The Evolving Landscape of E-mobility and Smart Cities: A Glimpse into the Future



The past few minutes in the realm of e-mobility and smart cities have been a whirlwind of innovation and strategic partnerships. From Nordic collaborations leveraging AI for smarter urban management to the cautious yet forward-moving sentiment surrounding self-driving vehicles in America, the landscape is rapidly evolving. We're seeing AI-powered cameras monitoring our roads, drones being refined for intricate inspections, and significant strides being made in sustainable last-mile delivery solutions across Europe. Major players like GM and Nvidia are joining forces to accelerate autonomous vehicle technology, while Waymo and Toyota are exploring a future where robotaxis become commonplace. Even our city streets are being evaluated for their "robotability"! This constant stream of developments underscores a clear trend: data-driven insights and artificial intelligence are poised to revolutionize how we move and how our cities function, promising a future that is both more efficient and more intelligent. Stay tuned as these exciting advancements continue to unfold!


Wapice and Axis create a blueprint for smart city data-driven leadership through Nordic collaboration
Data-driven urban management is being transformed as Wapice's IoT-TICKET partners with Axis camera technologies. The joint solution leverages cognitive functions and AI to enhance predictability and decision-making. This Nordic collaboration delivers secure, scalable solutions for creating smarter and safer cities. Wapice is a leading...
Texting while driving? AI traffic cameras are watching you in these 5 states
After successful trials in Europe, 'Heads Up' cameras are coming to more places in the US. Here's how they work.
A Path Planning Algorithm for UAV 3D Surface Inspection Based on Normal Vector Filtering and Integrated Viewpoint Evaluation
ABSTRACT The use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for three-dimensional (3D) surface inspection has become an important tool in the field of large-scale structure maintenance. However, the commonly used UAVs inspection path planning (IPP) algorithms for 3D surface suffer from problems, such as path quality-dependent model accuracy, path inspection...
This is how Americans truly feel about self-driving cars
A convincing majority of Americans remain “afraid” to ride in self-driving vehicles, according to a survey released today by AAA.A January survey of 1,095 people found that 61 percent do not trust self-driving vehicles (that survey question didn’t differentiate between semi-autonomous cars, like some Tesla models, and fully autonomous cars, like Waymo...
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SPOTLOG's Roadmap to Sustainable Last-Mile Solutions
This wide regional participation reflects the importance of collaborative policymaking in improving urban logistics and last-mile delivery across Europe. The feedback collected will contribute to policy recommendations and strategic actions that support more efficient, sustainable, and innovative last-mile delivery systems in European cities. This...
STRATEGIC URBAN PLANNING FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Working for a green logistics: 3 new GP expert approved!
Jussi Niemioja on LinkedIn: Advanced transportation systems! Why are networking so important? Great…
The Future of Urban Mobility
This impressive animated data visualization shows the average levels of traffic on Dubai roads over the course of one day. It is one of a series of mapped visualizations in Moving forward: What drives the future of urban transport, a data-driven exploration of urban mobility in Dubai. Dubai city has one of the highest car ownership rates in the...
GM is teaming with Nvidia to produce fleet of self-driving vehicles
At Nvidia’s annual GTC conference, CEO Jensen Huang announced during his keynote session that the company would be partnering with GM to supercharge the latter's autonomous vehicle and manufacturing operations with AI and cutting-edge chips.GM will integrate Nvidia’s AI-powered computing systems into its next-gen vehicles, using the chipmaker’s Drive...
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SPOTLOG at the 2025 Europe, Let’s Cooperate! Forum
IN2CCAM: GLOSA for AV, and AV detected event demonstrations in Tampere Living Lab
This video presents the GLOSA for an Automated Vehicle and automated vehicle event detection demonstrations conducted in Tampere Living Lab as part of the IN2CCAM project during 2024 – 2025. GLOSA was tested with VTT’s automated vehicle and mobile traffic light unit. Automated vehicle detection of parked vehicles on the route and slippery road was tested...
AI Agents in Action: Revolutionizing Real-Time Traffic Monitoring
AI Agents in Action: Revolutionizing Real-Time Traffic Monitoring AI agents enhance real-time traffic monitoring by optimizing traffic flow, predicting congestion, and automating signal adjustments. They proactively address issues like accidents and roadblocks, ensuring faster response times. The integration of AI improves road safety, reduces...
Balancing Logistics and Sustainability: SPOTLOG EoE in Riga!
Waymo partners with Toyota to bring robotaxis to everyone
Well, that was fast. Just two days after Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said Waymo is considering selling robotaxis to individuals one day, the company signed a deal with Toyota that could make this a reality. In a joint press release, Waymo and Toyota said they've reached a "preliminary agreement" to "explore a collaboration focused on accelerating the...
‘Robotability score’ ranks NYC streets for future robot deployment | Cornell Chronicle
For delivery robots, not all sidewalks are created equal – some are uneven or clogged with people and bus shelters – so researchers at Cornell Tech developed a “robotability score” and rated every street in New York City on how hospitable it would be to robots.Their rating system is the first of its kind, researchers said, and

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