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Self-Driving Shuttles Find New Uses During Pandemic
Local governments found themselves with pressing needs during the pandemic, and pilot programs testing automated shuttles stepped up to help for example, by delivering COVID-19 tests and meals. At the recent Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo city transportation leaders discussed how autonomous vehicle shuttle programs were re-imagined during the pandemic to transport items like food deliveries and COVID-19 tests. Shutterstock/Chesk
The COVID-19 pandemic pumped the brakes on some autonomous shuttle projects last year, while others reimagined their projects to serve more immediate community needs.
The AV shuttle program in Columbus, Ohio, set up to serve a 2.7-mile route in an underserved community with four stops, was transitioned into a meal delivery service.
Many Thought COVID Would Derail Smart Cities Work It Didn’t
On the second day of the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo, private- and public-sector tech officials discussed how the COVID-19 pandemic shifted smart city efforts and initiatives and positioned them for the future. Smart city technologies for areas like managing garbage fleets were made even more essential during the COVID-19 crisis as cities switch operations to remote-work settings. Shutterstock/degetzica
Smart city technologies to support efforts like fleet management or remote work may have been a tough sell at times in the pre-pandemic world, but not so much anymore. Those familiar with the space say new technologies and partnerships are helping navigate the unprecedented times.
Smart Cities Connect Opens With Calls for Digital Equity
The eighth annual Smart Cities Connect Conference & Expo opened with a panel discussion around digital equity and the need for all communities to expand access to broadband as they emerge from the COVID-19 crisis. Shutterstock
Broadband connectivity and digital equity have been themes and goals echoed among smart city leaders for years with varying degrees of fulfillment but a new sense of urgency is taking over the conversation.
“The time is now,” Colman Keane, broadband executive director in Fort Collins, Colo., told his fellow panelists and the smart cities community Tuesday morning during one of the opening sessions of the Smart Cities Connect Conference and Expo.
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