Close-up photograph of the cabin of an orange garbage truck, with a driver and a passenger next to him. Mounted on top of the cabin, parallel to the sun visor, is a long transparent tube which lies at the center of the photograph. The tube contains five white cylindrical inserts that define compartments or connect modules. Within each of these compartments there are metal elements that resemble electronic devices and sensors. The tube appears approximately 1 meter long, with an estimated diameter of 15 cm and appears made of lightweight plastic. The garbage truck is on the road in an urban or suburban environment, with a two-story building in the background.

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	We acquired this object.
2018	We photographed this object. We exhibited this object. Work on this object began.
2024	You found it!

City Scanner, 2018

This is a City Scanner. It was designed by MIT Senseable City Lab. It is dated 2018. Its medium is acrylic, plastic, electronics. It is a part of the department.

City Scanner, a lightweight sensing platform attached to garbage trucks, collects data about the urban environment. Equipped with sensors that include thermal cameras, air quality, temperature, humidity, a WiFi scanner, and GPS, City Scanner could be used to help inform decisions about public health, security, and overall better services for citizens.

It is credited Courtesy of MIT Senseable City Lab and Cisco Systems.

Freight Platooning System
electronic controller, display, camera, speaker: plastic, aluminum, steel,....
Courtesy of Peloton Technology.
MOBILITY.027

Garbino Waste Basket
polypropylene.
Gift of Anonymous Donor.
1999-9-2

Poster, GARBAGE
offset lithograph on paper.
Gift of Saul Bass & Associates.
1991-69-2

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition The Road Ahead: Reimagining Mobility.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/4wUrfc/
Accession Number MOBILITY.036
Object ID 2318795931