# Smart Cities in Russia: Current Situation and Insights for Future Development
## 2 How Life Will Be in Smart Cities  
Cities should focus on providing comfortable conditions for their citizens via the use of computer technology. Subsystems and subsystems of subsystems should work together in a synchronized cluster to make life easier and as personalized as possible. Terabytes of data will be processed every second to know each citizen's preferences. The city, consisting of technological products from different vendors, will know its citizens better than they know themselves. In this section, we will describe an ideal day for a single young professional in a smart city of the future. [PERSON] (the name is from the book \"S.N.U.F.F\" by [PERSON]; just [PERSON] for friends) smoothly wakes up at the perfect time for him. His voice assistant chooses the time based on [PERSON]'s biorhythms. Soft music is already playing and the curtains are opened; information on weather and traffic conditions is delivered. [PERSON] looks at the ceiling and the projection on it shows 7:56 AM, 25 January 2042. He asks the voice assistant about the schedule for today and orders it to warm up the electric car (the winters are still cold in the future). He decides not to use car-sharing today--the feeling of driving a car is still pleasant, especially when the roads are smooth. Then [PERSON] takes a shower; the temperature is perfect, but he wants to feel refreshed--simple voice command makes the water colder. The breakfast is delivered to them on the doorstep by a small intelligent robot in accordance with the daily habit of the user and without the need for a specific order. After that, [PERSON] goes to the office using their electric autonomous vehicle. [PERSON]'s job is related to IT (information technology) projects. He spends significant time sitting in front of a screen. The chair adjusts its position accordingly, and the screen reminds im when it is time to avert their eyes and stretch their legs. When the lunch break comes, [PERSON] decides to eat at the canteen. The smart food recognition system allows them to pay for the food without stopping in the line (possibly via biometric or face recognition); the cost is debited from their account automatically. Till the end of the working day, he works on the elimination of annoying bugs in a neural network used for image recognition. [PERSON] wants to meet with their friends in the evening. They want to go to the theater (some things do not change). On their way to the car, [PERSON] sees an incorrectly parked vehicle. It is in the way of pedestrians. As a responsible citizen, he reports the problem to the government service \"citizen-freedom.gov\". Feeling proud, [PERSON] says to their assistant that he is ready to go to the theater. The assistant sends notifications to their friends, and after several minutes, he gets the responses with confirmation. [PERSON] takes their car and asks to go to the theater. From [PERSON]'s schedule, the AI (artificial intelligence) in the car understandsthe destination and slowly starts to drive. The vehicles can communicate with each other, so there are no signs or traffic lights on the road. If car needs maintenance, this will be directly communicated to the service-center, unless owner intervention is needed. The car may also need further instructions, and thereby interact with the driver. The ride is smooth, as always. Via a system of smart-parking, the parking slot is already reserved automatically when [PERSON] arrives at the theater. Together with friends, he gets to the theatre main hall. There are no cashiers at the entrance; the face recognition system automatically let the company in. [PERSON] places their coat in the wardrobe and looks at their smartphone. On the screen, he has the guide on how to find their seat and the program of the evening. The production reinterprets the classical \"First Contact with the Martians\" in a meta-modern style. After the performance, [PERSON] and friends go to a restaurant; the place was already booked by the personal assistant.