CLICK TO WATCH : ‘ VOLOCOPTER – DUBAI PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION FLIGHT ’ 41 on average , an hour of their day back that the rest of the world spends in traffic or in line for goods and services .
Thought to trace its roots back more than 10,000 years , Matera in southern Italy is – after Jericho and Aleppo – thought to be the third-oldest city in the world . Today , at the end of a long and often troubled past , the ancient stones of the cliffside city are soon to be covered by one of the first 5G networks in Europe . Old meets new , as tourists to Matera can experience the city using extensive augmented reality ( AR ) and virtual reality ( VR ) offerings .
All around the world , cities are using technology to make their streets safer and less congested , their air more breathable , and to provide more complete and convenient experiences to the people that live in them . However , networks of autonomous vehicles , augmented reality experiences , and AI-powered digital displays - along with traffic monitoring systems , facial recognition technology , machine learning enabled garbage collection and virtually every other smart city solution – requires something : data .
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