Sidewalk Labs Is Dead Can A Manufactured Smart City Ever Succeed
The founders started Sidewalk Labs with good intentions, but it exemplifies how manufactured smart cities fail. The sordid history of Sidewalk Labs In 2017, Sidewalk Labs announced plans for a high-tech neighborhood in Toronto called Quayside. Planned for Toronto’s waterfront, it focused on “environmental sustainability, affordability, mobility, and economic opportunity.” It promised much: dedicated lanes for driverless vehicles, infrastructure for green vehicles, real-time parking information and technology, affordable housing, technology to curb pollution....