Technology

Autonomous supermarkets on wheels are a pretty futuristic idea, but an online retailer from Britain takes another direction — a self-driving pick-up point for groceries. The company successfully completed a ten-day trial in Greenwich.

What does the rise of the smart city mean for citizen empowerment? What are the consequences of Google’s city-planning ambitions? And does autonomous mobility lead to new space typologies? We asked Carlo Ratti, Director of the MIT Senseable City Lab, about his views on the increasing ties between technology and urbanism.

With the development of an autonomous, solar-powered public transport network, a town in Florida sets an example for future mobility.

Air pollution is a huge problem in cities worldwide. Artists and designers alike are launching creative concepts to help urban governments clean the air in unconventional ways.

California-based startup Robomart might well be on its way to revolutionize online grocery shopping with the introduction of an autonomous supermarket that can drive itself to its customers.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have developed the Care Tag — a small GPS tracker that guides visitors around the city of Amsterdam. But it’s not your standard touristy guidebook disguised as a piece of tech.

Dutch social renters wanting to move to a new apartment can now use an app to swap houses with other renters. One precondition, both renters need to ‘like’ each other’s apartment to get a match.

Startup Nesterly promotes multi-generational living by matching young people who are in need of affordable housing with older home-owners who have room to spare.

Honda has presented a living room on wheels that can be disconnected from the house and become an autonomous vehicle.