The First True Smart City Blossoms in Georgia’s Peachtree Corners

The First True Smart City Blossoms in Georgia’s Peachtree Corners

When one thinks about the most technologically advanced smart cities in the United States, images of New York, Chicago and maybe Los Angeles come to mind. And while it’s true that many well-known cities have implemented smaller smart city projects over the years, none of them can claim the smartest city crown. That honor should probably go to Peachtree Corners, Georgia.


In case you’ve spit out your coffee upon reading that last line, I’ll give you a moment to recover. Yes, Peachtree Corners is incredibly advanced as cities go, being one of the only locations in the world where smart city technology including driverless cars, smart cameras, an artificial intelligence-controlled infrastructure and millions of internet-of-things sensors come together in one place. And the technology is not just in a lab, but is being deployed throughout the city. Even the electric scooters, which anyone can borrow to get around town, automatically show up when called, and then drive back to their home base after their human riders have been dropped off.

Peachtree Corners isn’t huge, but it’s bigger than a village. Situated alongside the Chattahoochee River at the southwest corner of Gwinnett County in the metro Atlanta area, Peachtree Corners is home to more than 40,000 residents.


The reason that Peachtree Corners is such a hub for smart city development is because the city founded the Curiosity Lab, a huge facility designed to help industry test new technology. The city doesn’t charge companies to use the Curiosity Lab, including the 1.5 mile autonomous vehicle test track. And when it comes time for smart city tech to ..

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