{"id":1440,"date":"2016-06-08T09:00:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-08T09:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/?p=1440"},"modified":"2016-06-16T20:02:24","modified_gmt":"2016-06-16T20:02:24","slug":"the-final-pitch-seven-u-s-cities-make-their-final-plea-to-become-u-s-dots-first-ever-smart-city-challenge-winner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.autodesk.com\/inthefold\/the-final-pitch-seven-u-s-cities-make-their-final-plea-to-become-u-s-dots-first-ever-smart-city-challenge-winner\/","title":{"rendered":"Seven Cities Vie to Become U.S. DOT\u2019s First \u201cSmart City Challenge\u201d Winner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Autodesk sponsors live, final pitch event; register today to watch the seven \u201cSmart City Challenge\u201d finalists compete for a $50 million fund and technology to help make their vision of the future a reality<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong><em><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01bb090db973970d-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01bb090db973970d image-full img-responsive aligncenter\" title=\"Smart city challenge\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01bb090db973970d-800wi\" alt=\"Smart city challenge\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong><em>Autodesk is proud to sponsor tomorrow\u2019s June 9 final pitch event.\u00a0 Register now to livestream the excitement and watch each of the seven cities\u2019 pitches for the Smart City Challenge at 11 a.m. PT \/ 2 p.m. ET &#8211; To register visit <\/em><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvent.com\/events\/dot-smartcities\/custom-17-bad53e3573ff4ccfb9038f113b8723c5.aspx\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>and click \u201cWatch the Final Pitch Live\u201d.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If someone asks, \u201cWhat does a Smart City look like?\u201d, what comes to mind? For baby boomers and American pop culture history buffs, the iconic cartoon series \u201c<em>The Jetsons<\/em>\u201d &#8211; created in 1962 and set in 2062 \u2013 comes immediately to mind with its \u201cway out\u201d vision of the future. In <em>The Jetsons<\/em>, flying cars folded into briefcases and cities floated above ground. It was a fun romp into fantasy land.<\/p>\n<p>But talk to an urban planner or city manager in the USA and around the globe today, and you\u2019ll hear about some amazing, real-world technologies having a profound impact \u2013 such as embedding sensors throughout a city\u2019s infrastructure to monitor everything from traffic to water resources, environmental performance, you name it [a.k.a. the \u201cInternet of Things\u201d], or the advent of self-driving vehicles with a connection to other vehicles and to infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>There are a host of challenges pressing on the minds of urban planners, city officials, civil engineers and architects who all recognize the urgent need to transform our cities to improve transportation, enhance sustainability, meet citizens\u2019 rising expectations, and attract investment, new businesses, and talent. And to help move the needle in a concrete and positive way on the transportation front, the U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx launched the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/smartcity\/q-and-a\"><em>Smart City Challenge<\/em><\/a>\u201d in December of last year to help spur the exploration and application of advanced technologies to address the mobility crisis facing most of America\u2019s cities. And <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/usdot-announces-autodesk-support-provide-3d-design-technology-smart-city-challenge\">Autodesk<\/a> stepped in to support the finalist cities with technologies to help realize their vision.<\/p>\n<p>The Smart City Challenge garnered applications from 78 mid-sized cities from across the USA aspiring to become the definition of a \u201csmart city,\u201d integrating innovation and technology into their transportation services. What\u2019s in it for the cities taking up the challenge?\u00a0 A $50 million fund plus additional technological support from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/\">Autodesk<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mobileye.com\/en-us\">Mobileye<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/aws.amazon.com\/\">Amazon Web Services<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sidewalklabs.com\/\">Alphabet\u2019s Sidewalk Labs<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nxp.com\/\">NXP Semiconductors<\/a> to help make their vision a reality! The program challenged leaders in the public and private sectors to imagine a fully integrated, first-of-its-kind transportation network that uses data, technology, and creativity to shape how people and goods move in the future.<\/p>\n<p>For the U.S. DOT Smart City Challenge, Autodesk offered to help finalists create, communicate and demonstrate changes required to make their city a \u201csmart city\u201d with access and support for two Autodesk products, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/infraworks-360\/overview\">InfraWorks 360<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autodesk.com\/products\/3ds-max\/overview-dts?s_tnt=69291:1:0\">3ds Max<\/a>. These products will enable city leaders and planners to build their vision in a stunning 3D environment to show how their plan will look and function within the context of a real-world setting. Our goal throughout the process was to level the visualization playing field to ensure that each finalist had the opportunity to tell their full story of the future.