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Coppell Smart City Board recommends microgrid, autonomous-vehicle integration and urban air mobility pilot
Summary
The Smart City Board recommended studies and partnerships on a microgrid, autonomous vehicle integration and eVTOL urban air mobility, and asked the council to establish a liaison to DFW Airport’s innovation team.
Sam Gautam Vemuganti, chair of Coppell’s Smart City Board, presented the board’s 2024 work and a set of recommendations on March 25 focused on three priorities: a microgrid for resilient local power, integration of autonomous vehicles with city infrastructure to protect vulnerable road users, and exploration of urban air mobility (eVTOL) for freight and short passenger hops.
The board said the initiative — described in the presentation as “reverse globalization” work prompted by potential tax revenue loss in the warehouse district — examined multiple ideas and identified the three priorities as the most promising for…
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