In this article, we explore how smart cities enable responsible AI-driven traffic management, share our findings, and discuss the associated cybersecurity requirements.
SWARCO UK & Ireland upgrades overheight vehicle detection (OVD) systems for Shropshire Council, strengthening protection for bridges in Shrewsbury and Hanwood.
To address increased traffic volumes, especially congestion in the town center and traffic jams on the federal highway, in a sustainable way, St. Johann in Tirol partnered with SWARCO to implement an intelligent parking guidance system that manages traffic, provides real-time information, and generates valuable data for future mobility planning. Guiding both visitors and local residents efficiently to available parking facilities, ensuring smooth traffic flow throughout the town.
Cities rarely struggle with just one mobility challenge. Congestion, public transport reliability, pedestrian safety and incident management are all interconnected. Solving them individually often leads to isolated systems that generate data but offer little coordinated action. Working together with SWARCO, the municipality of Târgu Mureș has deployed one of the country's most comprehensive integrated traffic management systems, bringing traffic control, public transport management, road safety and enforcement together within a single operational platform.
Digital twins are now firmly on the agenda for local authorities in the UK. With up to £30 million available through the Department for Transport’s Integrated Transport Digital Twin programme, the key question for eligible authorities is not whether the technology sounds promising, but what a practical, deliverable project actually looks like in the real world.
This deployment demonstrates how cities can gradually modernize their traffic infrastructure without losing sight of long-term objectives. By expanding an already connected network with next-generation traffic controllers, Rome is creating the technological foundation for more intelligent traffic operations in the years ahead. The project also highlights the growing adoption of SWARCO's ITC-3 technology across Italy, reflecting increasing confidence in scalable, future-ready traffic management solutions.
