Imagining vision-based connected car camera applications

Imagining vision-based connected car camera applications

By 2024 most new car models will include several built-in cameras. Cameras are there for the cars to “see” — the road, cyclists, pedestrians, road signs and more. Most industry pundits focus on the use of car-sight as cars evolve to self-driving. Yet, even before, during and after self-driving becomes a

Do Cities Need Fresh Images For Better City/Road Management?

Do Cities Need Fresh Images For Better City/Road Management?

Can artificial intelligence do the job? When cities need to make decisions about managing assets, streets, permits, they need to be able to see what is actually going on. Some of this depends on actual human sight, such as looking at a road, assessing damage, or checking whether a work

Helping make Ohio’s roads safer

Helping make Ohio’s roads safer

In the last 10 years, there have been almost 60,000 road incidents involving work zones in Ohio, with more than 14,000 of them resulting in either injuries or fatalities. Last year was the worst year for work zone crashes [https://www.cleveland19.com/2020/04/20/move-over-ohio-odot-says-was-worst-year-work-zone-crashes/] resulting

COVID-19 Nexar Mobility Report

COVID-19 Nexar Mobility Report

Over 50-thousand commuter and professional drivers across the US utilize Nexar’s intelligent, connected dash cam system, capturing over 60-million miles per month. Nexar extracts and refines the dash cam footage using advanced AI and combines it with mobility data to deliver meaningful, real-time insights with supporting ground-level imagery. In

Abstracting The Earth So That Cars Can Communicate

Abstracting The Earth So That Cars Can Communicate

A shared understanding of the road What if cars could “communicate” to create a common understanding of the road they are in? Actually, they already do. You’re driving: you see a brake light ahead. You brake instinctively, trying to avoid a rear-end collision. This is basic communication, and it’

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Monetizing Alt Data Products, Part 1

Monetizing Alt Data Products, Part 1

The market for Alternative Data has evolved dramatically in recent years for both buyers and sellers. I’ve been fortunate to witness this movement first hand at three separate companies. Though each was leveraging differentiated data & processes, the challenges were similar. I’m constantly reminded of these lessons as

Nexar Mobility Report (V2)

Nexar Mobility Report (V2)

A few weeks ago we published our first mobility report. We’re back with more interesting data! To download the entire report please go here [https://web.getnexar.com/report] To download the entire report please go here [https://web.getnexar.com/report] The increase in driving activity across our

IoT Needs Edge Compute, and More Than You May Think

IoT Needs Edge Compute, and More Than You May Think

The First Internet The computer industry of the 1980s was based on a simple premise. It saw continuous hardware improvements that led to exponential growth in computation capabilities. This made it worthwhile to create high-value software. A decade later, in the 1990s, the Internet and HTTP became mainstream, computers connected

Nexar-powered Scosche cameras are now on sale at Walmart & Costco

Nexar-powered Scosche cameras are now on sale at Walmart & Costco

When people pair a smart Nexar dash cam with the Nexar app, they join our connected network, where every vehicle is learning in real time about its surroundings thanks to other vehicles around it. Hard brakes, collisions, oncoming traffic — it’s a virtuous circle of information sharing. Over the past

The impact of coronavirus on rideshare driving activity in NYC

The impact of coronavirus on rideshare driving activity in NYC

For the governments, scientists, and medical workers leading us through this global health crisis, real-time data has never been more critical. Data like the exact number and location of tests, hospital beds, and ventilators can save time and lives. For the public officials serving our communities, real-time data is similarly