https://www.techradar.com/news/google-is-building-a-smart-city-in-toronto-heres-what-you-need-to-know > We know Google can build phones, tablets, laptops, thermostats, watches, smart glasses (sort of) and driverless cars, but can they build a city? Over the next few years, we’ll find out: Sidewalk Labs, a subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, was last year selected by Toronto officials to create an 83-acre smart neighborhood just east of downtown. > The project, which will begin with a $50m (about £38m pounds or AU$70m) pilot scheme later this year, aims to transform a traditionally industrial area on the edge of Lake Ontario into the world’s most ambitious smart city. It’ll combine the latest tech in transport, infrastructure, and construction in one place, all built 'from the internet up'. The plans are outlined in this 196-page vision document – but don’t worry, we’ve gone through it with a fine-tooth comb to pick out the bits that you need to pay attention to.