Drover AI secures 5.4 million Vector partners to accelerate machine vision in micromobility

Thus, Drover AI announced that it has closed a $5.4 million Series A financing round led by Vector Partners and with subsequent participation from seed investors including Avesta Fund, Monthly Enterprises and Kurt Jaggers. They join existing investor 500 Global to support the expansion of their innovative solutions for computer vision and artificial intelligence in micromobility.

It should be noted that Drover AI pioneered the use of integrated computer vision (CV) and machine learning (ML) in the micromobility industry with its first product, PathPilot. The initial application resulted in improved safety and regulatory compliance due to the ability of PathPilot that no other technology to date can reliably: detect sidewalks, roads and bike lanes as you walk and park at the end of the journey. Validate proper compliance from the site. Edge-based CV/ML not only provides unprecedented real-time contextual location awareness, but also opportunities to explore added value for cities and operators from unique insights created by data based on visuals collected from mobile properties Presents.

Christian Scheder-Bischin, Co-Founder and CEO of Dropper AI, said, “We are very fortunate to have included the support of Vector Partners in our mission to harness computer vision and artificial intelligence for the long-term benefits and success of micromobility. ” “The Vector team brings together a true strategic understanding of the mobility space, as well as the enormous potential value that exists in collecting vision-based data from a fleet of micromobility vehicles.”

“Micromobility is a huge market and will continue to grow rapidly throughout this decade. Drover’s technology simultaneously solves multiple pain points for cities, micromobility operators and commuters, helping to make urban transportation safer.” and enabling clean and innovative business models while unlocking significant economic value by reducing costs,” said Chris Riley, Partner and Co-Founder, Vector Partners. has become an important element. We are very excited to be able to support the Drover team on this journey.”

Since its inception in early 2020, Drover AI has wasted no time proving its technology and establishing itself as a leader in the space, with currently over 5,000 shared scooters in the US, EU and Asia. More than one PathPilot units are in operation. With the industry leader. Operators such as Spin (owned by Tier), Voi, Bolt, Beam, Dot and Hellbiz. Drover partners have used PathPilot technology to differentiate their capabilities from more traditional tracking and positioning solutions, while cities have also welcomed the enhanced safety and regulatory compliance enabled by this innovative technology. As awareness of this technology grows among various stakeholders, Drover is taking the opportunity to more deeply integrate its technology with vehicle and IoT module manufacturers for future iterations of micromobility vehicles.

“The response to our technology and the demand we’ve seen in the market has far exceeded our first impression,” shared Drover co-founder Alex Nesik. “Not only does our interest from shared scooter operators in Europe and Asia continue to grow, we are also involved with manufacturers of all types of micromobility form factors with an interest in incorporating our proprietary CV/ML technology to meet growing initiatives. There are safety for cyclists and pedestrians,” Alex added.

“With the real fleet deployment of our PathPilot technology, we assess opportunities for the significant amount of unique urban data we capture and collect, including how best to work with cities and other stakeholders to facilitate smart cities. Starting to do it,” he said. , Christian Scheder-Bischin. “Never before has there been such a scalable and sustainable way to more effectively measure and use this form of urban transport.”