ASUS has unveiled its most ambitious project yet: a fully integrated AI City model designed to be replicated and deployed in cities around the world. Announced at the Smart City Summit & Expo 2026 in Taipei, the initiative brings together the company's hardware, cloud, and software divisions under a single urban intelligence blueprint.

A Five-Layer Architecture for the Entire City

At the core of the strategy is a Five-Layer AI City Architecture, covering everything from physical computing infrastructure and locally trained AI models to city-scale applications in transportation, healthcare, security, and sustainability. The framework is designed to be sovereign — meaning data, computation, and governance remain within local jurisdictions rather than depending on foreign cloud infrastructure.

One Platform to Connect Everything

Central to the rollout is the ASUS Maestro Intelligent Orchestration Platform, which connects devices, systems, and services from different brands under a unified command layer. The platform enables automated task handover between devices — from visitor reception to logistics — eliminating the fragmentation that typically plagues smart city deployments.

Already Being Tested in the Real World

ASUS is not starting from scratch. The company has active smart city collaborations in France, Greece, and the Czech Republic, and has partnered with the Tainan City Government in Taiwan on an AI City demonstration project. European partners presented real-world case studies at the expo, covering smart transportation, public infrastructure, and autonomous driving integration.

The Bigger Picture

By partnering with Foxconn and the Taiwan Smart City Solutions Alliance, ASUS is positioning itself not just as a hardware vendor but as a full-stack urban intelligence exporter — offering governments a ready-to-deploy, scalable blueprint for the next generation of city infrastructure.