Smart City & Utility Industry News

New Project (Full-Scale)Mobility and TrafficFlorida Department of Transportation (FDOT)Flow LabsUSA

Florida DOT Deploys AI-Driven Traffic System at 2,000 Intersections

Oct 14, 2025

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District Five has rolled out a region-wide, real-time traffic management platform built in partnership with Flow Labs. The system now spans roughly 2,000 intersections in the Orlando metropolitan...

New Project (Pilot)WaterDenton Water UtilitiesUSA

Denton Water Utilities Launches Pilot For Smart Water Meters

Oct 14, 2025

Denton Water Utilities is initiating a pilot project to deploy digital water meters across various locations in the city over the next six to 12 months. The pilot, contracted at about USD 614,000, is intended to test advanced metering infrastructure...

FundingWasteFichaClimate Leaders Fast-Track

Ficha rolls out AI system to curb waste-sorting errors with €2M funding

Oct 14, 2025

Ficha, a French startup developing AI-powered solutions for waste sorting, has secured a €2 million funding round to accelerate its rollout in France and later across Europe. The startup’s core offering includes Camia, a camera module installed...

New Project (Full-Scale)OtherJacobsAustralia

Western Australian Government Secures $73.7M Contract for Statewide Digital Twin Platform

Oct 14, 2025

The Western Australian government has awarded a A$73.7 million contract to Jacobs Solutions to build the core spatial digital twin platform underpinning the state’s new Spatial WA initiative. The platform will allow government agencies to...

New Project (Full-Scale)EnergyZIVItronGreece

ZIV and Itron Win Major Smart Meter Contract in Greece

Oct 14, 2025

Basque-based ZIV has secured its largest-ever contract through a consortium with Itron, clinching an agreement with Greece’s HEDNO (Hellenic Electricity Distribution Network Operator). The deal calls for the deployment of nearly one million smart...

Mergers and AcquisitionsEnergyItronUrbint

Itron to Acquire Urbint for $325M in Fourth-Quarter Deal

Oct 7, 2025

Itron is set to acquire Miami-based software firm Urbint for $325 million, financed from Itron’s existing cash reserves. The transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2025. Urbint, backed by investors including Energize Capital,...

New Project (Pilot)Mobility and TrafficWasteSmartMeItaly

San Filippo del Mela Launches Italy’s First AI-Driven Urban Monitoring System

Oct 7, 2025

The Sicilian municipality of San Filippo del Mela has become the first in Italy to deploy an intelligent urban monitoring system, using the HG-Aura platform developed by the Messina‐based firm SmartMe. The system consists of optical and...

Mergers and AcquisitionsWaterEnergyAureliusLandis+Gyr

Aurelius Expands Smart Metering Portfolio with Double Acquisitions from Landis+Gyr and Xylem

Oct 7, 2025

In two closely timed transactions, private equity firm Aurelius is expanding its footprint in global metering by acquiring operations from both Landis+Gyr and Xylem. On September 29, 2025, Landis+Gyr Group AG agreed to sell its Europe-Middle...

Mergers and AcquisitionsEV ChargingEco-MovementDow Jones

Dow Jones Acquires EV Charging Data Platform Eco-Movement

Oct 1, 2025

Dow Jones has acquired Eco-Movement, a Utrecht-based platform that aggregates and refines data on electric-vehicle (EV) charging stations, to integrate it into its OPIS energy-analytics business. Eco-Movement operates a global data network covering...

Mergers and AcquisitionsWasteAMP RoboticsRDS Virginia

AMP Expands Waste-Sorting Reach with RDS Portsmouth Acquisition

Oct 1, 2025

AMP Robotics Corporation has purchased the Portsmouth operations of RDS of Virginia, integrating a recycling and sorting facility in South Hampton Roads formerly operated by RDS. The facility currently houses an AI-powered “AMP ONE” system,...