The solution is active at the Modena Automotive Smart Area, providing faster connections for Rome
TIM and Google Cloud have announced the launch of the first platform in Italy to enable smart mobility running on TIM’s Edge Cloud 5G technology.
The solution will support new applications for connected cars, intelligent transport and other digital services.
The platform combines Google’s Distributed Cloud Virtual software with the telco cloud infrastructure and TIM’s 5G network in the areas of Bologna and Modena. The Modena Automotive Smart Area (MASA) and the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia will try out new solutions that require dynamic, low latency communication between vehicles and road infrastructure, and integration with smart city systems.
Google and TIM hope the platform will also be used by public administration, companies, entrepreneurs and start-ups to accelerate digital transformation.
The project is part of TIM’s Smart City provided by the operator’s newly formed TIM Enterprise unit and includes the modestly named Tim Urban Genius. This is a virtual control cabin, equipped with digital technologies that presents an intelligent, sustainable city model.