Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs aims to improve urban life by using modular construction in high-tech developments and has applied to develop a 12-hectare site in Toronto. Details of the project remain private but it would be in line with Sidewalk's aim of building high-tech cities and districts from scratch and making affordable, flexible and innovative living spaces. The company is also looking at how its technology could help people who are physically disabled or have other physical limitations.
Alphabet subsidiary Sidewalk Labs aims to improve urban life by using modular construction in high-tech developments and has applied to develop a 12-hectare site in Toronto. Details of the project remain private but it would be in line with Sidewalk's aim of building high-tech cities and districts from scratch and making affordable, flexible and innovative living spaces. The scheme would also fit in with Canada's digital innovation strategy, which has led to Microsoft and Amazon opening engineering centres in Vancouver.