Smart city deployments in 2025–2026 are shifting from flashy pilots toward ROI-driven, scalable infrastructure like smart lighting, waste, parking, and environmental monitoring, with AI increasingly layered on top for traffic, safety, and climate resilience.digi+1youtube
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Deployment trends (2025–2026)
Core infrastructure: lighting, waste, parking, environment
Notable city programs and recent lists
Example table: where deployments are concentrated
Technology and business model shifts
AI‑enabled smart city use cases
Case Study
Globally, the Vietnam deployment is a strong case study, but it’s sitting inside three bigger currents: rapid growth of AI/voice‑enabled kiosks, a shift to audio‑first UX in smart city/public service contexts, and emerging AI regulation that will increasingly touch these terminals.documents.worldbank+2