Beyond Tomorrow: Decoding the Future of Smart Cities
What Does a Day in a Cognitively Intuitive Smart City Look Like in 2050? I am an AI trainer located in Amsterdam, one of the oldest and most advanced cognitive intuitive cities in the world. I recently moved here from Cape Town, and being away from home, I felt it was essential to journal my […]
AI-powered Surveillance Drones and Smart Cities: Reimagining Urban Safety
In a world rapidly converging towards hyperconnectivity and personalization, smart cities are no longer a theoretical construct – they are an inevitable conclusion. As technology giants and urban leaders sprint to strategically capitalize on its opportunities, one technology is taking the lead above all – Artificial Intelligence. From mobility to power grids, it is penetrating […]
Edge AI Technology: A Strategic Advantage for Smart, Sustainable Cities
When cloud computing with virtually unlimited resources was introduced, it was deemed as an answer to the most critical questions regarding the high computational complexities of smart cities. However, these capabilities came with inherent limitations that ranged from non-context-aware behavior to high latency, processing time inefficiencies, and zero-mobility support. These gaps contradicted its application in […]
AI-based Traffic Coordination to Reduce Congestion
Traffic congestion has transformed from a mere inconvenience to a measurable hindrance to urban prosperity. According to INRIX’s 2024 Global Traffic Scorecard, traffic congestion in the U.S. accounted for more than 4 billion hours of lost time and approximately $74 billion spent by drivers in 2023. Worldwide, major urban areas underwent comparable trends, as traffic […]
15 Minute City: Can Sustainable Neighborhoods Take Human Civilization To Net Zero?
As humanity’s collective future becomes a looming question, the impending reliance on green sustainable models seems inevitable. It applies to all spheres of life, including city planning and urbanization. It is important to work on the rapidly expanding carbon footprint of urban civilizations and bring it under control. According to the BBC, transport accounts for […]
How Can Future Smart Cities Power Themselves?
Smart-city journeys progress beyond technology deployment to a people-centered focus. It involves integrating Internet of Things (IoT) technologies such as sensors, AI, or 5G technology with existing infrastructure to power various hardware such as urban photovoltaic window coatings and glass, self-powered multifunctional windows, or electricity-generating roads, solar paths, bus and vehicle charging shelters, and so […]