Mobility – an important topic at CES 2021
· Autonomous Vehicles

Mobility – an important topic at CES 2021

This year, I attended CES 2021 with one goal – to find out about things that could make our life easier, better, and more sustainable. Because e-mobility is about so much more than transportation, my focus on this shortlist is centered on this topic. E-mobility and autonomous driving have the potential to reduce the cost […]

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Planning your daily commute like it’s a planned vacation trip
· Smart Cities

Planning your daily commute like it’s a planned vacation trip

People spend inordinate amounts of time in their daily commute. New survey data show the average American’s commute inched up to 26.9 minutes from 26.6 minutes the previous year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2017 American Community Survey. That 18-second increase may seem small, but it totals an extra two and a half hours on […]

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Smart Columbus – building blocks for a better future
· Smart Cities

Smart Columbus – building blocks for a better future

The Smart Columbus project started with the mission to accelerate human progress through open mobility. Essential to developing a smart city was not only data collection and state of the art technology, but also the ability to serve and involve shareholders – its residents. With a purpose to include citizens and make them part of […]

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How AI & ML Are Being Used to Relieve Traffic Congestion
· Smart Cities

How AI & ML Are Being Used to Relieve Traffic Congestion

Traffic isn’t just bad. It’s actually getting worse. Do you think the traffic is bad where you live? Try moving to Boston, where commuters suffer the worst highway congestion in the nation. Residents of the New England city spent an average of 164 hours sitting in their vehicles going nowhere slowly last year, losing as […]

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Smart Cities Challenge for a Better Mobility
· Smart Cities

Smart Cities Challenge for a Better Mobility

Parsons Corporation and its partners and sponsors announced this week the first Smart Cities Challenge — titled Transforming Intersections — that will significantly increase mobility around cities and reduce the amount of time citizens spend at red lights. The goal of Parsons’ Smart Cities Challenge is to change the way cities move by collaborating with governments to solve some of […]

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Smart Cities – From Vertical Farming to Vertiports
· Smart Cities

Smart Cities – From Vertical Farming to Vertiports

Cities are bursting at their seams and to manage the urban sprawl the strategy has been simple – Go vertical! Tall buildings, elevated transportation, vertical farming, and now vertiports! All indications even at the recently concluded Uber Elevate Summit, point to one certainty– the platform disruption is getting ready for lift-off! Electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) […]

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