Founder of Nexar - Making Driving Sane
Software is eating the roads. This might seem like a grand statement, but in the 7 years since I co-founded Nexar with Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz, it has also become glaringly apparent. In practice, this means that vehicles are becoming increasingly software-centric - prioritizing the consumer demand and experience. The implications are
I’m very excited to share that Nexar is acquiring Veniam, a Portugal-based company who is a leading provider of intelligent networking for the internet of moving things. This is a big deal for us, being our first acquisition, and I wanted to share the importance of this step for
Nexar, a leading AI vision company, announced today that it has appointed Ludovico Fassati as its SVP America and President B2B America. Fassati will manage Nexar’s business in the US, focusing on Nexar’s insurance, fleet and public sector offering, as well as real-time mapping. Fassati joins Nexar from
Today we published a report comparing the ground truth speed limit signs in Phoenix, AZ, with OSM and City of Phoenix data. The bottom line is that maps become stale at a rate of 2.5-6% per year and that we need to change how we think about map creation,
Six years ago, my partner, Bruno Fernandez-Ruiz, and I, started the journey of Nexar. Today Nexar is announcing a round that brings its total funding to $153 million. This is an opportunity to explain what we’ve been working on since our last round last year and where we plan
In the next 3–5 years, all new cars will contain cameras. Several cameras per car, actually. Will car cameras remain confined to driving assist functions, or will they evolve into a new way of seeing and sensing the roads and the world around them? The question of what can
My co-founder Bruno and I started Nexar on a mission to eliminate road collisions worldwide by using vision-based technology to alert drivers to dangers ahead in real time. When people pair a Nexar-powered smart dash cam with the Nexar app, they join our connected network
Tomorrow, I’m looking forward to going to Los Angeles for CoMotion LA, an annual event and expo in downtown LA that explores the future of mobility and brings together the public and private sectors. And as I’m getting ready to fly out, I wanted to share with you
Nexar was founded on a mission to create a safe-driving network that lets you see everything coming on the road ahead. When you pair a Nexar-powered dash camera with our app, you join this network, which uses artificial intelligence to spot upcoming hazards and alert those in the surrounding area.
We at Nexar have been watching closely the talk of a massive infrastructure reform package coming out of Washington DC. To say it doesn’t look like we’re getting that deal anytime soon would be…an understatement. There’s no doubt that America’s roads, bridges, airports, telecom networks,
Hi from Las Vegas! Last week we announced that Vegas is the site of Nexar’s first smart cities data partnership. Today, I’m very excited to be here for a showcase of what Nexar can do to make this city instantly smarter about its roadways. Thanks to a local
I have some exciting news to share from the Nexar team. Today, we’re announcing the first pilot for Nexar CityStream®, our smart cities data platform. When a driver pairs a Nexar-powered smart dash cam with the Nexar app, they join Nexar’s network, where every vehicle is learning about
The roads around us are constantly changing. In the past, our ability to see everything on the road in real time was limited. At Nexar, we have decided to change that. We are excited to announce the pre-launch our first API, Lights, as part of a new data platform. Lights
Here’s the deal. If you’re into startups, you should come to Tel Aviv. It’s that simple. Perhaps you’re in SF, or NYC, or Boulder or London. They’re all fine choices and there are some cool companies there, but there’s nothing like Tel Aviv right
We are now full steam ahead at building the world’s largest, AI-powered, safe driving network. am thrilled to announce that we have closed a $30 million round of funding. Ibex Investors led the round with participation from Alibaba Innovation Ventures, US-based Nationwide Insurance and our previous investors Aleph, Mosaic
Autonomous Vehicles Require a New City Model Over the course of the last several weeks we’ve talked about the many effects and even needs of autonomous vehicles as we work towards a future filled with them. We’ve debated whether people will buy fewer or exponentially more cars with
A bridge to our autonomous driving future We’ve talked in previous posts about the challenges autonomous vehicles (AVs) could bring or worsen — traffic [https://blog.getnexar.com/traffic-wont-go-away-with-autonomous-cars-d136f22288a8] , time to market [https://blog.getnexar.com/buckle-up-transportation-will-completely-change-in-40-years-c75c5e46845c] , and ridesharing [https://blog.getnexar.com/ridesharing-and-carsharing-is-a-sideshow-54a253d58100] . However, they’re without a doubt
Traffic in Beijing. Fu Ding / For China DailyWe all feel it — traffic is getting worse and worse. Congestion periods have slowly expanded beyond commute times and become an all-day phenomenon. Our commute gets longer and longer with every passing year. In previous posts, we discussed how long it’ll take
We’re all hearing and now talking about the inevitability of us ditching car ownership in the future. It’s coming from all sides. > “Uber will take over the world (as long as they can get out of their own way)”. “No one will own a car anymore”. “Millennials
First post in a five-part series about how transportation will evolve as an ecosystem It will take 40 years for autonomous vehicles to replace human drivers across the world. Despite the hype and Tesla’s best efforts, it will not take 20 or 10 years, and definitely not 5. A
Why the race for data ownership is the new driving force of the automotive industry. Yesterday Intel & Mobileye announced that Mobileye will be acquired by Intel for over $15B, an announcement that made waves, given its sheer size and importance, not just for the Israeli tech ecosystem, where Intel
Today marks a new phase for Nexar, as we’re opening the world’s first realtime vehicle network. Starting today, all Nexar users are not driving alone anymore, but rather, are part of a massive sensor network, that detects and tracks everything that’s happening on the road, to predict
Here’s what we learned after 8 million miles. After launching Nexar on the App Store 6 months ago, we saw larger adoption than expected. Drivers everywhere are eager to have for more pertinent information that makes their driving safer, and more protection in case of a crash. In the