Lytx® has been accepted to participate in the Qualcomm® Smart Cities Accelerator Program.
Qualcomm Technologies Inc., a subsidiary of Qualcomm Inc., launched the accelerator program to help connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with an ecosystem of providers offering Qualcomm Technologies' technology-based solutions tailored for smart cities applications.
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Program members represent a range of hardware and software providers, cloud solution providers, system integrators, design, and manufacturing companies, as well as companies offering end-to-end solutions with smart cities in mind. Lytx is the first and only commercial transportation video telematics company to be selected to join the program.
The Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program connects companies who have proven their expertise and foresight in deploying Qualcomm technology-based solutions across multiple aspects of smart cities, as well as those seeking to implement those solutions in their own cities.
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