This article first appeared on Trend Investing on August 12, 2019; therefore all data is as of that date.
A smart city is defined as "a city that incorporates information and communication technologies to enhance the quality and performance of urban services such as energy, transportation and utilities in order to reduce resource consumption, wastage and overall costs."
In this article I focus on three key areas for future smart cities - Communications, energy and energy storage, and transportation.
A smart city concept - Smart communication, energy, and transport
Source: iiot-world.com