In San Francisco today, booking a car ride does not necessarily mean having a driver pick you up at your location. Instead, you might open the Waymo One mobile application, enter your destination, and within minutes, a silent and driverless car will pull up, and there is no one behind the wheel. What was once a scene from the Netflix sci-fi series Black Mirror has now become a way of life there. Waymo is a subsidiary of Alphabet, the parent company of Google, and it operates one of the world’s largest commercial robotaxi services.
Weiterlesen: Adoption of autonomous vehicles is one race Singapore is not keen on winning
Singapore's Smart Nation initiative advances into its next phase, focusing on AI, cybersecurity, and inclusivity to set global standards for digital innovation.
Singapore has been a global leader in digital transformation since launching the Smart Nation initiative in 2014. Over the years, the city-state has embraced technology to enhance the quality of life, improve public services, and create new economic opportunities. As Singapore moves into the next phase of its Smart Nation vision, the focus is on advancing digital innovation, strengthening cybersecurity, and ensuring inclusivity in a rapidly evolving technological landscape. This transition is rooted in the lessons and achievements of the past, setting a robust foundation for future progress.
Weiterlesen: Smart Nation evolution and Singapore’s next chapter in digital transformation
As you step into the bustling streets of Singapore, you’re not just entering a city – you’re experiencing a living laboratory of innovation. This tiny island nation has emerged as a global pioneer in urban sustainability, seamlessly weaving technology, design, and policy to create a futuristic metropolis that’s as efficient as it is enchanting. From intelligent transportation systems to green skyscrapers like The Chuan Park, Singapore’s smart cities are redefining the urban landscape, and you’re about to discover the secrets behind this remarkable transformation.
In Singapore’s next chapter, embracing collective responsibility and fostering inclusive participation will be key in our journey to becoming a future-ready society, say Suhaila Zainal Shah, Samuel Chng and Harvey Neo from SUTD’s Lee Kuan Yew Centre for Innovative Cities.
Singapore has managed to progress over some six decades despite myriad challenges by anticipating future trends, adapting to changes and addressing problems head-on.
However, with an increasingly accelerated pace of change, how ready are we in preparing for the future and can we replicate our success?
Weiterlesen: Is Singapore on track to becoming a future-ready society?
AMD (NASDAQ: AMD) today announced that Sun Singapore Systems Pte. Ltd., the largest smart parking solutions provider in Singapore, is deploying a new AI-based smart parking solution, powered by AMD Zynq™ UltraScale+™ MPSoC devices. The intelligent solution improves the accuracy of vehicle license plate recognition and enables advanced features like parking spot vacancy detection, lane jam, accident detection, and parking violation enforcement.
Sun Singapore's new AI-based smart parking system uses PlanetSpark’s EdgeAI Box X7, which is powered by FPGA-based AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoCs. Aupera Technologies also helped design and develop FPGA firmware and AI vision solutions for accurate license plate reading. The resulting solution provides low latency, energy efficiency, and real-time AI inferencing at the edge. FPGAs provide the long lifecycle demanded by edge devices, with the hardware flexibility to adapt to changing AI models, algorithms and evolving demands and standards..
Weiterlesen: Sun Singapore Launches AI-Driven Smart Parking System Powered by AMD