Smart cities are using AI agents to audit digital content for Section 508 compliance, detect fires and fire risks, automate documentation, and provide chatbot assistance to citizens and visitors. With the amount of data cities must manage growing all the time, there’s high potential for many other agentic AI use cases to bring value to local governments.
AI-powered smart cities
AI-powered smart cities can do more with autonomous agents
Safer communities. Faster access to public information. Fewer data entry errors. Smart cities are working even smarter with the HPE Agentic Smart City Solution, featuring AI orchestration for distributed data and autonomous AI agents from Kamiwaza.
How are smart cities using AI agents?
For the last few years, smart cities have been using AI to analyze data from environmental sensors, traffic lights, public records systems, and other sources to optimize services and infrastructure. Now, AI agents are making it possible to act on this data faster and autonomously.
The latest AI agents are helping smart cities detect fire risks, automate document processing, and meet Section 508 compliance for accessible information. But the possibilities are limitless. Where there’s data, there’s the potential to improve livability and services while reducing municipality costs.
Fragmentation is costly. An agentic AI platform scales across departments and use cases.
Municipalities struggle with a mismatched collection of infrastructure, hardware, and software, all while striving to meet requirements for data privacy and accessibility. This complexity leads to longer, more complicated deployments and higher costs. It can even stop AI pilots from scaling into city-wide production.
Simplify smart city AI with a unified, production-ready foundation
Kamiwaza and our partners are expanding the scope of agentic AI use cases for smart cities. The HPE Agentic Smart City Solution is a production-ready foundation that integrates leading technologies into a single, repeatable solution. It combines private cloud infrastructure, GPUs, software, and outcomes into a validated solution that scales across local government departments and smart city use cases. The solution was developed through HPE’s Unleash AI partner program, designed to create an ecosystem of AI use cases that run efficiently on HPE AI platforms.
The HPE Agentic Smart City Solution includes:
- HPE Private Cloud AI and/or HPE ProLiant Compute DL380a Gen12 servers for an enterprise-grade foundation
- NVIDIA RTX 6000 GPUs for accelerated AI inference
- SHI International integration and deployment expertise
- Kamiwaza software for agentic AI orchestration and accessibility compliance
- Vaidio AI for video analytics
- ProHawk AI for video restoration
As an integral part of this solution, Kamiwaza orchestrates automation, intelligence, and real-time decision-making across all components. By connecting and coordinating multiple AI systems, Kamiwaza enables distributed data processing across all departments, delivering faster and smarter outcomes for cities.
The benefits of agentic AI for smart cities
Launch use cases quickly
With a production-ready solution, smart cities can quickly pilot use cases, make adjustments, and deploy agents at scale.
Scale across departments
Kamiwaza’s Distributed Data Engine means AI agents can process information across departments and systems without having to move data or compromise security.
Protect sensitive data
Maintain control of sensitive data within a secure, future-ready framework.
Achieve Section 508 compliance
The ARIA AI agent from Kamiwaza acts as Section 508 compliance testing and remediation software, helping cities meet digital accessibility requirements.
Agentic AI use cases for smart cities
The HPE Agentic Smart City Solution empowers a new class of AI use cases that help municipalities save time, reduce operational costs, and provide better services to citizens and visitors.
Section 508 compliance for digital accessibility
ARIA by Kamiwaza scans and automatically fixes digital content to ensure it meets accessibility standards, including Section 508 and ADA requirements for government agencies. This autonomous agent can independently audit websites, identify accessibility issues, and provide developers with fixes. Developed in partnership with HPE and SHI, ARIA helps local governments keep their digital presence compliant as their web footprints evolve.
Fire prevention and early detection
A comprehensive fire detection system for local fire departments includes AI-powered visual streaming from ProHawk and computer vision from Vaidio. Kamiwaza allows the model to assess the state of the fire, identifies the presence of people or wildlife, and generates an emergency response plan to help first responders arrive with the right equipment and information. SHI delivers system integration on HPE servers.
Deed restriction automation
Kamiwaza built a document processing agent that can review hundreds of distributed documents on deed-restricted properties. The agent extracts key data, answers compliance questions, and generates reports, reducing a weeks-long process to just hours. By automating this complex and resource-intensive process, municipalities can save time for brokers and homeowners while reducing data entry errors.
Digital AI ambassador
A digital AI ambassador can act as the first line of support for visitors, resolving common questions quickly. Kamiwaza's Inference Mesh retrieves live information from public documents, including details about parking, services, and events. The concierge can respond in real time with accurate, up-to-date information, reducing the burden on city employees.
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Simplifying operations in the town of Vail
Renowned for its outdoor recreation and world-class skiing, the Town of Vail has 4,300 permanent residents and hosts up to 30,000 visitors per day during peak season. The town is deploying the full set of use cases available with the HPE Agentic Smart City Solution to improve digital accessibility, fire prevention, deed restriction processes, and visitor information-finding.
“Our new smart city infrastructure from HPE will enable us to considerably improve how we communicate with residents and visitors by eliminating mundane processes, freeing up staff to focus on what matters, making Vail more efficient and responsive for everyone.”
—Russell Forrest, town manager, Town of Vail
Explore custom AI agents for your smart city
Contact Kamiwaza for a demo on the HPE Agentic Smart City Solution and to explore how AI agents can streamline operations in your municipality.
FAQs about AI-powered smart cities
What are some agentic AI use cases for smart cities?
What agentic AI solutions are available for smart cities?
Standalone hardware and software for agentic AI can analyze data from connected devices, sensors, and systems to automate processes. Integrated solutions like the HPE Agentic Smart City Solution combines hardware, software, and services into a single platform.
How can cities use AI on data from different sources?
Many cities have an overwhelming amount of data distributed across incompatible legacy systems and siloed departmental records. IT teams may be concerned that this means their data isn’t ready to be processed by AI. However, AI orchestration from Kamiwaza can access and process data without moving it, making it possible for cities to use AI agents on virtually all of their data.
How do I make my website Section 508 compliant?
To make their websites compliant with the Section 508 federal standard for digital accessibility, cities must ensure all content meets certain requirements. For example, images must have descriptive text, videos must have captions and transcripts, content must be structured with headings, interactive elements must be navigable using the keyboard, and content must have sufficient color contrast.
What are the best solutions for Section 508 compliance testing software?
There are a variety of automated tools that offer Section 508 compliance services, including document testing software and screen readers. Kamiwaza's ARIA (Accessibility Remediation Intelligence Agent) is an AI-powered agent designed to audit and fix digital content so that it meets Section 508 and ADA requirements. This autonomous agent audits websites, flags accessibility issues, guides developers with clear fixes, and adapts as requirements change. Because it can work at scale, ARIA is ideal for municipalities, who often have to work across many different departments and systems.