The Transit Tech Lab, a private-public operation, has named the finalists for its seventh annual challenge cycle. The new cohort will focus on such issues as transit schedules, communications, inspections and maintenance.
The dozen finalists emerged from a pool of 112 applications, according to a statement from the lab, which is backed by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) and the Partnership Fund for New York City.
Applicants proposed “tech-driven approaches to support the agencies’ objectives in analyzing ridership and travel demand data in order to improve ridership experience, as well as optimizing inspections and maintenance,” according to the lab.
Applicants made in-person pitches to transit experts in the metro area before final selection.
The finalists now will work on setting up minimum viable tests of their technologies during eight weeks via the MTA, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and the NYC Department of Transportation.
Finalists are:
- Jawnt (Philadelphia), which seeks to simplify transit pass enrollment.
- Libelium Comunicaciones (Zaragoza, Spain), which provides real-time alerts “on overcrowding events in transit facilities, and collects passenger movement data that can inform system improvements,” according to the lab.
- Matawan (Mâcon, France), which focuses on AI and data analytics to improve transit operations.
- Censys Technologies (Daytona Beach, Fla.), whose AI-backed software tools can help with predictive maintenance, including the reduction of intrusive vegetation.
- Flip AI (Kansas and New York), which offers an AI platform to help with maintenance and logistics decisions.
- Kinexio (New York City), whose technology focuses on property management and scheduled maintenance.
- Previsico (Loughborough, England), which offers “real-time flood forecasting solutions designed to support organizations’ emergency preparedness and risk mitigation,” according to the statement.
- Routora (Dallas) “is an inspection routing workflow tool enabling agency supervisors to schedule, optimize and oversee parameter-based, efficient multi-site routes for their inspectors.”
- SafetyCulture (Sydney), which supplies digital inspection services.
- Sahay AI (Philadelphia), which has an AI-backed robotic system for inspections.
- Tomorrow.io (formerly ClimaCell; Boston), has “AI-powered weather intelligence” via satellites and other sources of data.
- TwinKnowledge (New York), which supplies “AI-powered agents to help streamline construction document analysis and expedite capital asset projects.”
