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2h agoMaricopa County Adds Kapsch TrafficCom Roadside Units To USD 19.6 Million V2X Acceleration Zone 2h agoEscobar Signs Four-Year Hikvision Agreement To Turn Monitoring Centre Into Smart City Innovation Lab 2h agoAlchera Technologies Raises £2.7 Million Seed To Scale M25 Traffic Forecasting For UK Highways 2h agoSwitched Source Raises Over $17 Million To Scale Phase-EQ Grid Capacity Units 8h agoThames Water Opens Market Engagement On A 22-Year Smart Metering Framework Running To 2050 8h agoSubeca Raises About $3M Series A-2 From Burnt Island Ventures, Cycle H2O And SUEZ 9h agoTronsanges Becomes Test Commune For LoRaWAN Street Lighting Controls In France’s Nièvre Department 10 OctGreek Probe Into €500M Of Smart Water Meter Tenders 10 OctLatina Council Backs €13.5M Engie Servizi–IFM Project for 110 Buildings and 14,500 Streetlights 10 OctBoston Public Schools Opens Bidding For AI Stop-Arm Cameras

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6 Aug Environmental MonitoringArtificial Intelligence boosts wildfire detection in Cyprus

The Municipality of Paralimni-Deryneia in Cyprus deploys 15 AI fire detection stations to identify smoke and fire across a 15-kilometer radius.

6 Aug Street LightingPorto Alegre Launches Call for Public Lighting Startups

Porto Alegre and Sebrae RS open applications to accelerate 10 smart public lighting startups developing NB-IoT and 5G infrastructure solutions.

6 Aug Building EfficiencyDublin Launches Digital Twin of 3,000 City-Centre Buildings to Support Net Zero Goals

IES unveils a 3D digital twin of 3,000 Dublin city-centre buildings to model energy use, emissions, and retrofit scenarios for local businesses.

6 Aug Mobility and TrafficRichmond Launches Smart Traffic Signal Project to Boost Transit and Emergency Response

Richmond is modernizing 490 traffic signals with a centralized control system to speed up emergency response and prioritize transit buses.

26 Jul Mobility and TrafficRoswell Deploys “Glance” System to Enhance Emergency Response

Roswell, Georgia, installs emergency preemption technology across 107 traffic signals to reduce emergency response times by up to 20%.

26 Jul EnergyCalifornia ISO Tests Energy-Focused AI Tool from OATI

CAISO pilots OATI's generative AI tool to improve outage management, marking the first use of the technology by a U.S. power grid operator.

26 Jul IoT and Smart City PlatformCyprus Launches €35M National Smart City Platform

Cyprus launches a €35 million nationwide smart city platform to deploy smart lighting, parking, and waste management across municipalities.

26 Jul EnergyGE Vernova Acquires Alteia to Boost Grid Visual Intelligence

GE Vernova acquires French AI software firm Alteia SAS to expand its GridOS platform with computer vision analytics for utility inspections.

26 Jul WaterAutonomous Sewer Robot Trial Launches in UK Live Network

Northumbrian Water deploys the autonomous Pipebot Patrol in a UK live network trial backed by £1.8 million to detect early pipe blockages.

26 Jul VideosurveillancePerth Allocates $313m Budget for Growth, Smart City Tech, and Sustainability

The City of Perth approves a AUD $313 million budget, dedicating $5.5 million to smart safety tech as it plans for 20,000 new residents…

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