Derq, an Ann Arbor-based intelligent transportation company, is collaborating with AT&T to accelerate the deployment of real-time safety and traffic intelligence across connected transportation ecosystems.
The agreement expands the relationship starting when AT&T invested in Derq in late 2024.
Under the new agreement, the companies will work together to integrate Derq’s transportation intelligence into AT&T’s Intelligent Transportation Platform (ITP) solution for cities and agencies.
Derq’s AI platform will serve as a key data input into AT&T’s ITP, supporting what are expected to be more responsive, connected, and safety-focused mobility systems. The platform provides detection and analysis of critical roadway events as they happen, including:
- Collisions and wrong-way driving.
- Close calls and safety hotspots.
- Road hazards — including animals, debris, fire, and low visibility conditions.
- Speed, congestion, and traffic pattern insights.
These continuous insights and alerts feed into AT&T’s ITP to support traffic management centers, emergency response coordination, and connected vehicle applications.
“Transportation agencies need intelligent ways to connect infrastructure at the edge while supporting cloud-based, scalable data lakes, AI/ML pipelines for predictive decision-making, and insights across increasingly complex mobility environments,” says Usman Zafar, assistant vice president of emerging solutions at AT&T.
“Our ITP is designed to support that transformation, and Derq’s safety intelligence adds an important layer of roadway insight that enables AT&T’s Intelligent traffic management and advanced connected transportation use cases at scale.”
Derq’s safety intelligence is expected to complement AT&T’s transportation solutions, alongside its connectivity, data, and network capabilities, as part of a broader transportation platform designed to support safer, more connected mobility across urban and highway environments. This creates a pathway to bring Derq’s AI-powered safety insights into connected transportation systems that support traffic operations, public safety, and future V2X and V2N applications.
“This collaboration marks an important step in scaling the impact of our industry-leading analytics and V2X applications,” says Georges Aoude, co-founder and CEO of Derq. “Together with AT&T, we’re bringing safety intelligence into the infrastructure that cities rely on to manage traffic, reduce risk, and protect all road users at scale.”
While many solutions in the market today focus on analyzing historical data and streamlining workflows, Derq says its platform is designed to identify and surface risks, fueling earlier intervention and more proactive traffic and safety management.
Derq and AT&T will discuss their activities at the ITS America Conference & Expo at Huntington Place in downtown Detroit on June 11, from 1-2 p.m. in Room 310B. Derq Co-founder and COO Karl Jeanbart will join AT&T and other transportation technology leaders for the session entitled “Building Future-Ready Digital Infrastructure Through Connectivity and Real-Time Insights.”
Derq has its exhibit at booth #2030.
For more information, visit derq.com.
