Smart City & Utility Industry News

Grand Besançon Métropole is equipping eight waste trucks with AI to inspect recycling bins and cut a 30% rate of non-compliant waste.

Colas installs 91 magnetic parking sensors in Châlons-en-Champagne to track vehicle occupancy and enable real-time availability updates via an app.

Villaquilambre approves two energy projects worth €3.1 million to replace 2,207 streetlights with LEDs and cut municipal energy costs by 60%.

US Ignite and Signify launch a pilot converting U.S. streetlights into gigabit wireless hubs, with Fort Lauderdale starting trials this summer.

Andalusia awards €788,067 to Seville’s Gran Vega region for smart mobility systems and air quality monitoring across 12 towns.

ConductorAI raises $15 million in Series A funding led by Lux Capital to expand its automated compliance and workflow software for federal agencies.

Pasadena adds a QuantAQ air quality sensor to its health department, expanding Caltech's network of over 25 sites to monitor wildfire dust.

Italy's Bassa Reggiana Union secures €500,000 in regional funding to deploy environmental sensors, smart lighting, and automated cameras.

Birmingham Water Works allocates $10 million in its 2025 budget to buy automated meters, advancing a transition to address billing inaccuracies.

Greater Paris launches an AI plan across 130 municipalities, funding 50% of pilot project costs to improve public services for 12 million residents.