From Pilot to Practice: Drones, 5G and AI in Urban Public Safety

Cities are investing in drones, 5G and AI for public safety, but moving from pilot to operational reality is harder than it looks. Drawing on the EU-funded 5G4LIVES project, this panel shares field experience from Riga and Turin — from urban search-and-rescue to complex hillside terrain and civil protection — and uses those lessons to ask what any city actually needs before this technology becomes routine.