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SBIR Success Stories

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Leveraging AI-Powered Technology to Gather Traffic Safety Data

In the face of high road deaths, Yakama Nation partners with SBIR recipient AIWaysion to save lives in national SMART grant  THE CHALLENGE 

Funding Agency: FHWA 

Small business: AIWaysion Inc. https://www.aiwaysion.com/

Project: Edge Server-Based AI...

SBIR Recent Success Stories

U.S. DOT SBIR success stories highlight how SBIR program funding supports small businesses in developing new and innovative technologies that benefit the U.S. DOT and the public. 

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U.S. DOT SBIR program FY25 Phase I Solicitation is Now Closed

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Small Business News

Keep up with the latest announcements from small businesses to see how our awardees are using SBIR funding to solve complex transportation challenges.

 

 

 

 

Other Posts from Small Businesses:

InnoTech Systems: “This grant will significantly propel our efforts in advancing our micro-localization and sensor development technologies…” Read more on LinkedIn.

ConnectWise: “We’re out here in beautiful Florida putting our ‘Bridge Weigh-in-Motion’ system through its paces…” Read more on LinkedIn.

AIWaysion: “MUST is a sterling example of technology transfer from academia to industry…” Read more on LinkedIn.

Transportation Innovation on the Move Newsletter

Sign up for our DOT SBIR newsletter, Transportation Innovation on the Move, to learn more about small business successes, program announcements, and more. 

Read past editions of Transportation Innovation on the Move:

Winter 2024

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Summer 2024

Using Vehicle-Sensing Technology to Evaluate Road Safety

SBIR awardee CLR Analytics’ vehicle signature technology leveraged in New Hampshire SMART grant award THE CHALLENGE  

Funding Agency: FHWA

Small business: CLR Analytics Inc. https://www.clr-analytics.com/

Project: Transportation System Performance Measurement...

U.S. DOT SBIR Fiscal Year 2024.2 Phase I Solicitation Document

U.S. DOT SBIR Fiscal Year 2024.2 Solicitation, Complete Streets AI Initiative, is Now Closed.

U.S. DOT’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program awards contracts to small businesses to pursue research on and develop innovative solutions to our nation’s transportation challenges. The...