Surrey and Vancouver work together to become smarter cities
Mornings with Simi
English - February 28, 2019 20:45 - 9 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingBusiness News News Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In January 2018, the city of Surrey and the City of Vancouver teamed up to apply for a $50 million Smart Cities grant from Infrastructure Canada. After four months of consultations with residents and businesses, respondents made it clear that the focus should be on mobility.
The City of Vancouver and City of Surrey are now in the process of composing their final application, to be submitted by March 5.
You may have seen a portion of Vancouver and Surrey’s submission on local streets. Local residents have had the opportunity to experience ELectric Automation (ELA) in the form of a driverless shuttle that has been operating in Vancouver and Surrey. The EZ10 Driverless Shuttle – is already being used in several countries around the world. ELA – short for ELectric Automation – is a fully-accessible, 100% electric vehicle with a battery life of up to 14 hours. It holds up to 12 passengers and will travel at about 12 km/h during the demo but has a maximum travelling speed of 40 km/h.
Surrey residents had the chance to go for free rides in the EZ10 Driverless Shuttle earlier this month, and Vancouver residents can still try out a ride until March 5th in Olympic Village!
Guest: Jessie Adcock
Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services at the City of Vancouver, which has partnered with the City of Surrey for the Smart Cities challenge
In January 2018, the city of Surrey and the City of Vancouver teamed up to apply for a $50 million Smart Cities grant from Infrastructure Canada. After four months of consultations with residents and businesses, respondents made it clear that the focus should be on mobility.
The City of Vancouver and City of Surrey are now in the process of composing their final application, to be submitted by March 5.
You may have seen a portion of Vancouver and Surrey’s submission on local streets. Local residents have had the opportunity to experience ELectric Automation (ELA) in the form of a driverless shuttle that has been operating in Vancouver and Surrey. The EZ10 Driverless Shuttle – is already being used in several countries around the world. ELA – short for ELectric Automation – is a fully-accessible, 100% electric vehicle with a battery life of up to 14 hours. It holds up to 12 passengers and will travel at about 12 km/h during the demo but has a maximum travelling speed of 40 km/h.
Surrey residents had the chance to go for free rides in the EZ10 Driverless Shuttle earlier this month, and Vancouver residents can still try out a ride until March 5th in Olympic Village!
Guest: Jessie Adcock
Chief Technology Officer, Technology Services at the City of Vancouver, which has partnered with the City of Surrey for the Smart Cities challenge