Cities worldwide face unprecedented challenges: growing populations, aging infrastructure, and climate change. AI offers transformative solutions—but only if deployed at the edge where decisions must happen in milliseconds.
The Urban AI Challenge
Traditional smart city approaches face limitations: - Latency: Cloud-based systems are too slow for real-time control - Bandwidth: Transmitting all sensor data is impractical - Privacy: Centralized video analysis raises surveillance concerns - Reliability: Cloud dependency creates single points of failure
Edge AI for Cities
Our approach deploys AI directly on urban infrastructure:
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Intelligent Traffic Signals AI adjusts signal timing in real-time based on actual traffic flow, reducing congestion by up to 20%.
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Public Safety Edge-processed video analytics detect incidents (accidents, fires, crimes) and alert responders immediately—without streaming video to central servers.
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Energy Optimization Smart grid AI balances supply and demand, integrating renewable sources and reducing peak loads.
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Parking Management Computer vision identifies available parking spaces, reducing search time and associated emissions.
Technical Architecture
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│ Edge Devices │ ← AI inference on-site
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▼ Aggregated insights only
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│ City Platform │ ← Coordination & analytics
│ (Tesan AI) │
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│ Applications │ ← Citizen services
│ (Mobile/Web) │
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Privacy by Design
Our smart city solutions process data locally: - No video streams to central servers - Aggregated statistics only - Configurable data retention - Citizen transparency portals
Projected Impact
Cities implementing our solutions can expect: - 20% reduction in traffic congestion - 15% decrease in emergency response times - 10% energy savings through optimization - 25% reduction in parking search time
The Path Forward
Smart cities aren't about surveillance—they're about using AI to improve quality of life while respecting privacy. Edge AI makes this possible.