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Montreal coordinates 2,200 snow machines at once

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Removing winter sludge from a sprawling Canadian metropolis is not a quaint chore; it is an aggressive, mechanized military campaign. Montreal utilizes a centralized software suite named Symphonie to ruthlessly track and coordinate over 2,200 plows, blowers, and tow trucks, ensuring citizens' illegally parked cars are moved just seconds before the heavy machinery rolls through.

Montreal coordinates 2,200 snow machines at once
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