Smart Cities News

NYC installs first residential BESS

Brooklyn SolarWorks has completed the successful installation of New York City’s first residential battery energy storage system (BESS). The project, located in Chinatown, pairs a 19.6 kilowatt-hour battery with [...]

Toronto: $577 million for smart streetlighting

Toronto Hydro and the City of Toronto have announced a $577 million investment plan to modernise the city’s streetlighting infrastructure. The 10-year programme aims to convert the existing network [...]

LEOTEK partners 1NCE on AI smart lighting

LEOTEK is collaborating with IoT software provider 1NCE and SoftBank Corp. to expand deployment of its LEOLink Intelligent Lighting System (ILS). The partnership integrates AI-driven management and global cellular [...]

Atlanta adopts Aeva CityOS and 4D LiDAR

The Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) has selected Aeva’s CityOS platform for a large-scale deployment at 30 intersections in the greater Atlanta area. The project uses 4D LiDAR technology [...]

Utah selects Parsons for statewide V2X

The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) has awarded Parsons a 10-year contract to implement a statewide Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) management system. The agreement involves the deployment of Parsons’ iNET software [...]

ZeroEyes, Ark 3D mapping for threat detection

ZeroEyes is partnering Ark Strategic to integrate 3D mapping into its AI-powered weapons detection platform. The technology is designed to provide law enforcement and first responders with detailed situational [...]

TAPCO acquires MS2 to expand ITS platform

Traffic and Parking Control Co. (TAPCO) has acquired MS2 (Midwestern Software Solutions). The deal combines TAPCO’s intelligent transportation systems (ITS) edge and device hardware systems with MS2’s cloud-based transportation [...]

Alabama expands traffic signal analytics

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) has selected Iteris to expand its traffic signal performance analytics to all five regions of the state. The project will increase the use [...]

Omnigo integrates Evolv AI weapons detection

Omnigo is partnering Evolv to integrate AI-powered weapons detection and facial recognition into its incident management platform. The collaboration aims to connect early threat detection with centralised intelligence for [...]

EU smart city energy transition initiatives

The European Commission has introduced a series of measures to accelerate the transition to clean energy across European cities. Launched under the EU Citizens’ Energy Package, the initiatives focus [...]

Maebashi City adopts Fujitsu urban digital twin

Fujitsu’s digital twin-based traffic simulation system has been adopted for public transportation planning in Maebashi City, Japan. The system, developed under a project led by Japan’s Ministry of Land, [...]

Quarterhill wins New Jersey DOT contract

Canadian public technology holding company Quarterhill has entered a multi-year contract with the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). The agreement covers maintenance, repair, and installation of traffic monitoring [...]