Smart Transit in San Francisco and UC Berkeley

San Francisco is updating its failed smart city Situation to carry on the processing smart transportation.

The University of California, Berkeley website, combines with the San Francisco in order to make a difference in the city. Initially, the collaboration was established for the U.S. department of transportation’s smart city challenge. Which was won by Columbus, Ohio. Columbus city leaders have planned to donate some amount of their winning prize to develop “truck platoon” in urban areas.

In order to improve the life of citizens, Mayor Ed Lee and UC, Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks has recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding in San Francisco, which commits the organizations to fulfill the urban transportation needs.

According to the Lynne Hollyer, the UC Berkeley Industry Alliances Office associate director this MOU will bring new opportunities to partner with industry on transportation In the Bay Area. And it also ensures a sustainable development in the San Francisco.

San Francisco’s Smart transit hackathon

Hackathon was focused on the sparking innovations on how shared connected cars and automated electric vehicles will improve how goods and people circulate around the city.

The UC Berkeley’s transportation sustainability Research Center co-director Susan Shaheen said that it was wonderful to experience that how diverse groups and people were paying attention to the transportation technology and advanced services.

The hackathon was sponsored by Microsoft, Siemens, the International Association of Transportation Regulators and car2go.

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