Windsor, ON launches Umo mobile fare payment system for Transit Windsor
Transit Windsor launched the Umo fare management system on Oct. 5, 2026, letting riders buy digital passes, add funds, check balances, plan trips and get real-time transit information in the free Umo Mobility app, or pay with a reloadable Umo card or cash. The $3.53 million project received federal and provincial funding through the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program.
Windsor, ON
Canada
Detroit, MI pilots cloud-based traffic signal priority for fire trucks
The Detroit Fire Department teamed up with HAAS Alert and Miovision on a 90-day pilot at select intersections in Corktown, within the city's Transportation Innovation Zone, using cloud, GPS and cellular connectivity in fire trucks and at intersections to turn traffic lights green ahead of emergency vehicles. Pilots in smaller cities have shown a 70 percent reduction in crashes involving emergency vehicles and 25 percent faster arrivals to scenes.
Detroit, MI
United States
San Antonio, TX builds community-driven smart city roadmap shaped by resident priorities
San Antonio's Smarter Together Smart Cities Roadmap was shaped by over a year of community engagement, with residents identifying five priority themes: transportation access, public information, public safety, safe infrastructure, and environmental resilience. A testbed running 2023–2028 pilots smart city solutions addressing these needs, with a core philosophy that technology must solve real resident problems rather than seek problems to fit.
San Antonio, TX
United States
Peachtree Corners, GA funds real-world autonomous vehicle validation through Curiosity Lab
Peachtree Corners has launched a funded programme offering up to $250,000 for autonomous mobility companies to deploy and validate technologies on public roads. Rather than providing another controlled testing environment, the initiative helps companies validate products under real operating conditions while building relationships with customers, partners, and investors. The programme operates through Curiosity Lab on the city's nearly four-mile autonomous mobility route.
Peachtree Corners, GA
United States
Helsinki, FI launches four-year Maritime Action Plan to electrify water transport
Helsinki has approved the Maritime Helsinki action plan spanning 2026-2029, which focuses on integrating the city's maritime character into daily urban life and culture. The initiative includes development and electrification of water transport infrastructure. The plan aims to balance Helsinki's maritime heritage with environmental protection goals.
Helsinki, FI
Finland
Brighton & Hove City Council, GB gains real-time command over highways with new digital platform
Brighton & Hove City Council has rolled out a new centralized asset management system called Confirm from Brightly Software to oversee its highways network, including roads, street lighting, signs, rights of way, and EV charging points. The platform replaces an outdated, manual legacy system by centralizing data and providing mobile tools that allow inspectors and contractors to capture photos and upload information directly from the field.
Brighton & Hove City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Glasgow City Council, GB approves over 40 new e-bike stations amid record demand
Glasgow has approved more than 40 new Voi e-bike stations, significantly expanding both on-hire and off-hire capacity at busy locations across the city. The expansion comes in response to record demand for the cycle hire scheme, which has already surpassed 282,000 rides since its launch in November 2025. The new stations will initially operate as geo-fenced virtual locations for rapid deployment, with physical markings to be installed over the coming weeks.
Glasgow City Council, GB
United Kingdom
Los Angeles, CA launches online safety dashboard with transparent bus and train crime stats
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority has launched its new Monthly Safety Tracker, an online dashboard that makes safety statistics for buses and trains more accessible and easier to understand than previous lengthy monthly public safety reports. It aims to build rider confidence by transparently answering the common question “Is riding Metro safe?” while highlighting positive trends.
Los Angeles, CA
United States
Brighton & Hove City Council, GB launches contactless wallet pilot
A new pilot in Brighton, UK, has successfully integrated prepaid and concessionary travel passes into the contactless “tap-and-go” ecosystem by allowing passengers to purchase passes directly in Google Wallet and tap their phone when boarding buses. The trial uses Littlepay’s Card As Authority to Travel (CAATT) model, which links travel entitlements directly to a passenger’s digital wallet or payment credential instead of requiring separate smartcards, apps, or QR codes.
Brighton & Hove City Council, GB
United Kingdom
New York, NY launches in-house app for smarter subway and bus travel
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority in New York unveiled a completely redesigned mobile app, built entirely in-house by MTA staff rather than relying on external developers. The new app focuses on speed and reliability, offering faster performance even in low-connectivity underground environments, more accurate real-time train and bus arrival updates, live vehicle tracking, and improved guidance for complex station transfers and platform positioning.
New York, NY
United States
Philadelphia, PA deploys AI on SEPTA trolleys to ticket blocking vehicles
Philadelphia is deploying AI-powered cameras on 30 SEPTA trolleys across six lines to detect vehicles illegally parked or stopped in trolley lanes and stops, marking the first U.S. city to use this enforcement approach on trolleys. Developed by Hayden AI, the system uses AI to identify obstructions, capture license plates, and send data via cloud for review and ticketing. This deployment builds on a successful 2023 bus pilot that recorded over 36,000 violations and improved travel times by 6%.
Philadelphia, PA
United States
Boston, MA deploys AI to map and optimize curb space
Boston has launched the Curb Lab, a cross-departmental initiative led by the city's Office of Emerging Technology, to digitize and dynamically manage kerb (curb) space using artificial intelligence and open data. The program creates a real-time digital map of parking regulations by converting historical rules and sign data into an accessible database, addressing growing pressures from ridesharing, e-commerce deliveries, and accessibility needs.
Boston, MA
United States