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33 min agoIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala 1h agoMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 18h agoWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data 5 OctUkraine’s Decarbonization Fund Buys 40,000 NB-IoT Gas Meter Modules For UAH 187.2 Million 4 OctGermany Opens Its Grid To Bidirectional EV Charging 3 OctAmpol Agrees $225 Million Purchase Of Evie Networks, Combining 1,424 Fast-Charging Bays 3 OctGreek Ministry Of Digital Governance Receives Four Bids For 1,000-Camera Enforcement Network 2 OctMonza Approves €615,000 Camera Upgrade At 14 Signalised Intersections Under SAMU Project

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22 Jul EV ChargingGeorgia Launches V2X Pilot and Expands EV Charging Access

Georgia approves $52 million for Georgia Power to expand EV charging infrastructure and launches a bidirectional V2X pilot in ten school districts.

22 Jul WasteJaipur Robotics Secures €153K to Optimize Waste-to-Energy Plants with AI Vision

Swiss startup Jaipur Robotics raises €153,000 from Venture Kick to scale its AI vision platform, reducing downtime at waste-to-energy plants.

22 Jul VideosurveillanceAI Surveillance Network Launched in Mallorca’s Playa de Palma

Playa de Palma deploys a €6 million AI surveillance network with 15 cameras across six kilometers of coastline to detect nighttime beach thefts.

22 Jul EnergyVeolia Acquires Icetec to Strengthen North American Digital Energy Services

Veolia acquires Pennsylvania-based Icetec to expand distributed energy services and support plans to double North American revenue by 2030.

22 Jul VideosurveillanceMenorca Advances Smart Island Project with Over 3,500 Connected Devices

Menorca launches a €1.65 million smart island phase to install over 3,500 connected devices by 2026, prioritizing water metering and traffic.

22 Jul EnergyTokyo Gas Venture Arm Backs AI Energy Forecasting Firm Amperon

Tokyo Gas venture arm Acario invests in Houston-based Amperon to support the AI energy forecasting firm's expansion across North America and Europe.

22 Jul Mobility and TrafficTfGM Extends Use of CitySwift Platform to Continue Optimizing Bus Operations

TfGM extends its CitySwift partnership across Greater Manchester, where data-driven bus adjustments drove a 10% punctuality gain in key areas.

22 Jul IoT NetworksMemphis Utility Deploys First Standalone Private 5G Network with Nokia

MLGW deploys the first U.S. municipal standalone private 5G network with Nokia to modernize utility services for over 420,000 Memphis customers.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficHungary Pilots AI Traffic Monitoring with Smart Motorway Project

Magyar Közút and BME activate an 800-meter AI traffic monitoring system with 39 sensors on the M1–M7 motorway near Budaörs to boost road safety.

16 Jul Mobility and TrafficBarcelona launches AI pilots to tackle traffic noise pollution

Barcelona launches two €100,000 AI pilot projects to reduce urban traffic noise, which accounts for 85% of noise levels in the city.

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