Connected Colorado Challenge announces winners

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Connected Colorado Challenge announces winners

Companies developing autonomous maintenance robots and visitor traffic analysis pattern technology have been named as the winners of the most recent Connected Colorado (C²) Challenge. Snowbotix and CityData.ai have earned the chance to implement their innovations with the City of Colorado Springs. Colorado Smart Cities Alliance The Challenge, run annually by the non-profit Colorado Smart Cities Alliance, creates a streamlined pathway for global innovators to connect with Colorado’s state and local governments, helping jurisdictions discover, evaluate and acquire breakthrough solutions. The 2024 C² Challenge, which launched in June of last…

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Warsaw further expands electric bus fleet

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Warsaw further expands electric bus fleet

Warsaw’s municipal bus operator Miejskie Zakłady Autobusowe (MZA) has signed a contract for the delivery of 50 articulated Solaris Urbino 18 electric buses. To date, Solaris Bus & Coach has supplied the Polish capital with almost 1,350 buses, including 163 electric vehicles. Electric bus fleet Warsaw has one of the largest electric bus fleets in Europe, with the majority consisting of Solaris vehicles. In recent weeks, the zero-emission fleet has been increased by 30 12-metre vehicles from providers Solaris and Yutong. After the completion of the planned deliveries, electric buses…

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Eco-friendly tram extension begins operations in Florence

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Eco-friendly tram extension begins operations in Florence

Italian tramway operator Gest has begun operations of the new extension of its T2 tramway line, connecting Peretola Airport to San Marco Square in the Florence. The T2 line now includes six new stops. It transported 11.5 million passengers in 2024 and is expected to attract more than 3.4 million additional passengers with this extension. Eco-friendly electric tramways Gest is the Tuscan subsidiary of public transport operator RATP Dev and plays a vital role in reducing congestion and pollution with its eco-friendly, electric tramways. It complements Florence’s bus network operated…

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SkyDrive and JetSetGo team to develop eVTol routes in Gujarat

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SkyDrive and JetSetGo team to develop eVTol routes in Gujarat

Japanese-based eVTol aircraft manufacturer SkyDrive has entered a strategic partnership with JetSetGo Aviation Services to develop commercial eVTol routes, initially in the state of Gujarat and potentially in other locations across India. JetSetGo, one of India’s largest private jet operators, has also agreed to pre-order 50 units of the eVTol aircraft which will be SkyDrive’s first commercially certified eVTol. Technical collaboration agreement The agreement between SkyDrive and JetSetGo was facilitated by Suzuki Motor Corporation under a business and technical collaboration agreement previously signed by Suzuki and SkyDrive. SkyDrive reports it…

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Japan smart cities market to be worth over $216bn by 2033

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Japan smart cities market to be worth over $216bn by 2033

The Japanese smart cities market was valued at $63.15bn in 2024, according to latest data. Research and consulting firm Astute Analytica projects it will reach $216.99bn by 2033, representing a compound annual growth rate of 14.7 per cent during the forecast period 2025-2033. The report sets out how Japan’s smart cities market is progressing at a notably fast pace, revealing a host of innovative projects, sizeable public spending, and a government-led vision that extends well beyond conventional urban development. Top smart cities in Japan Tokyo, Kobe, Fukuoka, and Sapporo have…

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Ottawa pilots permeable pavers to better manage rainwater

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Ottawa pilots permeable pavers to better manage rainwater

The Canadian city of Ottawa is piloting permeable pavers in a parking lot at the Carlingwood branch of the Ottawa Public Library to better manage rainwater. It is part of a wider project by the City to manage rainwater in older urban areas of Ottawa that were built without stormwater management in a way that will reduce the risk of flooding and treat runoff. It is the first project at a City facility. How permeable pavers work With regular pavers, when there’s rain, the water that lands on a parking…

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Moove and Waymo strike autonomous fleet partnership

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Moove and Waymo strike autonomous fleet partnership

Mobility solutions provider Moove has announced a fleet partnership with Waymo, an autonomous driving technology company. This collaboration represents the first commercial partnership of its kind on Waymo’s One app. Under the agreement, Moove will manage and dispatch Waymo’s fully autonomous fleet, beginning with operations in Phoenix in 2025 and expanding into Miami in 2026. Charging infrastructure Moove reports it will take responsibility for fleet operations, facilities, and charging infrastructure, ensuring the seamless operation of Waymo’s all-electric AV fleet. Waymo will continue to offer its service through the Waymo One…

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Lake Tahoe to introduce electric ferry

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Lake Tahoe to introduce electric ferry

