Micromobility sees massive growth but also structural challenges. To address these issues and unlock more rapid and sustainable growth, Alex, Christian, Jamie and Max created Drover AI and the technology necessary to tackle some of the industry’s main pain points.

COMPREDICT, a startup specializing in AI-enabled software solutions for predictive maintenance, vehicle health and usage monitoring, has raised a Series A Round of €5.5 million led by Vektor Partners, a mobility-focused VC firm, and BlackBerry Limited.

Leveraging Edge AI to unlock value in mobility data - providing cameras with contextual awareness and enabling dynamic data campaigning to generate unique insights and gather geospatial data in real-time.

The pathway for how autonomous systems and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) will overcome some important technological challenges on the way to commercial deployment is becoming clearer.

Naja von Schmude, Jorit Schmelzle and Steffen Heinrich spent much of their past careers working with car makers and automotive technology companies, and identified early on what today’s vehicle data services for the mobility sector lack: contextual information.

Cities around the world grapple with major traffic challenges – logjam, congestion, accidents, and health-damaging emissions. Autonomous vehicles have started to operate in some areas, which require more sophisticated management systems in the mid-term.