Researchers from University College London (UCL) are working with micromobility operators to research and develop a ‘universal sound’ for e-scooters to alert pedestrians and other road users of their approach. The sound will be developed at the university’s Person-Environment-Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL) with input from...
Digital inclusion, accessibility and public safety are top of the to-do list for Clay Garner, the City of San Jose’s new Chief Innovation Officer and Director of the Mayor’s Office of Technology and Innovation (MOTI). Garner first joined the MOTI team in 2019, after working...
Leicester City Council is consulting on proposals to introduce a new charge on workplace parking which it says could improve air quality, fund public transport projects and incentivise active travel. The workplace parking levy (WPL) would see companies with more than ten parking spaces charged...
Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has outlined plans to invest KRW 345.9 billion (US$287 million) this year on over 1,000 projects to “kickstart the digital transformation for the post-COVID-19 era”. This includes establishing its own metaverse platform, expanding the use of AI-powered CCTV and developing blockchain-based...
A new on-demand shuttle service connecting Milwaukee residents with jobs in the city’s northern suburbs is set to launch next month. FlexRide Milwaukee will deploy 15 vehicles – one of which will be a Via-owned accessible passenger van – to transport passengers from five city...
Sunderland in north-east England is implementing a new data platform to inform action on issues such as anti-social behaviour, social care, health, and environmental incidents. The ConnexinOS platform, which uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify trends in datasets and suggest the best course...
Plans to introduce charges on Manchester’s most polluting vehicles are in doubt after the city’s Combined Authority referred plans for a proposed Clean Air Zone (CAZ) back to the UK government for review. From 30 May, emission-emitting buses, coaches, taxis, private hire vehicles, heavy goods...
Analyst firm Juniper Research has ranked Shanghai as the world’s number one smart city for 2022. It is followed by Seoul, Barcelona, Beijing, and New York in the top five. Juniper’s ranking of 50 world cities is based on an evaluation of various aspects of...
UK start-up Urban-Air Port (UAP) has announced plans to establish 200 hubs for flying taxis and cargo drones across 65 cities globally over the next five years. The firm is set to launch its first ‘vertiport’, dubbed the “worlds smallest airport”, in Coventry in April,...
In a recent survey of 126 US mayors, almost three-quarters (73 percent) said that voters hold them accountable for addressing homelessness, but only 19 percent believe they have substantial control over addressing the issue. In the latest Menino Survey of Mayors, conducted by Boston University’s...
