Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Pilot)Mobility and TrafficOhio Department of Transportation (ODOT)Applied InformationUSA

Fairlawn Launches Ohio’s First Fully Connected Vehicle Corridor

Sep 10, 2025

The City of Fairlawn has begun deploying Ohio’s first 100% connected vehicle corridor along Market Street, aimed at improving road safety and reducing congestion. The project, supported by the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Drive...

PartnershipEnergyNational Gridsees.aiUSA

National Grid launches autonomous drone inspections in UK first

Sep 10, 2025

National Grid has begun deploying autonomous drones from data solutions provider sees.ai for electricity infrastructure inspections, in what it describes as the first centralised beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) aerial inspection system...

New Project (Full-Scale)VideosurveillanceWasteNGE ConnectCiteosFrance

Libourne Adopts Smart Waste Detection with NGE CONNECT and Partners

Sep 10, 2025

The city of Libourne has introduced a digital solution to tackle illegal waste dumping, delivered by NGE CONNECT in partnership with Citéos and integrated into the Pulsio urban management platform. The project equips existing video surveillance...

Upcoming projectWaterThames WaterUK

Thames Water to Launch £1 Billion Framework for Major Projects

Sep 10, 2025

Thames Water Utilities Limited will issue a tender for its £1.008 billion Major Projects Framework, aimed at delivering large-scale works and asset upgrades across its network. Covering Asset Management Period 8 (AMP8) with potential extension into...

New Project (Full-Scale)WaterSevern TrentNetmore GroupUK

Severn Trent Awards £200m Smart Metering Contract to Netmore

Sep 2, 2025

Severn Trent has appointed Netmore Group to deploy and manage the advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) network for one million smart water meters across more than 20 counties in the UK. The £200 million AMP8 contract, which also covers sister...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficHAAS AlertUSA

Detroit Expands Digital Safety Alerts Across Public Safety Fleet

Sep 2, 2025

Detroit has deployed the HAAS Alert Safety Cloud across its fire and police fleets, becoming the largest US city to implement the system. HAAS Alert, a mobility safety technology company headquartered at Newlab at Michigan Central, developed Safety...

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficIndraUSA

Indra Brings C-V2X Tolling Technology to North Carolina’s I-485

Sep 2, 2025

Indra has been awarded a contract by the North Carolina Turnpike Authority to deploy its vehicle-to-everything (C-V2X) tolling solution on the I-485 beltway, marking the first U.S. road to incorporate C-V2X technology for toll payments. The system...

Mergers and AcquisitionsMobility and TrafficCyclomediaDetekt

Cyclomedia Strengthens AI Road Analytics with Detekt Acquisition

Sep 2, 2025

Cyclomedia has acquired Detekt, a provider of AI-powered road surface analytics. Detekt’s platform uses mobile mapping data to automatically identify and classify road defects, markings, and assets, serving governments and infrastructure clients...

FundingEnergySplight

Splight Secures $12.4 Million for Grid Optimization Expansion

Sep 2, 2025

San Francisco–based grid technology company Splight has raised $12.4 million in SAFE funding led by Blue Bear Capital and ZOMA Capital. The financing will support the expansion of its Dynamic Congestion Management (DCM) platform, which uses...

FundingEnergyYottar

Yottar Raises $1.2m to Digitize UK Grid Connection Process

Sep 2, 2025

UK-based startup Yottar has raised £1 million ($1.2 million) in pre-seed funding led by Haatch with participation from Cape Capital. The company has developed a digital twin platform that aggregates grid data from distribution network operators...