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The Automated City [electronic resource] : Internet of Things and Ubiquitous Artificial Intelligence /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2021Edition: 1st ed. 2021Description: XVII, 165 p. 23 illus., 17 illus. in color. online resourceContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9783030823184
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No title; Printed edition:: No titleDDC classification:
  • 005.3 23
LOC classification:
  • QA76.76.A65
Online resources:
Contents:
1. An Overview of Technology Trends towards Smarter Cities -- 2. The Automated City: Concept and Metaphors -- 3. Automated Vehicles, Urban Robots and Drones: Three Elements of the Automated City -- 4. The Future of the Automated City: Social, Technical and Ethical Perspectives -- 5. Conclusion -- Index.
In: Springer Nature eBookSummary: The book outlines the concept of the Automated City, in the context of smart city research and development. While there have been many other perspectives on the smart city such as the participatory city and the data-centric city, this book focuses on automation for the smart city based on current and emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The book attempts to provide a balanced view, outlining the promises and potential of the Automated City as well as the perils and challenges of widespread automation in the city. The book discusses, at some depth, automated vehicles, urban robots and urban drones as emerging technologies that will automate many aspects of city life and operation, drawing on current work and research literature. The book also considers broader perspectives of the future city, in the context of automation in the smart city, including aspirational visions of cities, transportation,new business models, and socio-technological challenges, from urban edge computing, ethics of the Automated City and smart devices, to large scale cooperating autonomous systems in the city.
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1. An Overview of Technology Trends towards Smarter Cities -- 2. The Automated City: Concept and Metaphors -- 3. Automated Vehicles, Urban Robots and Drones: Three Elements of the Automated City -- 4. The Future of the Automated City: Social, Technical and Ethical Perspectives -- 5. Conclusion -- Index.

The book outlines the concept of the Automated City, in the context of smart city research and development. While there have been many other perspectives on the smart city such as the participatory city and the data-centric city, this book focuses on automation for the smart city based on current and emerging technologies such as the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics. The book attempts to provide a balanced view, outlining the promises and potential of the Automated City as well as the perils and challenges of widespread automation in the city. The book discusses, at some depth, automated vehicles, urban robots and urban drones as emerging technologies that will automate many aspects of city life and operation, drawing on current work and research literature. The book also considers broader perspectives of the future city, in the context of automation in the smart city, including aspirational visions of cities, transportation,new business models, and socio-technological challenges, from urban edge computing, ethics of the Automated City and smart devices, to large scale cooperating autonomous systems in the city.

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