Vivacity Labs secures £5m Series A funding to enhance international growth and deliver ‘smarter transport’
Vivacity Labs has announced that it has secured £5 million of Series A funding, led by investor Mobeus, with additional funding from existing investors Downing Ventures and London Co-Investment Fund as well. The investment will support the company in its expansion of its AI-based traffic signal system, which reduces congestion and allows cities to prioritise sustainable modes […]
Kent County Council and Amey install traffic insight sensors using Vivacity Labs technology
A trial using state of the art traffic sensors is being carried out by Kent County Council (KCC) and its partners at Amey to monitor traffic patterns to help make future transport decisions for the county, as part of the £22.9m Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning & Transport (ADEPT) SMART Places Live Labs […]
Sutton and Kingston Councils partner with Vivacity Labs to improve active travel and create safer areas
Sutton and Kingston Councils will be working with UK-based transport AI company Vivacity Labs to help improve active travel insight and the safety of high footfall areas. The councils, as part of the InnOvaTe project, will utilise Vivacity’s AI and Internet of Things (IoT) technology to provide data on different transport modes and movement patterns. The project […]
Transport tech firms hoping for award recognition today
A range of transport specialists are getting ready for a major event of the year – the ITS (UK) Awards which this year take place online this afternoon (Monday 26 October). The trade body says the event, at 4pm and hosted by ITS (UK) President Steve Norris, will “celebrate the best in the country’s transport […]
Ford trialling accident prediction technology
A consortium led by Ford is developing a way of using connected vehicle and roadside sensor data to predict where road crashes may take place. The Data-Driven Road Safety Tool will analyse the information to suggest the likely locations and possible root causes of potential road safety hotspots. Researchers say the insights will enable cities […]
