Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, on Saturday announced that it has won the tender of 200 electric buses, floated by Jammu Smart City Limited, for Jammu and Srinagar.
Tata Motors has entered into a strategic collaboration for the deployment of the electric buses in twin capital cities of Jammu and Kashmir.
du is partnering with the biggest technology companies to enhance overall customer experience and accelerate its journey becoming a leading digital telco
du, from Emirates Integrated Telecommunication Company (EITC), has announced working on a new digital transformation program to enhance customer experience and maximize its business and operational capabilities. In collaboration with Netcracker, Accenture, HPE, Arimac, Tata Consulting Services, Tech Mahindra and ATOS, the program is an initial step in one of the important transformations at du and a significant milestone of the organization’s transformation journey in line with its aim to become a leading digital Telco in the region and contribute to the UAE leadership’s transformation agenda.
“Where’s the technology we’ve been talking about for years?”
In February 2021, Kimberly Slaughter became the CEO of Systra USA, a transit consulting firm best known for its work on signal modernization projects for various rail agencies. Slaughter, an industry veteran who has worked with Houston’s mass transit agency and served on Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s transportation transition team in 2019, stresses the need for local leaders to consider equity and climate considerations as part of their “smart city” initiatives.
Technology has permeated every fiber of society so much it relies on it on a regular basis. The same is true of how cities operate to meet the needs of its residents. This has given rise to what is called "smart cities."
What is a smart city?
As defined on Wikipedia, "A smart city is a technologically modern urban area that uses different types of electronic methods and sensors to collect specific data." This data is used to improve the city government's operations to make it more efficient in meeting the needs of its residents. This also ensures a better quality of government service and citizen welfare.
Nine touch-screen kiosks from IKE Smart City can be found in Berkeley today. The company wants to roll out another 17 starting next year.
An advertising firm’s effort to install more of the touch-screen information kiosks that made their debut in downtown Berkeley last year is running into resistance from some residents.