Wylie Wong is a freelance journalist who specializes in business, technology and sports. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. Chicago has modernized its 280,000 ...
Smart city projects in Memphis, Tenn., and in Philadelphia demonstrate the potential of smart streetlights not just for illuminating neighborhoods but also for collecting data that can improve the ...
Traditional streetlighting presents a significant burden on city resources by consuming up to 40% of municipal energy budgets. Furthermore, many cities still rely on manual processes to maintain their ...
Ease of deployment may be one area where the urban tech landscape is evolving as cities look to leverage streetlights and even electric transformers to give them deeper insights into what’s happening ...
Irani is an associate professor at UC San Diego and an organizer with Tech Workers Coalition who lives in San Diego. “Smart streetlights” — a network of pole-mounted artificial intelligence-powered ...
Will real-time sensors and data offer new solutions to the challenges cities face, or just exacerbate existing inequalities? DURHAM, N.C. -- If you own an internet-connected “smart” device, chances ...
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Streetlights are becoming as smart as our cell phones, monitoring everything from available parking to weather conditions. Cities and countries around the world are embracing these ...
SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — The San Diego Police Department wants to spend millions of dollars to outfit a network of streetlights with sophisticated cameras. This week ...
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — The San Diego Police Department is working to install new cameras and license plate recognition technologies to aid officers in solving crimes. Through a five-year agreement ...