View original post.As we usher in a new year, the trends that shaped cities in 2018 are bound to have a ripple effect on the innovations that bloom in 2019.  Now that dockless vehicles are a common offering in most metropolitan areas across the U.S., what new transportation options will shake the industry? Who will win the 5G race? Will …

View original post.The country on the cutting edge of facial recognition technology and the amazing ways it can be put to use is definitely China. While the Chinese government and many of the country’s current systems, large population (more than 1.3 billion citizens) and centralized identity data bases might make adopting facial recognition technology easier than in Europe or the …

View original post.In 2017, the World Bank reported that 54% of the entire global population is in cities. To put that into perspective, that is a little over 4 billion people. Even more interesting is the fact that the United Nations reports that there are a total of 1.3 million people moving into cities every week, with the urban populations …

View original post.Despite the relative maturity of the concept of smart cities—a term for which definitions have existed for around ten years—new research has revealed that only 23% of the UK consumers surveyed had heard of the term ‘smart city’. Our “Smart in the City” research report surveyed more than 5,500 consumers about their opinion on smart cities and their …

View original post.By 2050, 68 percent of the total global population will live in cities, according to the United Nations. By then, the world population will be 9.7 billion and 11.2 billion by 2100. The updated report from the United Nations states that currently, 55 percent of the world’s population lives in urban areas. That means around 2.5 billion more …

View original post.The technology of autonomous vehicles (AVs) is progressing rapidly, but have we really thought through how they’ll work in reality? In its report on AVs in Australia, Austroads (the association of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies) paints both positive and negative scenarios for the future. The positive scenario suggests that AVs could reduce car ownership and use …

View original post.Smart roads, robots controlling the underground and renewable energy. All these technologies, and more, are coming to a city near you. Technology is has already revolutionised every part of our lives, but PowerTools2U have uncovered that we’ve only seen the tip of the iceberg. With the world’s population set to skyrocket, cities are having to think big and …

View original post. Technology is invading every aspect of our lives. So why should the automotive industry be any different? Whether you realize it or not, cars have transformed from mechanical beasts into feats of electronics. Their future is entirely automated. While not many of the cars on the road today are automated, they will make an entrance in the …

View original post.The private sector is known for eagerly adopting new technologies that make employees’ and customers’ lives easier. As urbanization continues to swell, the public sector faces increased pressure to do the same and improve citizens’ quality of life in a cost-effective, sustainable way. Beyond the positive environmental impacts, becoming a smart city has myriad benefits for health, safety, …

View original post.The technology, big data has the potential to be the foundation of making a smart-city. Big data enables businesses to make appropriate strategic moves and decisions by analyzing huge sets of data. Big data analysis is implemented to get through large volumes of data to uncover patterns and get insights to extract information. Information and communication technology (ICT) …