Articles about Smart Cities
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New smart city traffic project takes off in Portland, OR
More than 200 safety sensors are being installed in Portland to improve traffic safety on city streets.
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Cisco Live 2018: How three unique smart cities use Cisco's Kinetic for Cities platform to connect residents and enhance services
From Cary, NC to Las Vegas, cities are using Cisco's Kinetic for Cities platform to manage traffic and parking, monitor environmental pollution, and improve citizen quality of life.
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How Governors Island became the launchpad for NYC's 5G initiative
Michael M. Samuelian, president and CEO of Governors Island, talked about the race to bring Wi-Fi connectivity to the park, and the larger mission to create a smarter city.
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Photos: 10 amazing transportation tech innovations
Smart technology is changing a lot about the world, including the transportation industry. These 10 transportation technologies of the future will shrink the world in years to come.
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Mastercard partners with Microsoft to make cities smarter
The two global leaders have formed a smart city pilot to combine data and experience platforms to benefit cities around the world.
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Massive flaw could give hackers full control of critical infrastructure
A flaw in two Schneider Electric applications used in manufacturing, oil and gas, and water facilities could have given bad actors complete control of the systems.
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Smart restrooms at LAX use IoT 'Tooshlights' to help passengers save time and avoid lines
American Airlines Terminal 4 at Los Angeles International Airport now features Tooshlights smart technology for public restrooms.
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Baltimore emergency 911 dispatch hacked, taken offline for 17 hours
The cyberattack slowed emergency response times as dispatchers had to resort to manual methods.
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Why fiberless technology could be the solution to high-speed connectivity in NYC
"We believe, as does the CTO of New York City, that the future of ubiquitous connectivity is through wireless, coming off of fiber," said Louis Slaughter, chairman and CEO of Fiberless Networks.
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Recipe for success: Cities and startups must understand each others needs
At SXSW 2018, Miriam Roure, Program Director of URBAN-X, outlined three factors critical to a successful partnership between today's cities and the startups looking to do business with them.
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Inside London's brilliant plan to update its smart city technology
The chief digital officer of the city of London talked to TechRepublic at SXSW to discuss what's next in smart city technology in order to make London the "smartest city in the world."
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Philadelphia's smart city plan includes 5G and forward-thinking public policies
Smart city projects in Philadelphia include 5G, drone deployments, IoT, and public computing centers said Ellen Hwang, the city's program manager for innovation management.
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Transportation tech such as autonomous vehicles and dockless bikes critical to Austin, Texas
"Automated technologies are really important to Austin," Robert Spillar, director of transportation, City of Austin, tells TechRepublic's Teena Maddox at SXSW.
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NYC's program, Making Tech Work for People, promoted at SXSW
An inclusive, positive community is possible through its NYCX program, Miguel Gamiño, CTO for the City of New York, tells TechRepublic's Teena Maddox at SXSW.
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Ford's ideal fusion of data concerns connected vehicles and smart cities through a "transportation mobility cloud"
Ford focuses on a "transportation mobility cloud," fusing connected vehicles and smart city IoT devices, as well as a Chariot ride-sharing service, both of which could be transformative to traffic, sa...
