Cities turn to IoT to solve top challenges
Some have reported that cities around the world are likely to spend up to $41 trillion in smart city tech by 2020. This is why one of the most important factors in developing a smart city is making sure these Internet of Things (IoT) systems get implemented in an integrated fashion.
Every piece of technology must work and communicate together so that city leaders can use the data to make lives better. Because that last part is really what IoT aims to accomplish, like making that word “inconvenient” become obsolete in the world of public transit.
Two kinds of loT technology are mainly used:
· Vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) technology is when one vehicle is able to communicate to another vehicle nearby — in front, behind, etc. It’s the core of autonomous driving technology, where sensors can detect what’s going on around the vehicle and additional technology can share that data with other vehicles on the road.
· Vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) technology is similar, in that the vehicle is able to send and receive information. In V2I, the infrastructure can include physical things such as traffic signals and weather alert systems. The vehicle can send data out while simultaneously the infrastructure can send important data back.
With the help of loT, city agency can solve urban problems like traffic congestion, road accidents, bike safety, pedestrian safety, making public transit safer and more convenient.
