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Digitalization of cities: AI, security, and practical solutions | Arguments and Facts

Translated title. Original: Цифровизация городов: ИИ, безопасность и практические решения | Аргументы и факты

Experts discuss AI, data, and IoT for urban digitization, covering benefits, risks, regulation, data quality, and practical deployment of smart city platforms across infrastructure and services.

Barcelona will test artificial intelligence in traffic light management by the end of 2027

Translated title. Original: Barcelona probará la inteligencia artificial en la gestión semafórica a finales de 2027

Barcelona will pilot AI-powered traffic-light management by late 2027, with Kapsch and Acisa leading separate projects to optimize signal timing and predict traffic via sensor and V2X data, supported by local authorities, universities, and mobility partners to make the city a European mobility reference.

Barcelona will carry out a pilot test to incorporate AI into traffic light management

Translated title. Original: Barcelona realizará una prueba piloto para incorporar la IA en la gestión de los semáforos

Barcelona will pilot AI-powered traffic-light management in four-month tests across city intersections, funded with 100,000 euros per project. Kapsch will use reinforcement learning for adaptive phase timing and priorities, while Acisa will create a real-time traffic prediction model with V2X. The effort, led by Barcelona's city government and partners, aims to improve efficient and sustainable mobility and includes 26 proposals from 14 countries; UPC is involved, marking the first IA deployment phase in urban traffic regulation. Additional partners TMB and ATM join the initiative.

The business of “smart cities” goes from technology to results

Translated title. Original: El negocio de las ‘smart cities’ pasa de la tecnología a los resultados

The Smart City Expo World Congress focuses on turning smart-city tech into real, measurable results, with governments, companies, and investors aiming to deploy solutions that reduce resource use and improve services. It highlights AI, funding challenges, and housing and urban planning as key themes, with participants from major tech firms and a growing emphasis on public-private collaboration.

What makes a city smart? From AI to affordable housing

Translated title. Original: ¿Qué hace inteligente a una ciudad? : De la IA a la vivienda asequible

The Smart City Expo 2026 in Barcelona highlighted AI use in public services and affordable housing, naming Tokyo as the smart city of the year. Barcelona and other mayors discussed housing policy, with new housing-focused awards and a roadmap toward 2050 goals; the event drew global attendance and will recur in 2027.

Frontier government: People-first lessons from cities around the world | The Microsoft Cloud Blog

Cities are adopting AI to improve services, safety, and governance while keeping people at the center and data under local control. ThoughtLab findings show widespread AI use across data, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and citizen services, with leaders achieving higher trust and faster returns by prioritizing resident needs and sovereign data handling.

Cities Worldwide Build and Scale AI Services With NVIDIA Physical and Agentic AI | NVIDIA Blog

Cities adopt physical and agentic AI to convert sensor data into actionable public services, using shared infrastructure and scalable hardware. Real-world deployments span Europe, North America, and Asia, employing digital twins, vision agents, and environmental/social governance models to improve planning, operations, and safety.

NTT Infrastructure Network, Fukuyama Consultant, and Kyuden Drone Service have signed a sales collaboration agreement in the sewerage sector: - ASCII STARTUP

Translated title. Original: NTTインフラネットと福山コンサルタント、九電ドローンサービスが下水道分野における営業連携協定を締結しました : - ASCII STARTUP

NTT Infrastructure Network, Fukuyama Consultants, and Kyuden Drone Service have formalized a sales collaboration to modernize sewer maintenance using DX, AI degradation detection, and drone tech, with joint proposals and information sharing planned and a view toward expanded municipal applicability.

AI saved us 55 engineering days

Paris regional authorities, along with Bolt and Stellantis, plan to test and roll out autonomous vehicles in Greater Paris starting around 2028.

Which tram line is closing in Istanbul? Why is T3 Kadıköy-Moda stopping? Where will electric vehicles depart from? - Milli Gazete

Translated title. Original: İstanbul'da hangi tramvay hattı kapanıyor? T3 Kadıköy-Moda neden duruyor? Elektrikli araçlar nereden kalkacak? - Milli Gazete

Istanbul's T3 Kadıköy-Moda tram line will undergo track and infrastructure renewal starting Oct 19, 2026, suspending tram services and shifting to electric buses during works; three stations will be out of service, with completion targeted for early 2027 and eventual integration with Kadıköy Square.