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7h agoColumbia, Missouri Awards Ameresco $42 Million To Replace 106,739 Electric And Water Meters 7h agoCalifornia Governor’s Office Of Emergency Services Adds ICEYE Satellite Flood And Wildfire Data 7h agoArrive Completes Acquisition Of Passport, A Parking Software Provider With 800+ Clients 7h agoEast, North And South Ayrshire Councils Sign 15-Year Deal With Believ For 600 EV Chargers YesterdayComune di Trieste And Edison Next Begin LED Replacement Of 16,504 Peripheral Light Points YesterdayIraq’s National Investment Commission Announces Smart Waste Collection Scheme For Karbala YesterdayMunicipalidad De La Serena Plans Chile’s First Smart LED Streetlight Pilot With Taiwan Funding 7 OctWest Sussex County Council Trials Dashboard AI Cameras On 8 Highway Inspection Vehicles 6 OctKurrant Advises Telraam on Its Sale to Quanteo, Parent Company of Eco-Counter 5 OctCartagena Tenders €130,258 Sensor Network For Air, Weather And Pedestrian Data

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1 Nov Mobility and TrafficCalifornia DMV Halts GM’s Cruise Testing Amid Safety Concerns

California’s DMV suspends GM Cruise from testing driverless cars on state roads over safety risks following accidents and technology claims.

1 Nov EnergyRhizome Raises $2.5M for Climate Resilience in Power Grids

Rhizome raises $2.5 million and partners with Seattle City Light and Vermont Electric Power Company to forecast climate impacts on power grids.

1 Nov Smart CityNaver to Build Digital Twins of Five Saudi Cities for Vision 2030

Naver secures a $100 million deal to build digital twins of five Saudi cities, aiming to improve urban infrastructure and model disaster scenarios.

25 Oct Mobility and TrafficHayden AI Secures $53M for Global Expansion

Hayden AI raises $53M in Series B funding led by the Drawdown Fund. The firm will use the capital to expand its traffic enforcement…

25 Oct EV ChargingSaudi Arabia Launches Major EV Charging Venture for Vision 2030

Saudi Arabia's PIF and SEC launch a venture to install over 5,000 fast EV chargers across the kingdom by 2030 to build local infrastructure.

25 Oct Environmental MonitoringEnhancing Colorado Air Quality Monitoring with EPA Funds

Colorado Front Range counties are expanding air monitoring using over $625,000 in EPA grants, adding sensors to inform public outdoor decisions.

25 Oct EV ChargingSiemens Plans EV Turkey’s Charging Network Expansion

Siemens supplies 200 fast EV chargers to Astor Enerji across Turkey, deploying units every 200 km on highways and in select malls.

25 Oct Mobility and TrafficAbu Dhabi’s AI Transport Upgrade Set for 2027

Abu Dhabi's ITC awards a contract to ST Engineering's Urban Solutions to build an AI traffic monitoring platform slated for completion in 2027.

25 Oct Environmental MonitoringAustin’s Launches AI-Powered Wildfire Early Detection Initiative

SmokeD installs AI fire-detection sensors across 41 American Tower sites in Austin to monitor risks for more than 1.5 million residents.

18 Oct Mobility and TrafficProject Green Light: Google’s AI Drive to Cut Urban Emissions

Google opens applications for cities to join Project Green Light, a free AI tool active across 12 cities that can cut vehicle stops by…

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