{
  "id": 17926337,
  "title": "Cities Worldwide Build and Scale AI Services With NVIDIA Physical and Agentic AI",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/cities-worldwide-build-and-scale-ai-services-with-nvidia-physical-and",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-03T07:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "NVIDIA Blog",
    "slug": "nvidia-blog",
    "url": "https://blogs.nvidia.com/blog/cities-physical-agentic-ai-applications/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cities around the globe are harnessing the power of AI, particularly NVIDIA's Physical and Agentic AI, to transform the way they handle data, infrastructure, and public services. By leveraging digital twins, vision and service agents, and advanced computing infrastructure, these cities are not only improving efficiency but also enhancing the quality of life for their citizens.\n\nPhysical AI and agentic AI technologies enable cities to create digital replicas of their infrastructure, allowing for more accurate planning and maintenance. These digital twins can be used to simulate various scenarios, helping decision-makers mitigate risks and optimize resources. In addition, vision and service agents can process data from city cameras and sensors, providing real-time insights into issues such as traffic congestion, public safety, and emergency response.\n\nOne notable example is Spain's Madrid Digital, which has deployed over 150 AI-powered resident service agents using NVIDIA's technology. These agents can handle a wide range of municipal procedures, from appointment requests to urban-planning incidents and service inquiries. Meanwhile, in Wrocław, Poland, K2K is building a shared AI infrastructure using NVIDIA accelerated computing, Cosmos world reasoning models, and Metropolis Blueprint for video search and summarization. This infrastructure will transform existing camera streams into actionable intelligence for mobility, safety, and event response.\n\nBeyond public services, NVIDIA's Physical and Agentic AI are also being used to build digital twins of critical infrastructure, such as refineries and power plants. These digital twins can simulate various operational scenarios, helping operators identify bottlenecks, anticipate equipment issues, and optimize plant performance. In Nigeria, Honeywell Technologies' Forge Plant Cognition, powered by NVIDIA's Nemotron-powered AI agents, is already being used to understand operational data at Dangote's Lekki refinery.\n\nTo support the widespread adoption of these AI technologies, NVIDIA is building a broader AI ecosystem for cities. This includes shared computing infrastructure, managed services, and application providers that can develop local models and applications. For example, Cires Technologies is expanding an AI factory in Morocco to support applications in worker safety, congestion analysis, cargo routing, and port operations. Meanwhile, the Barcelona Supercomputing Center's AI Factory Accelerator Programme is providing startups with access to sovereign computing, technical support, and training, enabling them to develop innovative solutions for agriculture, medical imaging, knowledge access, and speech services.",
  "summary": "Cities generate enormous amounts of data from cameras, sensors and operational systems, but turning it into useful action — for planning, maintenance and public services — remains a challenge. Physical and agentic AI offer new ways to close that gap, from digital twins for infrastructure planning to vision and service agents, while keeping local governments […]",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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