Doctoroff said his company will spend $50 million on a yearlong discussion, starting at a Nov. 1 public meeting, with citizens, governments, universities and others, about what the project dubbed “Sidewalk Toronto” should be. Sidewalk Labs says it would have an “insatiable” appetite for partnerships with other companies, including local tech startups, as well as universities and others on the buildout. Officials stressed all plans are tentative until the end of consultations but the Sidewalk Labs winning submission paints a futuristic picture. Doctoroff, a former New York City deputy mayor, hastened to add that Sidewalk Toronto will not be a test bed for new gimmicks. Sidewalk Labs documents released Tuesday don’t dispute such data will be collected but try to blunt such concerns with assurances security and privacy protection will be baked into the new infrastructure.

Source: thestar October 17, 2017 18:24 UTC