An improved urban landscape with safer driving, quick payment systems and pollution alerts was laid out at Asia’s biggest tech trade fair Tuesday.

Computex, held in the capital Taipei, is in its 35th year with 1,700 exhibitors spread across three sprawling venues, many of whom are tapping into the nascent but burgeoning Internet of Things (IoT).

“Taiwan’s capabilities are blended with new global smart hardware innovations and taken to world markets,” said Lucas Wang, CEO of Taipei-based advisory platform HWTrek, who added that even popular Chinese phone maker Xiaomi uses products built by Taiwanese original design manufacturers.

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