Shaping the future of cities.
Summary
The startups are working on solutions to some of the biggest problems cities face around the world, such as optimizing building construction, making residential real estate rentals more transparent, improving personal mobility and road usage pricing and cutting energy waste in commercial office buildings. Founded by MINI, URBAN-X helps early-stage companies from all over the world to address modern urban challenges across sectors like transport, real estate, local government, food, water, waste and utilities. During the year, URBAN-X leadership visits cities worldwide, in the U.S., Europe, Asia and beyond, to meet entrepreneurs and individuals shaping the future of urban life. • -- Sapient Industries has developed a smart outlet that senses and learns human behavior patterns in order to automate a building’s energy management. The company has therefore established ecological and social sustainability throughout the value chain, comprehensive product responsibility and a clear commitment to conserving resources as an integral part of its strategy.