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Designers of The San Francisco Shipyard envisioned a vibrant community where technology and creativity merge in ways that enhance the quality of life for all residents. A new article by Internet of Things describes how Lennar Urban and Bosch combined experience and innovation to bring new technology, smarter homes, and greater connectivity to residents of The Shipyard Communities. 

In the flagship project with Lennar Urban at The Shipyard Communities in San Francisco, Bosch technologies are bringing connectivity to a new community in the making, and offering a taste of life in a smart city.

Lennar Urban, in partnership with the City and County of San Francisco, is developing the city’s last piece of undeveloped land. Combined, the former military shipyard and the former site of Candlestick Park, are being reimagined into a 750 acre mixed-use community along the City’s southeast waterfront. At these communities, Bosch will participate in building solutions for smarter homes, safer communities and widespread mobility and connectivity.

The Smart Community application for The Shipyard Communities, developed by Bosch and Lennar Urban, will provide residents of the San Francisco Shipyard and Candlestick Point with highly-localized information about transportation, home appliance maintenance and surveillance. For example, plans are in the works for household alert systems tied to a “walk me home” feature, which will allow residents to share their route home with friends and family, using the app’s GPS functionalities.

In addition, Bosch and Lennar Urban are exploring incorporating Bosch sensor systems into a new parking garage structure being developed at Candlestick Point. The sensors would minimize the time spent searching for parking spots, which will help reduce emissions and traffic congestion.

Bosch, a supplier of technology and services, showcased the project at Bosch ConnectedWorld Berlin, its annual conference on the Internet of Things, with a keynote presentation from Lennar Urban President Kofi Bonner.

Mike Mansuetti, president of Robert Bosch LLC, presentated the project as part of a presentation on the intersection of connected mobility and smart city at the Connected Mobility Showcase, an event hosted by C3 Group focused on how future technology can help improve and transform transportation in cities. The Connected Mobility Showcase also featured the announcement of five finalists for the U.S. Department of Transportation Smart City Challenge by Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx.

“The Smart Community app, built by our Bosch Software Innovations team, enables cities to engage citizens with content that matches their interests,” Mansuetti said. “The application for The Shipyards community was a collaboration from the beginning between Lennar Urban and Bosch, showcasing how Bosch works with communities to bring smart technologies to life in unique and exciting ways.”

Source: Lennar Urban and Bosch Bring Smart City Technology to San Francisco – IoT – Internet of Things