Smart street lights that can charge electric vehicles (EVs) and boost wireless coverage will be rolled out by six local authorities across the UK, as part of a £4m pilot.
The six authorities will receive £1.3m from the government’s Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme and match it with £2.7m of their own to trial new multi-purpose smart street lights that will house equipment to support the roll-out of advanced wireless networks like 5G or free public WiFi.
The pilots can also carry out a range of functions when adapted – from charging EVs to monitoring air quality, and displaying public information to saving energy with street lighting.
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