Transit Tech Lab

Congratulations to GridMatrix, 2022 Sustainability Challenge Pilot Winner, and The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey for expanding your partnership! During GridMatrix's Transit Tech Lab pilot, the company demonstrated how it's AI-powered software can utilize data from existing video feeds to provide important insights around safety, congestion, and emissions at the George Washington Bridge, Lincoln Tunnel, and Holland Tunnel. We're excited to see how this partnership can help optimize operations at Port Newark and the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal 🎉 https://lnkd.in/eSH9Ex4x

GridMatrix is thrilled to announce its latest deployment in partnership with The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey! We are deploying our cloud-based software platform to help optimize operations at Port of New York & New Jersey’s Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) and at the Elizabeth-Port Authority Marine Terminal - the busiest port on America's east coast. The Port of New York and New Jersey's operations professionals are using GridMatrix's software to generate real-time alerts related to security, traffic flow, vessel activity, emissions, and several other key performance indicators on the facility's efficiency and safety. Additionally, GridMatrix's software will be used to generate data over time on these same metrics. GridMatrix's software platform uses artificial intelligence and feeds from existing cameras already deployed at Port Newark Container Terminal (PNCT) to generate these insights. CC Transit Tech LabCenter for Smart Streetscapes (CS3)Smart Futures LabEndless Frontier Labs 8VCCota CapitalRiverstone HoldingsJacqueline Heinerman (PhD)Joost Weeda Manolo de la Fuente Port of Rotterdam PortMiami Miami-Dade Innovation Authority Russell Sillmon USDOT Research and Technology U.S. Department of Transportation Intelligent Transportation Society of America Brian Cronin Robert C. Hampshire Taylor Lochrane Ph.D., P.E. New Jersey Department of Transportation U.S. Coast Guard Port of Long Beach Port of Los Angeles

💲 Funding Opportunity: Our friends at NYSERDA recently announced a $32M clean mobility competitive grant opportunity to improve zero-emission connections to public transportation and showcase innovative shared transportation options through planning and demonstration projects. Learn more this Thursday, June 24 at 1pm at their webinar, and apply for planning and demonstration track funding by August 15 at 3pm! https://lnkd.in/eY2PS_MY

ICYMI: Metropolitan Transportation Authority addressed the actions they're taking to ensure riders are safe during this heat wave, including exploring innovative cooling technologies for potential future use, such as Cascara Energy, a 2024 Transit Tech Lab finalist! https://lnkd.in/exYEEDja

Applications are still open for our sister program, the Environmental Tech Lab with Partnership for New York City and NYC Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP)! To find out if your company is a good fit for this year's Challenge competition, sign up for the next info session ⬇️

We're thrilled to welcome Liv Varghese as the new Transit Tech Lab Manager 👏! Liv is devoted to empowering the next wave of social innovators and underrepresented founders with the resources, programming, and network necessary to achieve excellence. We're excited to have them on the team to help make New York the global leader in transit. Welcome, Liv🎉! --- To keep up with more news from the Transit Tech Lab, subscribe here: https://lnkd.in/gYUNcY7

Love to see it! 2023 Human Capital Challenge Pilot Winner, Pyxai, and their The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey project team leads shared their findings and experience about using #AI to aid the hiring and recruitment process.

👀👀👀 Transit Tech Lab 2022 Sustainability Challenge pilot winner, The Mobility House, explains how their technology can increase the value of electric vehicle batteries: “The Mobility House buys power when solar and wind power is abundant and cheap, storing it in electric vehicles that are part of its system and plugged in around Europe. When demand and prices climb, the company resells the electricity. It’s a classic play: Buy low, sell high.” “We want to unlock the full value of electric vehicle batteries,” said Gregor Hintler, chief executive of the Mobility House for North America. If all the electric cars in New York City were used as storage, said Dr. Preindl, the Columbia professor, “those vehicles would be the most valuable power plant in New York by far.”

“I think there is a misunderstanding of how much excess traffic congestion costs us.” - Kathy Wylde, Partnership for New York City President and CEO   The Governor’s decision to indefinitely pause the congestion pricing program is disappointing. But this temporary pause is now an opportunity to make a strong campaign for its benefits and provide a better understanding of just how much excess traffic congestion costs New Yorkers.   This morning Kathy spoke with NY1 News on what this pause means for New York. Watch here: https://lnkd.in/e_p4F4td #NewYorkCity #CongestionPricing #PublicTransit