Dan Doctoroff

LA-based Metropolis raises $41 million to upgrade parking infrastructure

Metropolis is a new Los Angeles-based startup that’s looking to compete with BMW-owned ParkMobile for a slice of the automated parking lot management market. Upgrading parking with a computer vi

VoltServer adds a data layer to electricity distribution in a move that could help smart grid rollout

Stephen Eaves, the chief executive of a new startup that promises to overlay data on electricity distribution, has spent years developing data management technologies. Eaves’ first company, the

Sidewalk Labs (Alphabet’s grand experiment in smart cities) will move forward with Toronto project

In the two years since Sidewalk Labs pitched its vision for a grand smart city development — encompassing an entire neighborhood on the Toronto waterfront — the project has been beset by c

Sidewalk Labs’ blueprint for a ‘mini’ smart city is a massive data mine

Sidewalk Labs, the smart city technology firm owned by Google’s parent company Alphabet, released a plan this week to redevelop a piece of Toronto’s eastern waterfront into its vision of a

Sidewalk Labs could pilot city-changing tech in Toronto sooner than you think

Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs smart city subsidiary is working with Toronto to help plan a brand new community, but nothing's set in stone on that front yet, with a 12-month lead-up period during which the

Google’s New Sidewalk Labs Project Will Use Tech To Improve Life In Urban Areas

Google is best known for internet search and services but the company also runs a host of other projects that use technology to solve other kinds of problems. The latest of these -- known as 'moon sho