Environment
“License to Pollute” overturned by top European court
The General Court of the European Union upholds action brought by cities: annuls in part the...
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Mobility
Technology, and autonomous vehicles will disrupt mobility the next decade
April 19, 2018Technology, and the change of demographics in the twenty-first century, will make connected cars and automated...
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Smart Cities
Network Slicing Allows Carriers to Charge More for Connected Cars
April 16, 2018When 5G networks are operational and new autonomous driving features become available, carriers will have the...
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Smart Cities
IoT Times: Top wireless standards for IoT devices
April 13, 2018Most of the current machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity is working over the 2G GPRS standard, requiring...
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Barcelona
Smart Island Congress to Return to Majorca with Impressive Speaker Lineup
April 9, 2018The leading world congress on smart islands will feature 95 speakers, mostly with international profiles, who...
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Barcelona
Uber GM for Spain argues driverless model will create jobs
March 29, 2018Despite the fatal crash in Arizona and growing fears that taxi drivers will lose their livelihood,...
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Environment
Paris passes its new Air Quality, Energy & Climate Action Plan
March 23, 2018Paris will be a carbon neutral city and 100% powered by renewable energy by 2050, after...
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Smart Cities
London Creates Ethics Panel to Evaluate Use of Facial Recognition
March 21, 2018An independent panel that advises City Hall on the ethics of policing in the capital is...
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Barcelona
Europe’s GDPR Slaps Data Collected by Cities
March 20, 2018Cities collecting personally identifiable data, by the government or through any third party, are responsible to...
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Smart Cities
Who has responsibility when AI is running the show?
March 12, 2018Paula Boddington, Oxford University researcher and author of “Towards a code of ethics for artificial intelligence,”...
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Environment
Connected & Autonomous Cars Are Using More Power and Fuel
March 2, 2018A study published by researchers at the University of Michigan and the Ford Motor Innovation Center...
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Environment
Buying a Diesel Car Today is Selfish and Irresponsible
January 22, 2017We all know that pollution, like tobacco, kills! We also know that diesel fuel is extremely...
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Scewc
Smart City of 2018 is Singapore
November 15, 2018The city of Singapore wins the Smart City of 2018 at the Smart City Expo World...
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Barcelona
Smart Cities World Congress Opens its Biggest Event
November 13, 2018Smart City Expo World Congress (SCEWC), the leading international event for cities, opened today under the...
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Barcelona
Forty-eight Global Cities Work on Regulatory Framework for Digital Platforms
November 14, 2018During the Sharing Cities Summit 2018 global cities such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Lisbon, Madrid, Montreal, New...
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Barcelona
Superblocks, Barcelona Answer to Car-Centric City
July 21, 2016Barcelona wants to be the world’s best city for people. To reclaim the public space and...
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Environment
Athens fights rising heat
December 11, 2018At the recent Smart Cities Conference in Barcelona, Mayor Kaminis of Athens highlighted how the city...
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Barcelona
Barcelona Facing New Housing Problems, and Airbnb
July 1, 2016Barcelona is facing increasing pressure on its housing market, primarily in rental prices. The Mediterranean city,...
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IoT
To comply with GDPR, most data should remain at the edge — IoT Times
October 31, 2018During his recent speech at the European Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, Apple’s CEO...
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IoT
IoT and Analytics are Reshaping the Rail Industry
June 13, 2016Using sophisticated sensors and analytics Spain’s high-speed trains achieve 99.98% availability, allowing the rail company to...
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Environment
London adds five new Low Emission Bus Zones
November 19, 2018In his latest measure to tackle London’s lethal toxic air, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan...
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Environment
Greenpeace is Asking to Buy Nothing on Black Friday
November 20, 2018Greenpeace and partners launch MAKE SMTHNG Week (November 23 – December 2). With more than 273...