Derq links with AM Signal on road safety

Derq's AI platform aggregates data from traffic sensors and signal controllers 
Detection, Monitoring & Machine Vision / October 12, 2021
By Ben Spencer
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Derq says solutions will help reduce collisions and improve traffic efficiency (© Mykyta Starychenko | Dreamstime.com)

Derq has partnered with AM Signal to enhance road safety in Colorado, Arizona, Utah and New Mexico.

The partners will bring an integrated offering to traffic signal control, ITS, road sensing and software applications. 

Derq says these solutions will be utilised to reduce collisions and fatalities on the roadways as well as improve traffic efficiency. 

Derq co-founder Karl Jeanbart says: “We are excited to partner with the expert team at AM Signal to help customers improve the safety and mobility of their roads and road users, including drivers, pedestrians and cyclists, and prepare them for the future of autonomous transportation.”

Derq’s real-time perception and connectivity artificial intelligence (AI) platform aggregates data from different sources, including traffic sensors, signal controllers and connected infrastructure. The Derq Insight solution generates an array of real-time safety and traffic insights providing granular data to enable analysis of safety issues. Meanwhile, the Derq Sense platform provides real-time infrastructure-based analytics for off-board cooperative perception and traffic management applications. This includes Vehicle to Everything applications for connected and autonomous vehicles, adaptive traffic management and smart pedestrian crossings. 

Zac Ward, vice president of sales at AM Signal, says: “Derg brings an advanced suite of AI and connected vehicle capabilities that will complement our business initiatives as well as bring industry-leading technology to the end user.”

AM Signal is a company specialising in the distribution of traffic signal control devices and ITS in the Western Region.
 

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