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The future of self-driving commercial vehicles is unclear, but the lure of fewer accidents, reduced fuel costs – not to mention less human error – have generated excitement in the trucking industry as well as the transportation safety sector.The...
Article - 05/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Energy, Transportation, Analytics, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Scroll down for short takes from Council partners…Cubic tapped to roll out intelligent transport in Manchester, UKCubic Transportation Systems, a Council Lead Partner, was chosen to deliver Transport for Greater Manchester’s (TfGM) new Optimized...
Article - 05/13/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Transportation, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Knowing where today's markets are heading – and when – can help cities chart their smart city roadmaps. Scroll down for new reports on smart street lighting, Internet of Things security and stop-start vehicles.84% of world's streetlights will be...
Article - 05/08/2015
Active Region(s): North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Public safety and security, Transportation, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Many smart city benefits come from sensors that are connected to the Internet, providing managers with key information they can use to optimize city services. But now thanks to advances in communications and other technology, the sensors themselves...
Article - 05/08/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Interoperability
As Expo Milano 2015 gets under way in Milan, Italy, Council Lead Partner Enel is finishing up the installation of technologies that will provide power for the cities of the future – and it couldn’t be more appropriate. The Expo’s theme focuses on...
Article - 05/05/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
DS Agile is the latest in turnkey automation solutions for digital substations from Council Lead Partner Alstom Grid. It combines cutting-edge hardware, software, communications and the highest technology engineering. As you'll see in this video, it...
Resources - 05/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Thousands of manufacturers, energy companies, and utilities rely on the PI System from Council Associate Partner OSIsoft to collect, analyze and share real-time sensor data to build their mission-critical operations intelligence infrastructure. One...
Resources - 05/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Water and wastewater, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
Beth Comstock from Council Lead Partner GE moderates a discussion about emerging technology trends within intelligent cities, businesses and homes. The panel included city officials from Jacksonville and San Diego, who shared the benefits of their...
Resources - 05/14/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Energy, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control
In 2010, Charlotte, NC–based Duke Energy -- along with the local organization Charlotte Center City Partners -- launched a new partnership called Envision Charlotte. Unveiled during the annual Clinton Global Initiative meeting, the program...
Resources - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Telecommunications, Water and wastewater, Connectivity, Instrumentation and control, Examples and case studies