Bill Gates is building his own smart city in Arizona

The billionaire's investment firm spent $80 million on a 24,800-acre plot of land outside of Phoenix to develop the "forward-thinking community."

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 13, 2017

Uber partners with NASA to bring flying taxis to cities

Uber selected Los Angeles this week as the second city to launch its uberAIR service, following an April announcement to test the innovative service in Dallas.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 10, 2017

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Smart Cities Technology and Data

Cities are increasingly looking to technology and data to address real-world issues from traffic safety to law enforcement.

By Smart Cities Dive staff

Report: Smart cities services market to reach $94.2B by 2026

Researchers examined suppliers, like Cisco, Siemens and Microsoft, that are currently providing cities with widespread smart solutions.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 8, 2017

Nashville, TN uses tech to study dwindling tree numbers

The city's population boom has led to developers cutting down trees to build new structures.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 7, 2017

DOT to partner with at least 5 cities to accelerate drone adoption

The federal government is accepting applications from cities willing to serve as test cases for widespread drone use.

By Jennifer McKevitt • Nov. 7, 2017

Empowering cities by rethinking wireless networks

The rapidly expanding implementation of smart architecture and infrastructure is shaping the functionality and future of the smart grid. 

By Keith Teichmann • Nov. 6, 2017

The great hunt for Amazon HQ2: 3 cities on our short list

While Amazon is sifting through its several hundred proposals, with a result expected in 2018, the CIO Dive Editorial Team predicts three contenders. 

By Naomi Eide , Samantha Schwartz , Alex Hickey • Nov. 6, 2017

Engineers devise finger vibration-based security system

VibWrite uses vibrations in a person's finger bones to verify their identify for secure access to homes, buildings or cars.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 3, 2017

How Louisville, KY is driving the trend of data-centric traffic optimization

Michael Schnuerle, the city's data officer, advises other cities to not overlook available data sources that may be sitting, untouched, right in front of them.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 2, 2017

IoT leaders will ‘salivate’ over opportunities in Indiana, says local mayor

The state's first IoT Lab is slated to open in Fishers, IN in January.

By Kristin Musulin • Nov. 2, 2017

Bill introduced to extend transportation technology grants

The legislation provides small- to medium-sized cities with grants of up to $100 million annually for five years to fund transportation innovations.

By Katie Pyzyk • Nov. 1, 2017

Cisco launches State Digital Acceleration program in Michigan

The company will work with Michigan to pilot a connected roadways program, advance citizen-centric government and increase enrollment in its Networking Academy. 

By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 31, 2017

Smarter streetlights

Upgrading streetlights to smart LEDs is a no-brainer.

By Thomas Cook • Oct. 30, 2017

Saudi Arabia announces $500B plan to build a new megacity

Leaders are talking with global companies like Amazon and Alibaba to develop technologies for the new city.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 30, 2017

GE enters deal to make New York Power Authority ‘first fully digital utility’

The agreement aims to digitize NYPA's entire system to boost reliability and decrease its carbon footprint. 

By Peter Maloney • Oct. 30, 2017

Maryland invests $50M in self-adjusting AI traffic signals

The responsive signals, which will be installed across seven counties, are intended to ease traffic congestion.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 30, 2017

Technology, markets and contracts — oh my! The keys to profiting from California’s duck curve

California policymakers look to address renewables over-generation through smart investments in supply- and demand-side resources.

By Herman K. Trabish • Oct. 30, 2017

New York MTA approves $573M 'tap-and-go' fare payment upgrade

The contract, officially approved Wednesday by the MTA Board, will effectively phase out use of the MetroCard by 2023.

By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 26, 2017

New global atlas shows which cities are preparing for AVs

The surveyed data shows 53 cities around the world that are preparing for autonomous vehicles — 35 of which already have AV pilot programs.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 25, 2017

Study: ‘No statistical evidence’ police body cams influence behaviors in DC

City police partnered with The Lab @ DC to gather data from the body cams and analyze how they influence police and citizen interactions.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 25, 2017

Parking network AirGarage wins Phoenix Smart City Hack

The peer-to-peer marketplace links homeowners and businesses with extra space to drivers looking for parking.

By Kristin Musulin • Oct. 25, 2017

Improving city air quality with hyperlocal data from smart sensor networks

Combined with a new generation of low-cost sensors, the hyperlocal data needed to widen the adoption of innovations could soon be a reality.

By Keith Day • Oct. 24, 2017

Iowa turns gathered bridge data into visualization tool

The state has charted all of its bridges on an interactive map that displays each structure's condition.

By Katie Pyzyk • Oct. 23, 2017

Q&A: The roles cities can play in developing smart mobility

Nat Parker, CEO of moovel North America, discussed where he thinks the future of mobility is headed — and how cities will drive that development.

By Cody Boteler • Oct. 23, 2017

17 better, cheaper ways to deliver city services

Smart Cities Council Chairman Jesse Berst explains several ways cities can use digital applications to better serve the public.

Oct. 9, 2017