Smart City & Utility Industry News

Cyclomedia acquires Detekt to expand its road surface analytics. The deal adds AI tools that identify road defects and assets for governments.

San Francisco-based Splight raises $12.4 million to expand a machine learning platform that increases transmission capacity on existing grid lines.

UK startup Yottar raises $1.2 million to expand its grid platform, helping developers find connection points without upfront fees.

Roseville, California, taps BetterFleet to manage its fleet EV charging, expanding from 14 to 71 chargers to cut costs and ease grid demand.

Houston approves an $8.5 million plan to replace over 25,000 aging water meters to resolve billing inaccuracies and curb widespread utility leaks.

Bagnolet launches a €99,000 pilot deploying four mobile AI cameras to detect illegal waste dumping and help municipal officers issue fines.

Dublin IT procurement firm Data Direct acquires Belfast-based IoT specialist Kinsetsu to expand smart city tracking and monitoring capabilities.

Veolia introduces EverestLabs AI sorting robots at its Perth recovery facility to automate recycling, cut landfill waste, and raise recovery rates.

Netmore and Detectronic partner to deploy over 90,000 wastewater sensors across Yorkshire Water’s sewer network over the next five years.

Albuquerque launches a six-month pilot program using three Sorama noise cameras to track loud vehicles and capture license plate data.