\u00a0 As the global leader in 3D design and engineering software, we could not refuse the opportunity to participate.<\/p>\n<p>More specifically, InfraWorks 360 is a tool that will help empower the designers to quickly build the context of the city and then infuse their smart city design ideas into that context. 3ds Max takes the 3D world of InfraWorks 360 to the next level with visual tools and effects that make it difficult to distinguish the model from the real world. Ultimately, the cities may use these tools to allow the reviewers to experience their proposed smart city as though they are actually walking, driving, or riding through them.<\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01b8d1f41331970c-pi\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01b8d1f41331970c image-full img-responsive\" title=\"LA Map 9\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01b8d1f41331970c-800wi\" alt=\"LA Map 9\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a>Shown here is a proof-of-concept InfraWorks 360 3D model of Los Angeles.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\nSeven Finalist Cities to Compete Tomorrow<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, just six months later, we have the seven <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/briefing-room\/us-transportation-secretary-foxx-announces-seven-finalist-cities-smart-city-challenge\">finalist cities<\/a>: \u00a0Austin, Columbus, Denver, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Portland [Oregon] and San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p>And the big news update we have for you today is all about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvent.com\/events\/dot-smartcities\/custom-17-bad53e3573ff4ccfb9038f113b8723c5.aspx\">tomorrow\u2019s big event<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow, June 9, the seven finalist cities will present their Smart City vision to the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the world!\u00a0 Sponsored by Autodesk, you can livestream the excitement this Thursday starting at 11 a.m. PT \/ 2 p.m. ET \u2013 visit the registration page <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cvent.com\/events\/dot-smartcities\/custom-17-bad53e3573ff4ccfb9038f113b8723c5.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> and click \u201c<em>Watch the Final Pitch Live<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s next after tomorrow\u2019s live event? Later this summer, the winning city will become the country\u2019s first city to fully integrate advanced innovations, which may include a host of technologies from security cameras on buses to advanced city-wide self-driving cars. \u00a0While there is officially only a single winner, the collaboration and free-flow of ideas is unprecedented. Every city around the world now has access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.transportation.gov\/smartcity\/visionstatements\/index\">the seven finalist cities proposals<\/a><u>,<\/u> fostering a future that brings big ideas forward to the masses.<\/p>\n<p>At Autodesk we\u2019re wishing all of the seven finalists the best of luck in tomorrow\u2019s final pitch event. \u00a0And, we again applaud Transportation Secretary Foxx for his vision, helping to bridge the public and private sectors in one of the most unique ways for the common good.<\/p>\n<p>While there is officially only one winner of the grant money, healthy competitions like this help cities think outside the box and imagine \u201cwhat is next?\u201d It may not be flying cars, floating cities, or moving conveyors instead of walking \u00e0 la <em>The Jetsons<\/em>, but it is a new wave of innovative thinking to solve city-wide problems. And, that\u2019s the beauty of the Smart City concept &#8211; government agencies, cities, and companies coming together to collaborate about what the future should look like to benefit citizens.<\/p>\n<p><em>Click on the image below to see a <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Jwvw1o_WFM\"><em>video<\/em><\/a><em> highlighting Autodesk&#8217;s global viewpoint on the future of our world&#8217;s urban infrastructure:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=5Jwvw1o_WFM\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"asset asset-image at-xid-6a017c3334c51a970b01b7c86a39bb970b image-full img-responsive\" title=\"Cities video\" src=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01b7c86a39bb970b-800wi\" alt=\"Cities video\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><em>Autodesk sponsors live, final pitch event; register today to watch the seven \u201cSmart City Challenge\u201d finalists compete for a $50 million fund and technology to help make their vision of the future a reality<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a class=\"asset-img-link\" href=\"http:\/\/inthefold.autodesk.com\/.a\/6a017c3334c51a970b01bb090db973970d-pi\"><\/a><br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Autodesk is proud to sponsor tomorrow\u2019s June 9 final pitch event.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":287,"featured_media":1479,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-aec","category-future-of-making-things"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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