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FundingMobility and TrafficUlissesNational Center for Sustainable Mobility (MOST)

Milan Smart Mobility Startup Ulisses Closes €1.09M Seed Round

Ulisses, a Milan-based startup specializing in vehicle and asset tracking and smart mobility, closed a €1,088,050 seed round, drawing backing from a national accelerator, a government-linked sustainable mobility body, and more than 30 angel...

Automated Bus Lane Enforcement Gains Legal Ground in Britain

The UK Vehicle Certification Agency has granted regulatory approval to Hayden AI for its bus-mounted Civil Traffic Enforcement System in both England and Wales within a single week, clearing the company to support formal enforcement programs in two...

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...

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...

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...

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