said they are open to sharing their personally identifiable information and 41 per cent would be comfortable with it being shared between government agencies in exchange for more personalised customer service.

Public transport ITS market experiencing rapid growth in Europe and US

News24 Jan 2020

The penetration rate of on-board computers featuring GPS location functionality and wireless communications is now at very high levels in both North America and Western Europe.

Cities going big on surveillance tech

News08 Jan 2020

The global market for smart city surveillance equipment was worth €6.5 billion in 2018 and is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 24.5 per cent to reach €19.5 billion by 2023.

No city is fully prepared for the disruption of AI

News27 Sep 2019

A new ranking reveals that Singapore, London and New York are marginally better prepared but governments and private sector institutions around the world need to do more.

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