If the smart city model seems to have gone out of fashion today, many cities have adopted it since the 1990s and have since collected data – for example through sensors installed on their territory – which can be used to improve their public policies
If the smart city model seems to have gone out of fashion today, many cities have adopted it since the 1990s and have since collected data – for example through sensors installed on their territory – which can be used to improve their public policies. At least if they are treated well. “The data must be inserted into databases and networked to be cross-referenced with others in order to really enrich the knowledge of a subject,” notes Christine Hennion, deputy mayor of Courbevoie (Hauts-de-Seine), co-author. a report on the use of data by communities. There is also a lot of trust work to be done with citizens to assure them that this information is truly anonymized. »
The service will be operational from 2026 in the city centre and integrated into the city’s Horizon bus network and operated by shared mobility provider Keolis.
A French consortium will deploy a fully autonomous minibus service in downtown Châteauroux, the capital city of Indre in central France.
The Level 4 autonomous mobility service, known as Mach2, is a major step in the development of automated public transport in France and Europe.
Read more: FR: Indre: Autonomous minibus service to be deployed in Châteauroux
Everything on application thanks to new technologies
Artificial intelligence now allows us to manage everything in real time . Car traffic, pollution rates, business hours: everything is focused on applications. They allow us to manage our lives saving time and money. If, for example, you need to get to the Gare de Lyon car park without going in circles, all you have to do is connect to the appropriate application. By choosing the date and time, you will find the ideal location for your car. It is with this kind of connected tool that smart urban mobility is now developing in Paris.
Read more: FR: The impact of technology on the development of smart urban mobility in Paris
Acton is rolling out its micromobility, all-in-one docking and charging stations for e-bikes and e-scooters, connecting key transportation hubs in the French capital’s 13th district.
Mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) solutions provider Acton has begun rolling out its micromobility, all-in-one docking and charging stations in Paris.
Read more: FR: MaaS provider helps Paris realise 15-minute city goals
Keolis will run the 10km line on behalf of Basque Country Public Transport Authority and it will link Tarnos to Bayonne in south-west France, carrying around 90,000 passengers per month.
Keolis has launched a second 100 per cent electric bus rapid transit (e-BRT) line on the Chronoplus transport network on the Basque Coast in the south-west of France.
Read more: FR: Basque Coast launches second electric bus rapid transit line