View original post.The focus of this year´s European Mobility Week, from 16 to 22 September, is “mix and move“, an encouragement for citizens to change how they travel. Boosting electric mobility is crucial for this, and Valladolid, Spain, is testing solutions and aiming to be a “lighthouse” city for clean transport in Europe Low-carbon mobility is essential to reduce greenhouse …

View original post.Here is a run down of the best smart cities in the UK. Bristol Bristol reached the top spot of Huawei’s smart cities rankings after extending its innovation programmes and further integrating them into local services through the establishment of a city operations centre. The southwestern city was praised for its open data access, energy innovation, and community engagement. Bristol City Council and …

View original post.It recommends leaders develop a platform strategy based on the core principles of openness, use of standards and alignment with other technology The global market for smart city platforms is forecast to reach $755m by 2027 driven by Internet of Things (IoT) deployments and changes in business and service models, a new report finds. Smart city platforms provide …

View original post. Futuristic developments in the transport sector are transforming travel, improving journey times, passenger comfort and safety as well as safeguarding the environment 01 Hyperloop The Hyperloop concept was introduced by prolific inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk in 2012, when he announced engineers from his Tesla and SpaceX companies would begin work on a demonstrator. This promising, high-speed innovation is comprised …

View original post. Initiatives inside of a smart city are forecasted to attract technology investments to the tune of more than $81 million globally this year and will grow to $158 billion by 2022, according to market research firm International Data Corp. (IDC). Smart cities are urban areas that use the Internet of Things (IoT) sensors and technology to connect …

The concept of the electric car may have been around for over 100 years, but it’s only now that it is becoming a driving force in the car industry. With so many technological advances, cars are rapidly changing, with fully autonomous cars set to be rolled out by 2020. So, what can we expect from our electric automobiles? Should we …

View original post.On 8 August 2018, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and the City Council Speaker Corey Johnson passed the bill to cap the number of for-hire Uber and other ride-share services for one year. The move, they say, will curtail the worsening traffic on the streets of New York and improve low driver wages. Similarly, in London, Uber recently regained its taxi …

View original post.5G and smart cities could have a lot of synergies, as research firm Kagan explains in a new research note. Researchers drew on Verizon’s experience in the first four markets where the carrier will deploy fixed 5G wireless, but their observations could apply to mobile 5G as well. “Between tearing up streets to lay fiber and installing small …

View original post.When it comes to vehicular automation, trains are way behind time, if compared to cars and aeroplanes. With various players in the competition and all aiming for the same target it seems like the train industry will grow at an enormous pace. We can get a crude sense of excitement of the way in which the autonomous train …

View original post.Smart cities are providing various sectors with new opportunities, and not just those associated with tech. The smart city revolution shall affect all business sectors, and they have to be ready for it. With enhanced street infrastructure, 5G and IoT implemented into office spaces, smart cities are set to transform the entire business world as we know it, …