A Rouen, il est maintenant possible d’acheter son ticket de tram ou de bus par le simple envoi d’un SMS. Pas d’inscription nécessaire ni même de coordonnées bancaires : le ticket est facturé par l’opérateur téléphonique à la fin du mois. On pourrait penser la technologie SMS obsolète face aux applications…
To wrap up this little European tour of the most connected cities, this time, we are going to head to Iceland. Iceland and its capital Reykjavik are among the places with the highest internet penetration rate and with the very high consumption of online communication tools. …
Istanbul is the most populated city in Turkey with around 14 million residents and is the country's economic, cultural, and historic center. In 2010, Istanbul was designated as the European Capital of Culture by the European Union. Besides being an European city, Istanbul is a city that is increasingly intelligent…
L’automobile est l’une des innovations majeures des 100 dernières années. Quant est une voiture produite par la compagnie Nanoflowcell qui réside au Liechtenstein. Elle se distingue par la particularité de fonctionner à l’aide de 4 moteurs électriques qui se rechargent avec des électrolytes, comme par exemple de l’eau de mer. La première version de Quant a été conçue en 2010 .
New sensors on parking spaces in Westminster will allow drivers to find a free place to park.
Westminster council has anounced that it will shortly be installing sensors in parking spaces that will be able to detect if a car is parked over it and therefore determine if the space is free. It will then send the information to an app, where drivers will be able to find in an empty space in real time.
It is reported that 3,000 sensors will be installed at first across the West End, each with a battery life of five to seven years. And according to the results, Westminster will increase this number to 7, 000.
It is hoped this project will reduce congestion and pollution as it is understood that it takes a driver on average 15 minutes to find a parking spot in the area. (suite…)
