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Street LightingFriuli Venezia Giulia Council Backs Adaptive Streetlight Study After €156.6M Udine Crash Toll

Friuli Venezia Giulia's council backs a study of adaptive streetlights after Udine's 2025 crash toll, which a councillor costs at over €156.6M.

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NYC DOT's six-month Automotus CurbSight pilot on Broadway at West 74th Street ended with no tickets issued, as state bill S8665 gates enforcement.

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Aomori Prefecture is installing 12 AI sensor cameras in the Hakkoda mountains to detect bears and alert officials, a pilot after a fatal attack…

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Olot council adds CCTV pipe inspection and GIS mapping to a 161 km sewer network with 6,866 stormwater inlets, managed by Veolia since 2023.

 VideosurveillanceCity of São Paulo’s Smart Sampa Contract Allows €10.4M Fine After Data Exposure

São Paulo's Smart Sampa contract allows a €10.42M fine on the camera consortium after restricted data stayed online for about 11 months.

 WaterHonolulu Emergency Management Plans $300K Flood Detection Pilot By June 2027

Honolulu's Department of Emergency Management plans a $300,000 machine learning flood detection pilot on Oʻahu by June 2027, with Hohonu and EM1.

 WaterPuigcerdà Council Funds €373,000 Water Network Upgrade

Puigcerdà is replacing fibre-cement mains, adding pressure reducers, sectors and telecontrol in a €373,000 water network project, 67.75% ACA funded.

 Street LightingRegione Basilicata Opens €18.8M Public Lighting Call For Comuni And Two Provinces

Regione Basilicata opened an €18,802,521 call on 16 October 2026 for public lighting retrofits, with a CDP loan attached to the grant.

 V2XARENA Commits A$4M To JET Charge For Up To 130 V2G Fleet Vehicles In The ACT

ARENA grants A$4 million to JET Charge for REVS2, placing up to 130 EVs and bidirectional chargers in the ACT Government fleet to test…

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Go Eve secures £750,000 from Innovate UK and investors for an 18-month project to make DockChain multi-bay EV fast charging more reliable.

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