Billionaire Marc Lore wants to revolutionize the modern city model with his upcoming Telosa City.
It is a massive 150,000-acre city in the middle of the desert. Contrary to popular belief, Lore believes that he does not aim for a utopia.
The plan’s website says Telosa is “firmly grounded in reality and what is possible.” How would he build his dream city into a reality?
Read more: Telosa City: An Urban Oasis in The Heart of The US Desert
The Vermont municipality selects GovPilot as provider of cloud-based government management software to streamline operations and constituent services
A transition from paper to digital processes is underway in Rutland, Vermont where local officials have sought greater efficiency in municipal operations and constituent services. The City recently partnered with GovPilot, a New Jersey based provider of cloud-based government management software.
Read more: US: Rutland, Vermont, Pursues Digital Transformation
Dive Brief:
- 5G wireless connectivity and other smart cities-related technologies may soon deliver on their promises as technology companies, local governments and others develop >new uses and business cases for them, panelists said during a discussion on Thursday at the CES trade show in Las Vegas.
- The panelists predicted that over the next decade, technologies such as 5G, artificial intelligence, satellite communications and others would converge and integrate to offer a wide range of new services and capabilities that could help improve road safety, reduce traffic congestion, lower pollution, boost access to education and more.
- “The blend of communications and AI ways of processing is going to be increasingly important,” said Durga Malladi, senior vice president and general manager of cellular modems and infrastructure at Qualcomm Technologies. “That will be the standard expectation 10 years from now.”
Read more: US: 5G may soon deliver on its smart city promises, CES panelists say
Public safety is a priority for communities and citizens alike, especially those living in metropolitan areas. While an issue as complex as public safety doesn’t have an easy fix, cities worldwide are thinking outside the box to create programs that build safer communities. For many, this includes embracing smart technology.
Sensors, for example, are widely used to manage the impact of natural disasters, as well as ongoing support efforts such as air quality improvement, traffic management and water conservation. At the same time, smart city technologies are evolving to address public safety issues beyond the scope of natural disasters. This includes a compelling use case: gunshot detection.
Seoul Robotics, the company powering smart 3D infrastructure solutions, today announced it will expand its partnership with the Chattanooga Department of Innovation Delivery and Performance, and the Center of Urban Informatics and Progress (CUIP) at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, the smart city and urbanization research center, to deliver 86 new smart city intersections – the largest urban Internet of Things deployment of its kind in the United States.
The U.S. Department of Transportation will fund the $4.5 million endeavor to create a living laboratory that will provide researchers unparalleled mapping, tracking, and identification insights into the state of mobility in the city. Intersections will be installed throughout 2023 and 2024, and once finalized, the city of Chattanooga will capture over 100 intersections total, covering the entire downtown area.