Alphabet's Sidewalk Labs was founded with the aim of improving city living, but before it can implement its design ideas, it needs somewhere to test them. So rather than rely on projections, the Google spin-off is taking a more practical approach — it wants to build its own city. The Information reports that Sidewalk Labs is moving ahead with "Project Sidewalk," a plan to create a district in which it can trial self-driving cars, Wi-Fi solutions, new public transport, and other city planning advances that modern technology make possible.
The company has reportedly been working with more than a 100 experts in the field, and is currently deciding whether it wants to own land outright on which it can build a planned community that could...
via The Verge
