Piemonte (North-West Italy) hosts a successful smart city ecosystem. The region has a long history of innovation, boosting cooperation between SMEs, large companies and research organizations to share knowledge and make innovative products and services; Piemonte is the 1st Italian region in terms of private investment in R&D and the 3rd for hi-tech patents.

Mobility in Piemonte has a very long tradition. Large companies and supply chains in the automotive and railway sectors have emerged in this area since early 1900. The region is very competitive in smart mobility and autonomous and connected driving, thanks to a great expertise in high innovative sectors: companies are indeed developing more and more distinctive technologies and solutions in the area of sharing mobility, connectivity, artificial intelligence, Big Data and Internet of Things.