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After Years of Big Promises, Sidewalk Labs Abandons Its Smart City in Toronto
The Google affiliate tried to sell Canada's biggest city on robotic package delivery and heated sidewalks alongside unprecedented data collection, and now it's gone the way of many an abandoned Google project.
Sidewalk Labs’ 1,500-Page Plan for Toronto Is a Democracy Grenade
The sprawling plan by the Google affiliate encompasses 77 hectares and asks for new mass transit, changes to regulations, and more.
Canada Is Getting Sued Over Sidewalk Labs’ ‘Smart City’ In Toronto
The Google affiliate's Quayside project has been hit by a massive legal challenge from the Canadian Civil Liberties Association targeting all three levels of government.
Why Does Google Want to Hand Its Smart City Data to a Third Party 'Civic Data Trust?'
Sidewalk Labs says nobody should own data collected from residents in Toronto's Quayside "smart city," but critics say the tech giant shouldn't be driving the conversation.
The Neighbourhood Where Google Plans to Kill the Private Car
Inside the internet giant’s plan to build a utopian car-free neighborhood on Toronto’s waterfront.