Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)Environmental MonitoringSpark nzDryadNew Zealand

New Zealand’s Waitangi Forest Gets First AI-Powered Wildfire Sensor Network

Jun 10, 2026

A coalition of a national telecoms operator, a regional council, and a German environmental technology firm has completed the installation of an ultra-early wildfire detection network at the Waitangi Endowment Forest in Northland, marking the first...

Mergers and AcquisitionsStreet LightingMobility and TrafficSchréderEdgeMachines

Schréder Absorbs EdgeMachines to Embed Edge AI Into Urban Lighting

Jun 10, 2026

Schréder, the Brussels-headquartered smart outdoor lighting group, has completed the acquisition of Sydney-based EdgeMachines, a specialist in low-power IoT sensing and edge AI for urban environments. The deal, announced on June 8, 2026, formalises...

FundingSecurityEarth Observation & Climate IntelligenceICEYE

ICEYE Secures €450M Series F as Demand for Sovereign Radar Intelligence Accelerates

Jun 9, 2026

ICEYE, the Helsinki-based satellite operator, has closed a €450 million primary Series F funding round at a valuation exceeding €10 billion, signaling accelerating investor confidence in dual-use space intelligence platforms. The total Series F...

New Project (Full-Scale)EV ChargingBelievUK

Telford & Wrekin launches public EV charging rollout across 35 borough car parks

Jun 8, 2026

Telford & Wrekin Council has activated the most significant electric vehicle charging deployment in the borough’s history, bringing live charge points online across multiple public car parks as part of a 200-unit programme spanning 35...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficVivaCityNew York City DOTUSA

NYC Expands AI Traffic Sensors To 100 Intersections Citywide

Jun 7, 2026

The New York City Department of Transportation announced June 2 that it will scale a machine vision traffic monitoring initiative from 20 pilot locations to approximately 100 intersections across all five boroughs, with around 80 new installations...

New Project (Pilot)SecurityMobility and TrafficFlock SafetyUSA

Imperial Beach Approves Flock Safety ALPR Cameras in Two-Month Sheriff Pilot

Jun 4, 2026

The city of Imperial Beach has approved a two-month surveillance pilot that will place four automated license plate readers and two fixed public safety cameras across key intersections in the South Bay coastal community. The Imperial Beach City...

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Suffolk Drops Curbside Recycling as AI Sorting Takes Over

Jun 3, 2026

From 1 July, residents of Suffolk, Virginia, will no longer separate recyclables from household waste. Everything goes into one bin. The shift, announced by the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA), marks the most visible step yet in a...

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JMI Equity Backs SewerAI in AI Push to Fix Aging US Underground Infrastructure

Jun 3, 2026

American cities are losing ground on their water and sewer networks faster than they can act. Against that backdrop, SewerAI, a California-based AI platform for underground infrastructure management, has secured a major growth equity investment led...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterItronOffice d'Equipement Hydraulique de Corse (OEHC)France

Corsica Water Authority to Replace 10,000 Mechanical Meters

Jun 2, 2026

The Office d’Equipement Hydraulique de Corse (OEHC), the public body responsible for water infrastructure across the French Mediterranean island of Corsica, is replacing its entire fleet of 10,000 mechanical water meters with ultrasonic...

New Project (Pilot)WasteCortexiaBelgium

Brussels Extends AI Cleanliness Monitoring with CortexIA to 700 km of Streets

Jun 2, 2026

Bruxelles-Propreté, the Brussels Capital Region’s public cleanliness agency, has officially launched the second phase of its AI-powered street monitoring program, scaling from four vehicles to 16 trucks and extending coverage to 700...