Business View Magazine | November 2019

313 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE NOVEMBER 2019 PEACHTREE CORNERS , GEORGI A take for them to develop their proof-of-concept. Part of our economic development story is that we’ve already generated revenue for local hotels and restaurants because we’ve had so much initial interest. “In essence, Curiosity Lab is a 5G-enabled, autonomous vehicle and smart city living lab. Some testing will be done on the roadway, some you’ll never see, such as testing communication systems with vehicles. It might be lighting, charging, vehicles communicating to buildings to control the HVAC as you approach - anything in the IoT around smart cities or mobility. We have all this infrastructure you can access, including 5G, and we provide a test environment for companies to see the possibilities of their technology. We’re making the infrastructure available at no cost – but there is an application process, as well as regulatory and insurance requirements that companies need to meet. You can’t just show up as a person with your widget. If you meet the standards, we’ll welcome you to come and test on the track, as part of our economic development