Swedish tech company Candela and FlyTahoe plan to introduce the first US instance of Candela’s P-12 electric hydrofoil ferry to Lake Tahoe on the California-Nevada border. The 30-passenger P-12 hydrofoil ferry is already in service on waterways around Stockholm, Sweden. Hydrofoil technology The high-speed vessel will reduce travel times for Tahoe locals and visitors, providing a much-needed north-south connection across the lake, while also helping to cut emissions. According to the partners, the 30-minute cross-lake service, cuts the travel time in half compared to the daily 20,000 car trips along…

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UrbanLink expands fleet with hybrid eVTOL cargo drones

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UrbanLink expands fleet with hybrid eVTOL cargo drones

UrbanLink Air Mobility (UrbanLink) has announced a strategic partnership with California-based Traverse Aero to expand its fleet with hybrid-electric eVTOL cargo drones. Traverse Aero reckons its Orca model is the world’s first fully autonomous eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing) drone designed specifically for palletised cargo. It boasts a 600-mile range and delivers cargo weighing up to 550 pounds. The company claims it uses batteries and sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) to achieve an 80 per cent reduction in CO2 emissions. Logistics supply chains The aircraft’s response capabilities, coupled with its…

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Riyadh Metro network begins operations

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Riyadh Metro network begins operations

The Riyadh Metro network has begun operations, representing a key milestone in plans outlined by the Royal Commission for Riyadh City (RCRC) to improve mobility and enhance quality of life in the Saudi Arabian capital city. The 176km network, encompassing six lines, 85 stations, and seven depots, aims to set a new global standard for urban mobility and advances Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030. Smart and sustainable rail system Projected to serve a maximum capacity of 3.6 million daily passengers, the Riyadh Metro network will, in its whole significantly reduce reliance…

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Milton Hydro partners with Trilliant for community sub-metering programme

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Milton Hydro spolupracuje s firmou Trilliant na komunitním programu dílčího měření

Trilliant has announced a new partnership with Milton Hydro Services (MHSI), a subsidiary of Milton Hydro Holdings in Ontario, Canada. MHSI empowers its customers through innovative energy management services and solutions now and throughout the energy transition. The agreement marks the inception of a community-wide sub-metering programme powered by Trilliant’s Smart Building platform to provide an enhanced customer experience and energy savings opportunities. Sub-metering is an energy management solution for multi-tenant buildings where each unit is individually metered. As a result, customers only pay for their own energy usage and…

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Contec partners with TruWeather and Vantiq for Industry 4.0 weather solutions

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Contec, TruWeather a Vantiq

Contec Americas has announced apartnership with TruWeather Solutions and Vantiq to fast-track the development of Industry 4.0 weather solutions. The partnership will be showcased at the Embedded World conference in Austin where the companies will demonstrate TruWeather’s advanced weather solution for drone operations using Vantiq’s Intelligent IoT platform running on Contec’s scalable IoT hardware. TruWeather deploys a robust network of weather sensors designed to gather high-density, low-altitude wind and weather data in areas where none currently exists. Our sensors provide crucial weather data for safety applications, with each data point…

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Identiv leads Digital Product Passport adoption with NFC tech

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NFC tech

Identiv has taken a role in driving the adoption of NFC-based Digital Product Passports (DPPs). On November 6, 2024, Identiv, in collaboration with NFC Forum, STMicroelectronics and custom skateboard designer BoardPusher, will host a webinar focused on the critical role of NFC technology in advancing sustainability efforts and the implementation of the Digital Product Passport. Driving the future of sustainability through DPPs The European Union’s DPP initiative is designed to enhance transparency and accountability throughout the lifecycle of a product, from production to recycling. Identiv’s NFC-powered IoT solutions enable products…

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Royal Mail becomes world’s first delivery company to use tech innovator Wiliot’s digital tags

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Royal Mail digital tags

Royal Mail has partnered with tech innovator Wiliot to transform the way it tracks items travelling through its network, using breakthrough digital tagging to provide unprecedented visibility. As well as improving efficiency and reliability, this will help the company on its target of being Net-Zero by 2040 by optimising vehicle use depending on volume and reducing overall fuel use. Royal Mail is about to complete tagging its 850,000 containers, called Yorks, which are used to transport customers’ parcels and letters around the country, and has plans to use the digital…

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Netmore and Cellnex UK Partner to Deploy and Densify UK LoRaWAN Network Using Streetworks Monopole Infrastructure

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Netmore LoRaWAN Cellnex

Netmore Group, a leading global LoRaWAN network operator, today announced a collaboration with Cellnex UK to install LoRaWAN gateways on Cellnex UKs streetworks monopole infrastructure for the delivery of Low Power Wide Area Network (LPWAN) coverage. Following a targeted installation on 20 Cellnex UK streetworks sites earlier this year, the companies have agreed to new installations on an additional 200 sites to support Netmore’s Automated Metering Infrastructure (AMI) rollout for regional water utilities under the AMP8 regulatory framework. This partnership is supported by Cellnex UK’s sustainable asset-sharing model which facilitates…

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