IoT Could Soon Be As Common As Your Daily Commute

Undoubtedly, you have heard of smartphones. More likely than not, you have one in your pocket as you read this.

Additionally, smart homes and smart home features are likely part of your vocabulary in today’s world, including the likes of Ring Doorbells, Nest to remotely handle things like your thermostat, or any number of artificial intelligence (A.I.)-based devices, such as Amazon’s Alexa.

But have you yet heard of a “Smart City?”

Despite having the aforementioned technologies, does the concept of Smart City still sound like something out of a sci-fi movie or Netflix series? It shouldn’t, as the technology that encompasses a Smart City is fast becoming a reality, and it is already applied in many ways.

What Is A Smart City?

You may already have a rough understanding of what a Smart City may include, given the frequency of smart home applications and devices on the market today. Because we have fully embraced the concept of smart devices in our pockets, our cars and our homes, it’s only natural that we now look to make our cities much smarter as well.

However, a Smart City being a much larger scale application means larger solutions to much more widespread problems the residents and working professionals of a city face…