Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringSWARCOUK

Cambridgeshire Deploys Solar-Powered Flood Warning System On Flood-Prone Mill Lane

Mar 31, 2026

Cambridgeshire County Council has deployed a solar-powered flood warning system on Mill Lane in Little Paxton, targeting one of the county’s most disrupted road corridors with automated detection and real-time driver alerts. The system,...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficAlchera TechnologiesUK

Nottingham Taps Alchera Technologies for AI Transport Data Hub

Mar 26, 2026

Nottingham City Council has selected Cambridge-based Alchera Technologies to build an AI-powered transport data platform that will consolidate the city’s fragmented mobility datasets into a single, centralised hub. The project falls under the...

FundingMobility and TrafficNoTrafficPSG Equity

NoTraffic Secures $90M Series C to Scale AI-Powered Intersection Platform Across North America

Mar 26, 2026

Israeli-founded mobility technology company NoTraffic has closed a $90 million Series C funding round, bringing its total capital raised to approximately $165.5 million since its founding in 2017. The investment, led by growth equity firm PSG...

PolicyMobility and TrafficSecurityCNILFrance

France Draws a Hard Line on Audio Capture in Video-Monitored Public Spaces

Mar 25, 2026

France’s data protection authority has published new guidance clarifying that audio recording through video surveillance cameras remains firmly prohibited under national law, a ruling with direct consequences for smart city deployments that...

Project UpdateMobility and TrafficAlabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT)IterisUSA

Alabama Brings Real-Time Digital Signal Monitoring to All 1,149 State-Managed Intersections

Mar 23, 2026

The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) is rolling out cloud-based traffic signal performance analytics across its entire road network, expanding a tool previously deployed at just 50 intersections in a single region to cover 1,149...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringJunta de AndalucíaSandetelSpain

Seville’s Gran Vega Region Completes First Smart Mobility Network Across 12 Municipalities

Mar 23, 2026

The Junta de Andalucía has completed the deployment of a multi-municipal smart mobility network in the Gran Vega comarca of Seville province, with close to €800,000 in regional and EU funding used to install 171 connected devices across 12 towns...

New Project (Pilot)Mobility and TrafficVoxelmapsNVIDIAUSA

San Jose Deploys Living Digital Twin Built on NVIDIA AI and 5G Edge Computing

Mar 23, 2026

San Jose has activated a continuously updated, AI-powered digital replica of its streets and infrastructure, built by Voxelmaps in collaboration with NVIDIA. Announced on March 17, 2026, the system captures real-time street-level data, processes it...

Upcoming projectEnvironmental MonitoringMobility and TrafficSpain

Northern Córdoba Deploys 800+ IoT Devices Across 38 Municipalities

Mar 18, 2026

The Junta de Andalucía has invested approximately €800,000 to roll out IoT-based smart city infrastructure across 38 municipalities and two autonomous local entities in northern Córdoba province, marking a significant push to bring digital...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingWasteInnovasurSpain

Murcia Awards €1.9M Contract To Build Next-Generation Smart City Platform

Mar 17, 2026

The Ayuntamiento de Murcia has awarded a €1.9 million contract to Andalusian technology firm Innovasur (Innovaciones Tecnológicas del Sur) to design and develop the municipality’s next smart city platform, a system that will bridge urban...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficSamTransSamsaraUSA

San Mateo County Transit District Approves AI Dash Cameras Across 235 Fixed-Route Buses

Mar 11, 2026

The San Mateo County Transit District (SamTrans) board of directors has approved the installation of AI-powered dual-facing dash cameras on all 235 of its fixed-route buses, contracting San Francisco-based Samsara Inc. to deliver hardware,...