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Elevated highway curves through a forested valley with digital blue light overlays on vehicles and infrastructure
New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficEnvironmental MonitoringMovyonAutostrade per l'Italia GroupItaly

Italy Finally Has a Smart Road. Here Is What That Actually Means

The Italian Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport formally handed the Autostrade per l’Italia Group the certification that makes the A56 Tangenziale di Napoli the first road in Italy to meet the legal definition of a Smart Road under...

Aerial view of a wildfire burning through a dense evergreen forest with thick smoke rising from the orange flames.
New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringSpark nzDryadNew Zealand

New Zealand’s Waitangi Forest Gets First AI-Powered Wildfire Sensor Network

A coalition of a national telecoms operator, a regional council, and a German environmental technology firm has completed the installation of an ultra-early wildfire detection network at the Waitangi Endowment Forest in Northland, marking the first...

Two men shaking hands in front of a Schréder Sense One banner powered by EdgeMachines at an event booth
Mergers and AcquisitionsStreet LightingMobility and TrafficSchréderEdgeMachines

Schréder Absorbs EdgeMachines to Embed Edge AI Into Urban Lighting

Schréder, the Brussels-headquartered smart outdoor lighting group, has completed the acquisition of Sydney-based EdgeMachines, a specialist in low-power IoT sensing and edge AI for urban environments. The deal, announced on June 8, 2026, formalises...

VIvacity AI traffic sensor camera view tracking pedestrians and a flatbed truck at a New York City crosswalk with bounding boxes
New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficVivaCityNew York City DOTUSA

NYC Expands AI Traffic Sensors To 100 Intersections Citywide

The New York City Department of Transportation announced June 2 that it will scale a machine vision traffic monitoring initiative from 20 pilot locations to approximately 100 intersections across all five boroughs, with around 80 new installations...

A Flock Safety solar-powered license plate recognition camera mounted on a black pole against a blue sky.
New Project (Pilot)SecurityMobility and TrafficFlock SafetyUSA

Imperial Beach Approves Flock Safety ALPR Cameras in Two-Month Sheriff Pilot

The city of Imperial Beach has approved a two-month surveillance pilot that will place four automated license plate readers and two fixed public safety cameras across key intersections in the South Bay coastal community. The Imperial Beach City...

AMP Robotics automated sorting systems installed over conveyor belts in a recycling facility
Project UpdateWasteAMP RoboticsUSA

Suffolk Drops Curbside Recycling as AI Sorting Takes Over

From 1 July, residents of Suffolk, Virginia, will no longer separate recyclables from household waste. Everything goes into one bin. The shift, announced by the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA), marks the most visible step yet in a...

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