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Dell Validated Design for Urban Mobility with ISS - White Paper
Introduction Business challenges
Urban mobility challenges
Challenges for city IT administrators
Importance of federated architecture
Solution overview Technology overview Solution architecture Conclusion References

Urban mobility challenges

Urban mobility challenges

  • Urbanization is continuing to progress at a rapid pace. By 2030, the United Nations estimates that megacities (metropolises with at least 10 million residents) will be home to more than 750 million people, a 35% increase from today. Meanwhile, cities with over 1 million inhabitants are projected to have an aggregate population of 2.3 billion people, with much of that population concentrated in developing countries.

    Growing populations, aging and inefficient transport systems, and rising car ownership in these cities are increasing congestion and reducing productivity. According to the World Economic Forum, the number of cars worldwide is set to soar in the decades ahead, climbing from 1.1 billion in 2019 to 2.0 billion by 2040. Inadequate transport systems are also a significant driver of poor health (from emissions and road accidents) and exacerbate social inequality in cities by restricting access to education, jobs, and health care.

    Digital cities (also known as smart cities) emerged as a response to these growing trends as an attempt to address these challenges with better data and technology. Today, as technologies like edge computing, 5G, data management, artificial intelligence (AI), cybersecurity, and agile application architectures converge, this convergence creates an unprecedented possibility for cities to develop powerful new capabilities towards delivering citizen outcomes more efficiently and effectively.

    Urban mobility solutions are a key area of focus as cities develop their transformation strategies.

    Some of the key urban mobility challenges faced by cities can be categorized as follows:

    Transportation and citizen safety

    • Big cities are stuck with traffic jams that paralyze city life.
    • The number of traffic incidents grows from year to year.
    • The number of roadside deaths and injuries also grows every year.
    • An increase in traffic incidents and traffic violations leads to even more traffic jams.
    • Traffic jams increase pollution and worsen the ecological situation in cities.

    City management process and technologies

    • City traffic management systems do not meet modern challenges and cannot cope with traffic problems.
    • Most cities do not have the necessary modern digital infrastructure for effective monitoring and managing of road infrastructure.
    • Operators of city control centers are no longer able to cope with the huge number of events that require a response.
    • Most urban city management systems do not scale efficiently.
    • Most city management systems are outdated and do not meet cybersecurity requirements.