Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Pilot)Mobility and TrafficVerra MobilityUSA

Los Angeles Council Greenlights 125-Camera Speed Pilot and Bike Lane Enforcement Study

Apr 1, 2026

The Los Angeles City Council took two significant steps in late March 2026 to expand automated traffic enforcement across the city, approving a final map of 125 speed camera locations and directing city departments to explore a separate pilot for...

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringArizona Department of Forestry and Fire ManagementPano AIUSA

Arizona Launches AZFIRECAM Network to Accelerate Wildfire Detection Ahead of Peak Season

Apr 1, 2026

The Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management has activated a statewide network of AI-powered wildfire detection cameras, marking a significant expansion of the state’s early-warning infrastructure as fire risk conditions are already...

New Project (Pilot)Environmental MonitoringColorado Springs UtilitiesPano AIUSA

Pikes Peak Utility Deploys AI Wildfire Lookout to Shield Critical Infrastructure

Apr 1, 2026

Colorado Springs Utilities has activated an AI-powered wildfire detection station at Stanley Canyon, marking the first deployment of this technology in its service territory. The station, built on hardware and software developed by Pano AI, operates...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingStreet LightingEngie VianeoSibelgaBelgium

Brussels Awards Engie Vianeo Contract for 835 EV Charging Stations Across 19 Municipalities with

Apr 1, 2026

The Brussels-Capital Region has selected Engie Vianeo, the electric mobility division of French energy group Engie, to deploy 835 public charging stations across all 19 municipalities of the Belgian capital. The contract will deliver 1,640...

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)IoT NetworksNièvre NumériqueFrance

Cosne-Cours-Sur-Loire Among First To Receive Nièvre’s Public IoT Network

Mar 31, 2026

The commune of Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire in central France will be among the first localities covered by a new public low-power wide-area network (LPWAN) being rolled out by Nièvre Numérique, the department’s digital infrastructure authority....

New Project (Pilot)WasteVeoliaLIXOFrance

Bordeaux’s Commercial Waste Gets AI Treatment With Veolia’s Camera-Equipped Trucks

Mar 31, 2026

Four waste collection trucks fitted with AI-powered cameras have been operating across the Bordeaux metropolitan area since February 2026, analysing commercial waste streams in real time for approximately 2,000 businesses. The deployment is part of...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingSpain

Rota Upgrades Seafront Lighting With LED And Smart Controls In €150,000 Project

Mar 31, 2026

The coastal municipality of Rota, in the province of Cádiz, is replacing 95 conventional streetlights along its seafront promenade with 86 LED luminaires equipped with point-to-point remote management technology. The €150,000 two-phase project,...

New Project (Full-Scale)Street LightingElbi Energy ProjectsRomania

Oradea Awards €950,000 Contract For Smart Lighting Overhaul In City Centre

Mar 31, 2026

The municipality of Oradea in western Romania has signed a contract to fully modernise the public lighting system across a key central corridor, replacing ageing overhead cables and concrete poles with a smart, underground LED network designed to...

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...