Smart City & Utility Industry News

London councils have spent over £850,000 repairing vandalised low-traffic neighbourhood infrastructure since 2020, with Hackney paying £400,000.

Bentley Systems acquires Blyncsy to detect over 50 types of roadway issues in real time with AI, replacing manual data collection on roads.

GE Vernova acquires Oslo-based Greenbird to integrate utility data and strengthen its GridOS software for sustainable energy grids.

Portsmouth Water adopts Kraken's platform for 324,000 customers, targeting the rollout of 43,300 smart meters by 203

California firefighters use the ALERTCalifornia AI system and over 1,000 cameras to detect wildfire smoke and alert response teams promptly.

Carbondale Fire Department partners with Pano AI to install a $50,000 pair of panoramic cameras on Elephant Mountain tower to scan 24/7 for

PortsToronto unveils two WasteShark aquadrones in Toronto Harbour to capture floating debris, collecting up to 1100-lbs of waste daily.

The U.S. Department of Transportation allocates $100 million for IoT and autonomous vehicle projects, with applications open through Oct. 10.

Indonesia's Rekosistem raises $5M to scale its waste management system, aiming to process over 20,000 metric tons of waste monthly within two years.

Endesa subsidiary e-distribución invests €40 million in a digital twin covering 90,000km of power lines to improve real-time network management.