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If you’ve not heard of or come across the Internet of Things (IoT), it’s time to immerse yourself in the future.
IoT has the potential to be limitless, and although that can be a scary prospect, it could open up a whole new world for us to experience. With technology advancing at such an exponential rate, where can we expect it to be in the next five years? [Read more…] about Internet of Things: 5 Predictions for 2025
Connected Signals, a provider of predictive real-time traffic signal information, has launched its Signal Priority System product suite for smart cities.
SPS is a proprietary vehicle-to-infrastructure technology that is a cloud-based, centralized system connecting vehicles to traffic signals, and providing prioritization of buses, pedestrians, emergency vehicles, and others.
Connected Signals says this fresh approach capitalizes on existing traffic management infrastructure and cellular data, rather than requiring dedicated roadside equipment.
[Read more…] about Connected Signals launches cloud-based vehicle-to-infrastructure systemArrow Electronics, Inc. will take part in the Smart Cities Accelerator Program of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. for the global acceleration of edge compute, 5G appliances and NB-IoT distributed sensors.
Qualcomm Technologies is promoting a library of Smart City solutions that combine existing mobile broadband networks while re-imagining existing infrastructure in cities around the world.
This will help drive additional value and integrate solutions with secure interoperability, edge processing and an ecosystem to deploy at scale.
[Read more…] about Arrow Electronics to take part in Qualcomm’s Smart Cities Accelerator ProgramThe European Space Agency is now offering satellite-driven car parking services as a result of a partnership with a startup company called Parkbob.
Parkbob teamed up with ESA Business Applications to develop an architecture for satellite-driven availability parking services in smart cities.
Their collaboration through an ESA Kickstart activity as part of the Integrated Applications program, will demonstrate the added value that satellite brings in the context of advanced digital last-mile solutions. [Read more…] about European Space Agency now offers satellite-driven car parking services
At CES 2019, Continental is demonstrating its solutions and key technologies for future cities around the theme ‘Mobility at your service. Freedom to Live’.
“Intelligent mobility is an essential pillar of the smart city. The number of connected devices exceeds the world’s population today, facilitating real-time exchange of information between vehicles, infrastructure and people,” said Helmut Matschi, member of the Continental Executive Board and head of the Interior Division.
“At CES 2019, Continental will demonstrate solutions that foster mobility intelligence, ease traffic congestion and reduce accidents and pollution, addressing the most critical challenges of urban mobility,” he added.
[Read more…] about Continental highlights innovations for smarter and safer cities at CES 2019
Quantela, a smart city automation and artificial intelligence developer, says it is receiving a $10 million equity investment from Digital Alpha to scale its global business.
Digital Alpha will also fund innovative revenue-sharing financing for key public sector customers around the world.
Silicon Valley-headquartered Quantela is using the $10m investment by Digital Alpha for market expansion and to enable a deeper presence in strategic locations across the US and Europe. [Read more…] about Smart city technology developer Quantela to receive $10 million investment
Smart cities promise enormous improvements in the quality of life and huge efficiencies in the way large, metropolitan areas are run.
Technologies are being developed and implemented now that can help monitor and manage almost everything in a smart city, from waste and energy, to traffic and crime.
But, according to a McKinsey report, we are still currently “seeing only a preview” of what technology could eventually do in the urban environment. [Read more…] about Smart cities: Enticing visions of super-clean, safe and high-tech cities of the future
Panasonic North America highlighted some of its latest parking and safer roads technology at Smart Cities New York earlier this month, an event looking at future technologies for the urban space.
The company highlighted its IoT-connected Smart Parking Meter, which enables people to search and book vacant parking spaces on their smartphones, alongside another solution for cities to use parking space operational data for future transport and development planning.
In addition, Panasonic introduced the “Smart Street solution” which combines security camera and image analysis of pedestrian traffic with AI.
[Read more…] about Panasonic shows off smart city parking technology
Teradata is working with Cisco on a digital transformation solution with a focus on smart cities and communities.
Combining the merits of Cisco’s IoT platform, Cisco Kinetic for Cities, with the Teradata Analytics Platform, the solution will help cities become smarter and more connected by providing a powerful solution for integrated data exchange.
The Cisco platform collects, aggregates and normalises real-time data securely across city networks. Teradata is among the first enterprise data analytics companies to integrate with this platform to provide smart data management, such as analytics, persistent data lifecycle management and data enrichment, that delivers business insights to cities and communities.
[Read more…] about Teradata and Cisco work on smart cities solution
Telit, a provider of internet of things technologies, is supplying appliance maker Husqvarna with a wireless sensor device for its city robotic mower pilot program.
The sensor was co-developed by Telit and Wireless System Integration, a Sweden-based design house developing wireless products and systems.
The sensor will be used by Husqvarna mowers to collect data about the environment, the quality of air, water, and levels of light and sound, while maintaining the cities’ green spaces. [Read more…] about Telit and Husqvarna collaborate on robots for urban park sustainability program
