The buzz: Honk honk! Beep beep! As cities around the world work to maintain a safe, clean, inclusive urban environment, they require innovative tools to perform mundane tasks that will keep our cities and streets – and our lives – moving at a steady pace. What are they choosing? Real-time IoT sensors. How? Storm drains can keep themselves clear during heavy rains. Street lights now send their own alerts for maintenance and replacement. And taxicabs can signal progress to help maximize city traffic flow and minimize disruptions? How smart is your city? The experts speak. W. David Stephenso
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