No driver, no problem: Argo AI puts fully autonomous cars on streets of Austin, Miami

Chelsea CollierMay 23, 2022AI, Autonomous Vehicles, Austin, Miami

AUTM Aims to Tackle Poverty With Workforce Solutions Partnership

Chelsea CollierJune 15, 2021workforcedev, Workforce, equity, Equity, Austin

Overlooked, Overheard Lets Us Hear the Sound of the City's Money Being Spent (Austin)

Chelsea CollierJune 11, 2021Participatory Government, Civic Tech, govtech, Austin, Geotag

Austin uses virtual reality to train first respondersc

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Chelsea CollierMarch 25, 2021Austin, VR, disasterresponse

COVID-19 is shifting the focus from smart cities to resilient cities

Chelsea CollierNovember 4, 2020Smart Cities, rotterdam, Austin, London, Tel Aviv

Austin, TX affordable housing map illustrates perks of transit proximity

Chelsea CollierSeptember 16, 2020Austin, affordable housing, Texas, transit, projectconnect

Using AI to Assist Those Experiencing Homelessness in Austin

Chelsea CollierJuly 23, 2020Austin, AI

Cities and Industry Launch New Foundation to Manage Mobility

Chelsea CollierJuly 5, 2019Austin, mobility

Real Talk: How Austin is Becoming a Smarter City (it’s not about the tech!)

We hear and feel the chorus from around the world that cities are where we can solve problems. Working at the City of Austin, we totally agree. But before we’re able to move forward as the champions of change, it’s time for some real talk.

Cities, USAChelsea CollierAugust 18, 2018Austin, smart city, tech

Austin Uses 'Speed Dating' with Summer Interns to Spur Innovation

Teams of high school students develop tech-based solutions for city government problems with help from local tech companies.

Cities, USAChelsea CollierJuly 25, 2017Austin, innovation, smart cities, tech

Austin middle schoolers design innovative flood sensor

For their school science fair, the two developed HydroAlert, an innovative flood warning sensor. The device shoots an ultrasonic sensor into the surface of Bull Creek, measuring how far it currently sits from the road. The data is then uploaded to the HydroAlert app–which the students also designed–every 15 seconds. LED lights on the device changes colors (green, yellow or red) depending on how close the water is getting to the roadway.

Cities, USAChelsea CollierMay 9, 2017sensors, Austin, tech

These Places Lost the Smart Cities Challenge. But They Say They Ended Up Ahead.

Even though Denver and Austin came up just short in the federal technology competition, both are moving forward with their ideas.

Cities, USAChelsea CollierFebruary 21, 2017Denver, Austin, community, smart cities, Smart City Challenge

What We’RE Reading & Watching

Teams of high school students develop tech-based solutions for city government problems with help from local tech companies.

Even though Denver and Austin came up just short in the federal technology competition, both are moving forward with their ideas.