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Automotus
Aug 3, 2021
DOE awards Automotus first grant for a curb management project
The Automotus team is thrilled to share that we’re part of the team awarded a nearly $4M grant by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to...
Prajwal Kotamraju, Head of Computer Vision
Jun 23, 2021
Cameras in our cities are here to stay. Here's how we can protect our privacy
By the year 2025, there will be 1 billion cameras monitoring public and private spaces globally. Even if the real number turns out to be...
Automotus
Jun 6, 2021
Fixing our cities will take a village
If this past year has taught us one thing, it’s that we need our villages. Many of us are getting through this difficult time because of...
Jordan Justus, Co-Founder & CEO
May 20, 2021
What does a parking spot have to do with social equity? A lot, it turns out.
On an average day, the typical car owner doesn’t give much thought to parking, beyond whether they will luck out and find a spot to park...
Automotus
Apr 26, 2021
Automotus joins Urban Freight Lab to help shape solutions for fleet operators
The Automotus team is excited to announce that we’ve joined the Urban Freight Lab (UFL), a public-private partnership housed at the...
Automotus
Apr 20, 2021
Automotus CTO selected as voting member of OMF’s Privacy, Security, and Transparency Committee
After joining the Open Mobility Foundation (OMF) last year, the Automotus team is excited to share that CTO and co-founder Harris Lummis...
Harris Lummis, Co-Founder & CTO
Apr 13, 2021
Our privacy policies and governing guidelines
Privacy is a growing concern for all of us. When cities are full of cameras, it’s reasonable to question how data is being used by...
Harris Lummis, Co-Founder & CTO
Apr 1, 2021
Computer vision software has the potential to reinvent the way cities move
In October 2019, The New York Times reported that 1.5 million packages were delivered in New York City every single day. Though...
Automotus
Feb 25, 2021
Automotus to deploy tech for nation’s first zero emissions delivery zone
The City of Santa Monica and Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) have officially launched the nation’s first zero emissions delivery...
Automotus
Feb 1, 2021
To de-congest delivery traffic, operators and cities need to come together
At one point, in a history that now feels more like a mythical past, grocery, food delivery and online shopping felt like a...
Automotus
Jan 5, 2021
Government Technology names Automotus a top 100 company of 2021
Today Government Technology released its 2021 list of the top 100 companies contributing to the gov tech market in critical ways and...
Prajwal Kotamraju, Head of Computer Vision
Dec 18, 2020
A solution for cash-strapped cities is right at the curb
In less than a year, one microscopic virus has brought upheavals large and small in the way people and goods move around. Transit...
Automotus
Dec 9, 2020
Automotus joins Open Mobility Foundation to help create new open data standards for the curb
The Automotus team is excited to share that we’ve joined the Open Mobility Foundation (OMF), a non-profit organization committed to the...
Jordan Justus, Co-Founder & CEO
Dec 4, 2020
New president, same infrastructure problems. Here's why it's different this time.
Another presidency has passed, four more years during which grandstanding over America’s crumbling infrastructure problem once again...
Automotus
Dec 3, 2020
Automotus selected to join LA Cleantech Incubator’s Market Access Program
Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator (LACI) launched the second cohort of its Market Access Program for Series A startups in Southern...
Automotus
Nov 17, 2020
Automotus selected as a private sector partner for City of Los Angeles' Urban Movement Labs
Today Mayor Eric Garcetti announced the launch of Urban Movement Labs (UML) as a standalone not-for-profit organization along with their...
Prajwal Kotamraju, Head of Computer Vision
Oct 22, 2020
Why comprehensive data is key to reinventing our streets
Decades of design and management influenced by the auto industry has shaped the American street into the place we all loathe today:...
Automotus
Sep 16, 2020
Delivery vehicles are a necessary target to patch city revenues
Passenger vehicle revenues from parking meters or enforcement are no longer sustainable. To shore up budgets, cities must monetize...
Automotus
May 4, 2020
Bellevue, WA selects Automotus to analyze and reinvent its most congested curbs
In December 2019 Bellevue, WA was selected by Transportation for America as one of three cities to receive funding for curb management...
Jordan Justus, Co-Founder & CEO
May 3, 2020
A rise in curb complexity calls for effective curb tech
At the end of the day, dynamically managing the modern mobility landscape at the curb will boil down to flexible enforcement and payment,...
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