Deloitte warns parking operators: technology is also coming for your business
Technology has made it easy and efficient to get from A to B. By accounting for real time information on queues and other disturbances,…
Mobility
Enhancing mobility and transportation options bring many benefits to a city. Reduced traffic congestion, shorter trip times, improved public safety and less pollution are just a few. Read all information about this subject in this Topic.
Unique eBook: Smart City Tales
Herman van den Bosch has been a writer at the Smart City Hub platform for quite some time now and has published many of…
Autonomous cars won’t be the future, but e-scooters might be
In a former article, Autonomous Vehicles: Heaven or Nightmare I wrote that shared (autonomous) cars might result in more traffic jams, longer trips, negative…
Autonomous vehicles: heaven or nightmare
Most citizens have become accustomed with the omnipresence of cars and they have lost awareness of its tremendous impact: In the US a car…
FABULOS project: 5,500,000 euros available for creating an autonomous bus line
Self-driving minibuses can contribute to public transport in smart cities, but have to be developed first. FABULOS (Future Automated Bus Urban Level Operation System)…
The main barrier for autonomous driving: we, the people
While autonomous cars in a smart city environment are a great promise for solving urban mobility problems, development of practical applications should take its…
HERE’s Real-Time Traffic aggregates live data from Audi, BMW Mercedes cars
HERE Real-Time Traffic service is the first global service on the market that integrates live vehicle sensor data from Audi, BMW and Mercedes-Benz vehicles…
Autonomous flying cars will soon be part of everyday reality
Urban Aeronautics’ Cormorant passenger drone can fly between buildings AeroMobil – cross between a passenger car and a small aeroplane Airbus to test self-flying…
Revolution in public transport: China’s smart bus
The world’s first virtual traintrack is unveiled in China. The smart bus, or driverless train, is equipped with sensors that can read the dimensions of…
Elon Musks tunnel system helps us get rid of traffic jams (video)
Elon Musk is working hard to make lives in congested cities easier. Not only is he working on plans to connect cities with the…