Bridging the gap between startups and the Department of Homeland Security is critical for the progress of smart cities and discovering innovation for first responder safety, infrastructure, and transportation. Tech like V2V comms, toxin monitoring, and AR/VR for crisis zone visibility are a few of the solutions found through the EMERGE accelerator with DHS. Initiatives like this re-energize the public safety market and open cities up to tech that solves real-world challenges, more efficiently.

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