City of Peachtree Corners and Curiosity Lab Celebrate Their Success Two National Awards –Welcomes New Partners

A special message from Mayor Mike Mason

Over the past couple of months, the City of Peachtree Corners and Curiosity Lab have had a lot of reasons to celebrate.

Designed to enhance economic development in the area and capitalize on the technological history of the City, Curiosity Lab has been internationally recognized for several years. That said, recent months may be seen as a bellwether for the City and Curiosity Lab.

In March, the Curiosity Lab welcomed two new partners to their environment. Seoul Robotics has established its United States office in Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners. The company’s presence in Curiosity Lab will fuel further development of its groundbreaking 3D perception platform while providing the company with a real-world testing environment along Peachtree Corners’ city streets.

Smartmile’s delivery ecosystem connects all last-mile stakeholders in the delivery space for an efficient and simplified experience. Their network of software-powered parcel lockers allows all delivery companies, retailers, restaurants, couriers, and more to have access to the same parcel ecosystem hubs. This simplified structure centralizes nearly all types of deliveries to create fewer stops and fewer failed deliveries, giving connected partners the opportunity to collaborate on future-proof sustainable solutions.

Over the years, it is these types of partnerships that continue to allow Peachtree Corners and Curiosity lab to continue building upon their City Street of the Future. With this continued growth, they continue to be recognized by the community.

We’re going to Detroit; we’re going to Palo Alto; we’re going to Germany; we’re going to Japan.”

Dhillion echoed that sentiment, letting the crowd assembled at the launch know that although Canada doesn’t have any car manufacturers, it has plenty of companies that make excellent car parts.

“[This car] is here to represent Canada’s capabilities,” he said. “[The major manufacturers may only know about] 20 of the companies, but by the end of this tour, they will get to know all 58 of them. And that’s the objective.”

Dhillion added that APMA has already gotten feedback. “Because of our association with the project, we’ve actually gained business. And that means that we’ve actually done our job,” he said.

Seoul Robotics has developed the most robust 3D perception software on the market, SENSR™, which uses deep learning to identify, track and predict hundreds of objects at once, powering a wide range of infrastructure-based products and solutions. The company’s smart city-focused technologies make managing roadways simple, helping city managers improve safety, reduce traffic and decrease vehicle emissions. This partnership reinforces Curiosity Lab’s international smart city presence and Peachtree Corners’ ever-growing, innovative environment.

On April 5th, Curiosity Lab announced a collaboration with Smartmile, whose mission is to create neutral, sustainable, and effective last-mile delivery services through parcel locker ecosystems. This collaboration brings Smartmile’s delivery solutions to Peachtree Corners to evaluate if the American market would be suitable to launch their solutions in the United States.

At the beginning of April, Peachtree Corners Curiosity Lab was named a winner in the 2023 IDC Government Insights’ sixth annual Smart Cities North America Awards (SCNAA) in the Economic Development category. Winners in the SCNAA illustrate best practice examples of how forward-thinking municipalities are effectively leveraging technology and innovation to offer sustainable, new services and economic opportunities to meet the needs and expectations of diverse communities.

Later in April, the City received notification that the City and Curiosity Lab had been awarded a Smart 50 Award. We received the award for our entry, “Defining The Blueprint For Smart Cities In The US: Peachtree Corners’ “City Street of the Future”. The city’s application represents an innovative project with current or future municipal-scale impact and application.

Find out more about Curiosity Lab at Peachtree Corners by visiting http://www.curiositylabptc.com.