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Business Wire
08-07-2025
- Automotive
- Business Wire
Hayden AI Wins Third Consecutive Global Award for Solving Real-World Transit Challenges with AI
SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hayden AI has once again been recognized on the global stage, earning the title of Overall Computer Vision Solution of the Year in the 2025 AI Breakthrough Awards. This marks the third straight year Hayden AI has been honored by the program, a testament to the company's continued success in solving real-world urban mobility challenges using AI. At its core, Hayden AI builds technology that works — not in theory, but in cities, on streets, and for millions of daily commuters. The company's automated transit zone enforcement platform is now being used by major cities in the United States and Europe to keep bus lanes, bike lanes, and bus stops clear of obstructions, leading to safer, faster, and more reliable public transportation. 'In an industry often focused on future potential, we've focused on delivering impact today,' said Charles Territo, Chief Growth Officer at Hayden AI. 'Our platform puts AI to work solving immediate problems that affect real people — making buses run more reliably, making streets safer, and helping transit agencies operate more efficiently. This third consecutive award reinforces the results we're delivering every day.' In just three years, Hayden AI's platform has been deployed in 10 major U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Sacramento, and Santa Monica. European cities are now following suit, with Barcelona recently becoming the latest city to test Hayden AI's technology. The platform uses AI-powered cameras mounted on transit buses to detect parking and traffic violations in real time. Violations are processed at the edge and sent to local authorities for review, enabling scalable enforcement that encourages driver behavior change and improves public transit performance. The results are clear. In New York City, routes with bus-mounted enforcement cameras saw an average 20% reduction in vehicle collisions, a 40% drop in bus stop parking violations within a single year, and up to 36% increases in bus speeds on some corridors. As cities look for practical ways to improve mobility and safety, Hayden AI's technology is proving that AI isn't just powerful — it's useful. And when deployed with the right purpose, it can help cities solve some of their most persistent transportation challenges. About Hayden AI: At Hayden AI, we're pioneering real world problem solving powered by AI. Cities use our mobile perception system to speed up transit and make streets safer. Learn more at
Yahoo
01-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
AI-powered cameras gave out nearly 10,000 tickets along L.A. bus routes. Are you next?
In a one-month period, artificial-intelligence-assisted cameras mounted on Los Angeles Metro buses generated nearly 10,000 citations for parking violations, according to the Los Angeles Department of Transportation. Cameras were first installed on the windshields of some Metro buses last year, but the first tickets were issued in mid-February. Initially, the only buses to have cameras were along line 212, from Hollywood/Vine to Hawthorne/Lennox stations via La Brea Avenue, and line 720, from Santa Monica to downtown L.A. via Wilshire Boulevard. Line 70, which services Olive Street and Grand Avenue, and lines 910 and 950 that serve Metro's J Line have since been included. The AI-powered cameras scan for illegally parked cars and compile a video of each violation, a photo of the license plate and the time and location, according to the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Each citation is reviewed by a human. At a minimum of $293 per violation, there's nothing artificial about the ticket's price tag. Read more: AI-powered cameras installed on Metro buses to ticket illegally parked cars In the second half of March, the program gave out 3,093 citations over cars blocking bus lanes or stops. That number more than doubled in the first two weeks of April, when 6,681 citations were issued. Before the cameras were installed, officers typically issued around 570 tickets for impeding bus lanes monthly, the transportation department told LAist. 'Without enforcement, a single parked car in a bus lane can delay dozens or even hundreds of riders. So, this is not just about issuing tickets, it's about making sure our Metro buses run on schedule and get our riders to their destinations on time,' said Metro Board Chair and L.A. County Supervisor Janice Hahn. The program, designed by technology company Hayden AI, is meant to improve bus times, increase ridership and address mobility concerns. Metro's board of directors approved an $11-million contract with the company last year to roll out 100 camera systems. The agreement started in December and is supposed to last roughly five years. Read more: A rich L.A. neighborhood donated surveillance technology to the LAPD — then drama ensued Although the AI-powered security cameras constantly scan for illegally parked cars, Charles Territo, Hayden AI's chief growth officer, said the technology is trained to record only when a potential violation is observed. 'If the bus is moving and there's no vehicle parked in the lane, it's not recording any data,' he said. 'Only when the system observes a vehicle parked illegally in a bus lane or a bus stop does it record the license plate and capture video of the event.' Similar programs are being used in Washington, D.C., and New York City as the use of AI continues to expand for travel safety. Recently, Southern California's regional rail system Metrolink was granted $1.3 million to develop an AI-powered security system to detect unexpected movement on the tracks. Times staff writer Colleen Shalby contributed to this report. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
