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Autonomous vehicles, AVs, driverless cars, trucks, shuttles, buses. They're being evaluated and fine-tuned at test facilities and will be operating on city streets soon, although when their prime time debut will happen is hotly debated. While many...
Article - 10/04/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Built environment, Transportation, Connectivity
It's not surprising that cybersecurity spending will increase dramatically as the transportation industry becomes more connected. Our cars are getting more intelligent and autonomous and railways and other forms of transportation are becoming more...
Article - 07/27/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Connectivity, Security and privacy
Photo credit: HitachiRapidly growing populations are straining the ability of cities all over the world to provide the efficient services citizens need and want. One very visible challenge is increasing traffic congestion. Traffic delays are not...
Article - 07/20/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Connectivity
Olli, IBM's self-driving shuttleThe consensus is that we'll see autonomous vehicles (AVs) – self-driving cars, trucks, buses and shuttles – on our city streets and interstates within five years or so. Several jurisdictions are actively competing to...
Article - 06/28/2017
Active Region(s): North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Connectivity
Hong Kong is an advanced and well-connected city in several ways. But its perennial traffic congestion during peak times slows traffic to a pace not a lot faster than a brisk walk. The story below summarizes a public-private collaboration that...
Article - 03/30/2017
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Connectivity
This informative white paper from Council Lead Partner Cubic Transportation Systems provides an overview of what the pending migration of Europay, MasterCard and Visa (EMV) chip cards will mean for the transportation sector in the U.S.
Resources - 07/27/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Payments, Transportation, Connectivity
This video highlights the dynamic Next Bus technology from Council Lead Partner Cubic Transportation Systems and how it gives transit riders in San Bernadino access to real-time transportation information.
Resources - 07/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Connectivity
Roads simply cannot expand infinitely to keep pace with growth in traffic volumes. Traffic congestion and easing excess traffic on key roads can be seen as a flow problem. This video introduces SMIDER, a cloud-based road traffic automation solution.
Resources - 05/07/2015
Active Region(s): India, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Transportation, Analytics, Computing resources, Connectivity
The Internet of Things (IoT) can help address many of the most pressing problems facing towns and cities today, from congestion and energy use to public safety. For a quick summary of ways IoT can do that, download the infographic linked below from...
Resources - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Transportation, Connectivity
The city of tomorrow is a city of information. Smart cities are greener, safer, faster and friendlier. Watch this video to learn how Council Lead Partner Verizon has been helping to transform cities into smarter cities for more than a decade.
Resources - 05/01/2015
Active Region(s): Main, North America, Readiness Guide Online
Category: Energy, Public safety and security, Telecommunications, Transportation, Computing resources, Connectivity