Urban Planning news and trends

Uber Testing Traffic Estimates With Some Customers
Ridesharing // September 17, 2018

Uber, a ridesharing company, has started testing traffic estimates for its Android riders during the past few months and has recently expanded it to its iOS users, according to reports. The feature has been live for all of Uber’s drivers and provides indicators of congestion...

Connected Cars Hitch A Ride On Smart City Spending
Ecosystems // August 13, 2018

They are siblings, the concepts of connected vehicles and smart cities. Tied together by data, sensors, algorithms, software and other technology, the two ecosystems are becoming increasingly difficult to separate in the imagination and in reality. That is leading to more activity and funding designed...

Moovit CEO: How Mobility Data Makes Cities Smart
Ridesharing // March 05, 2018

Just like cars on a highway at rush hour, transformation in city and infrastructure planning is not moving fast enough to get people where they need to go — and it’s about to become more of a problem, if Moovit Co-Founder and CEO Nir Erez...

Interviews & Exclusives
Moovit CEO: How Mobility Data Makes Cities Smart

March 05, 2018
Just like cars on a highway at rush hour, transformation in city and infrastructure planning is not moving fast enough to get people where they need to go — and it’s about to become more of a problem, if Moovit Co-Founder and CEO Nir Erez is correct. “The changes in the way people move in […]

Quick Reads
Thales and Neural Labs Expand Partnership on Smart City Solutions

March 13, 2024
Tech firm Thales has expanded its partnership with Neural Labs centered around AI-powered smart cities. Thales, based in France, develops solutions for a range of industries, including digital identity and security. Neural Labs provides video analysis for smart cities and artificial intelligence (AI)-based intelligent transportation systems. According to a Wednesday (March 13) news release, the partnership aims to enable secure, efficient […]

Uber Testing Traffic Estimates With Some Customers

September 17, 2018
Uber, a ridesharing company, has started testing traffic estimates for its Android riders during the past few months and has recently expanded it to its iOS users, according to reports....