Smart City & Utility Industry News

Tacoma launches a $1.8M EPA-funded pilot using Prairie Robotics truck cameras to spot recycling contamination and send educational postcards.

Parkonic and Salik deploy an AI parking system across 36,000 spaces in Dubai, enabling automatic number plate recognition and barrier-free billing.

Telefónica Vivo wins a $693 million contract with Sabesp to modernize 4.4 million water meters across São Paulo using NB-IoT technology by 2029.

TEMSAN launches a smart street lighting pilot in Ankara, integrating solar power, public Wi-Fi, and free electric vehicle charging stations.

Northumbrian Water expands its rollout of the Vyntelligence AI video platform across its northeast network to automate asset management workflows.

Divonne-les-Bains issues 15 fines after installing Vizzia smart cameras to catch illegal dumping, with penalties reaching up to €1,500.

Coastal Waste & Recycling pilots an autonomous robot at its Pompano Beach facility to scan trucks for elevated temperatures and battery fire risks.

North Carolina deploys 2,500 AI-powered traffic signals using Flow Labs software, marking the largest live statewide rollout of its kind in the U.S.

Valencia City Council approves a €798,646 project to digitize its urban water cycle with IoT, AI, and big data tools for real-time monitoring.

UC Santa Cruz and Regeneración deploy 25 PurpleAir sensors near Pajaro Valley schools to track wildfire smoke and agricultural pollutants.