A large number of drivers in the Pacific Northwest aren’t buying the hype that driverless cars offer a better future. […]
Making a small corner of Vienna just a little smarter
Siemens AG is leading a consortium undertaking a new smart city research initiative in the new Aspern district of the […]
UK’s Bristol wins laurels for its programmable city initiative
The future-friendly city of Bristol received a notable Internet of Things (IoT) award for its programmable city initiative. Globe Newswire said […]
Alaska Air CIO flies off to build Dubai smart cities
Dubai is getting some high-flying help in developing smart cities by landing technology guru Veresh Sita As reported by IDG’s […]
Europe to see an $18 trillion connected cars boost by 2050
A new research report found that autonomous vehicles will contribute over $18 trillion to the European economy by 2050. And […]
Lots of smart city deal action with Libelium, Verizon as space heats up
Smart city technology saw developments on two fronts this past week as Verizon boosted its Internet of Things (IoT) strategy […]
China teams up with HSBC, Arup to launch smart cities hub
A partnership including global bank HSBC launched a UK-China development and investment hub focused on fostering smart cities. The banking […]
Study shows cities getting smarter in 2017, but data use gets dumber
In its 2017 predictions, International Data Corp. (IDC) sees smart city activity and open data projects accelerating, though urban leaders […]
Smart city transformation begins with tangible entry points
Often lost amongst the smart cities media hype are clearly defined entry points that local leaders can target when beginning […]
Ford will test driverless cars in Europe next year
Ford announced it will plans to start testing its autonomous vehicles on European roads by next year as it ramps […]
Amazon wants your company’s data by the truckload… literally
In the race to win clients in the highly competitive cloud computing market, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has taken to […]
Fitbit buys Pebble as wearables consolidation continues
Fitbit is reportedly buying the troubled Pebble smartwatch in further consolidation in the flagging wearables market. Full details and dollar […]
Smart cities need banks’ data muscle more than governments
Though governments are vocal smart city champions, some industry pundits say connected cities need the data power of private sectors […]
Totem’s poles to power electric car charging in smart cities
A new bundled energy system was unveiled by Totem Power that aims to give smart cities a suite of location-based […]
Sustainability will be driving the smart city bus by 2020
A new study predicts that smart cities will be going green in a big way over the next five years, […]
Huawei’s narrowband IoT network grabbing peers’ attention
In the rapidly evolving world of Internet of Things (IoT), Huawei’s narrowband technology is getting increased attention. The Chinese networking […]
Connected cars driving consolidation in chip sector
The world’s largest car chipmaker, NXP Semiconductor, expects self-driving cars and connected devices will drive a wave of consolidation in […]
Will big data provide a cure-all for ailing health budgets?
As soaring health budgets continue to cause pain for governments and medical care providers, relief may be in sight thanks […]
For this new smart city venture, small is beautiful
While corporate giants and big cities are adopting Internet of Things (IoT) technology at a fervent pace, a new venture […]
Cisco aims to hook up 100 smart cities in India
U.S. networking hardware giant Cisco Systems is looking to transform 100 Indian metropolises into smart cities with connected technology. Economic […]