• July 11, 2022

    PacTrans Director Yinhai Wang led STAR Lab launches spin-off company- AIWaysion

    The PacTrans Smart Transportation Applications and Research Laboratory (STAR Lab) at the University of Washington recently launched a spin-off company – AIWaysion. The company provides Smart Mobility Solutions using Artificial Intelligence (AI), computer vision, and edge computing technologies for safer and more efficient transportation. 

    Their first product – Mobile Unit for Sensing (MUST) – is a cutting-edge technology for smart infrastructure system support produced by STAR Lab research funded by PacTrans and other organizations. MUST integrates sensing, data fusion, analysis, and communication functions all in one device. MUST can collect multi-modal transportation data and provide in-device (edge) data analysis right on the spot. In addition, MUST offers real-time communication to the traffic managers and road users. MUST can produce vehicles, pedestrian, and bicycle volume and speed data, road surface condition information (e.g., dry, wet, ice, snow), travel time estimates, etc. In addition, MUST can be configured as a communication node on the infrastructure side for connected vehicles and other smart transportation applications. 

    AIWaysion also recently received the Small Business Innovation and Research Award from the US Department of Transportation.

    Congratulations to the PacTrans STAR Lab and AIWaysion team!