The Sharing Cities ‘lighthouse’ programme is a proving ground for a better, common approach to making smart cities a reality. By fostering international collaboration between industry and cities, the project seeks to develop affordable, integrated, commercial-scale smart city solutions with a high market potential. The project partners work in close cooperation with the European Innovation Partnership on Smart Cities and Communities and with other `lighthouse` consortia.
The city of Bloemfontein, in South Africa, is improving its streetlight infrastructure by installing smart LED lights. Started in 2016, this 3-year project will upgrade 18,000 lamp posts from Echelon Corporation.
Cool Streets combines scientific research and public engagement, working with local communities to implement effective street tree plantings that provide shade in heat-affected urban areas and reduce CO2 emissions. Cool Streets provides a practical way for people to take action. Residents, community groups, schools, councils, housing corporations and developers can get involved and achieve environmental, economic and social benefits for their local area.
Switching on Darwin is a $10M project which is delivering smart technology to encourage innovative solutions and enhance community life.
The City of Oakland Slow Streets Program is intended to support safe physical activity by creating more space for physical distancing for all Oaklanders by declaring that all Slow Streets with and without soft closure barriers are Closed to Through Traffic so that people can more comfortably use these low-traffic streets for physically distant walking, wheelchair rolling, jogging, and biking all across the City.
Milan’s Strade Aperte (Open Streets) initiative seeks to rethink mobility and public spaces to ensure a more sustainable and livable city. Strade Aperte components represent Milan’s ongoing mobility strategy, reflect the impact of COVID-19 and include physical distancing requirements. The city has announced that 35km (22 miles) of streets will be transformed over the summer, with a rapid, experimental citywide expansion of cycling and walking space to protect residents as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted.
Amazon Scout is a new, fully-electric delivery system to get packages to customers using autonomous delivery devices. These devices are small and move slowly on sidewalks at a walking pace. Amazon Scout devices use camera and sensor data for route planning, navigation, and to improve the service.
Sparshless Lift Panel used to avoid touch on lift buttons. As per research, there are 3500 bacterias on per square inch of lift button, which is 17 times greater then toilet seat.
Using Sparshless you can use lift without touch on buttons. The panel can be used with any brand and any type of lift.
AiT smart tables are the uniquely designed products of the Hungarian startup, which can be controlled with a mobile phone, are also suitable for sitting or standing work, and which serve the purposes of maintaining health. The main novelty of the product, which is equipped with hydraulic moving mechanics, is that its height can be controlled with a smartphone application, so it is suitable for both sitting and standing work. The desk monitors the time spent sitting while in use and indicates when it’s time to get up
Rollet offers an innovative service that allows pass-through payment related to the car. The car essentially becomes a means of payment thanks to Rollet’s vehicle recognition technology, so there is no need to queue at the parking meter. Rollet parking will start registering in the apps. Parking will then start automatically on arrival at the barrier, at check-out trunk and payment will be made automatically, with a registered credit card.