Yunli Zhihui Technology, a firm engaged in products related to the construction of smart cities in China, recently completed a round of financing worth several hundred million yuan.
We sat down with Eyal Hoffman, CEO at Highroad, an Israeli incubator specialized in urban tech to discuss his interest in China, Israel’s success in urban tech and his vision for the future of smart cities.
On February 28, Chinese tech giant Alibaba and the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) established a joint research institute in Singapore. The institute will focus on AI applications, including health care, smart home and urban transportation.