Since June of last year, Google has launched it Sidewalk Labs with the intention of bringing technological innovation to urban areas and improving it quality of life in big cities.
Since then (with the exception of a company announcement on creation free public Wi-Fi hotspots in New York City) the Alphabet subsidiary has remained rather tight-lipped about exactly how it plans to leverage the Sidewalk Labs.
According to a post by The Information, Sidewalk Labs has started a new project to build a modern "digital neighborhood" in the hope that one day they will design an entire city.
To make this happen, the company is reportedly working with several high profile planners and consultants.
At present, Sidewalk, according to the publication, is in the search phase of a country or state that will host its digital neighborhood.
There is currently no information on what exactly the futuristic city will look like, but CEO Dan Doctoroff commented that the initiative will provide the space for testing innovative technologies, such as self-driving cars, new forms of public transportation, hi-tech wireless solutions and new ways of governing.
It is rumored that Denver and Detroit will be among the first cities to host the Sidewalk project.
