{"id":2049188,"date":"2021-08-26T08:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-08-26T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/live-cs-engineer-magazine.pantheonsite.io\/?p=2049188"},"modified":"2021-08-25T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2021-08-25T15:04:39","slug":"derq-joins-the-qualcomm-smart-cities-accelerator-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/derq-joins-the-qualcomm-smart-cities-accelerator-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Derq Joins the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Derq\u00a0Serves as a Key Solution Provider, Offering Smart Solutions for Safer Roads to the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Ecosystem<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><strong><span lang=\"EN\">DETROIT, MI<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/en.derq.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.derq.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629769693075000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHABuiLi8ZWvmIF5qOtCZ30vTlClQ\"><span lang=\"EN\">DERQ<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN\">,\u00a0<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">a Detroit- and Dubai-based start-up, announced the company has joined the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/support\/qan\/smart-city-accelerator-program\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.qualcomm.com\/support\/qan\/smart-city-accelerator-program&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629769693075000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGjpkoXbONXjcTV196ixU3xXxs-8w\"><span lang=\"EN\">Qualcomm\u00ae Smart Cities Accelerator Program<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN\">. As part of the Qualcomm\u00ae Advantage Network, the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program is designed to connect cities, municipalities, government agencies, and enterprises with an ecosystem of providers offering end-to-end smart city solutions. By connecting members searching for smart city solutions, the program aims to enrich people\u2019s lives through the accelerated transformation of city infrastructure and services.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN\">According to a 2018 World Health Organization study, there are an estimated 1.35 million traffic fatalities every year due to largely preventable crashes.<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">1<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">\u00a0Derq\u00a0works closely with the automotive industry, state and local governments, and intelligent transportation systems providers to eliminate road fatalities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN\">Derq\u00a0has built an award-winning AI analytics platform that is powering the future of connected and autonomous roads, making cities smarter and safer for all road users and enabling the deployment of autonomous vehicles at scale.\u00a0Derq\u00a0has live deployments in the USA, Europe, and the UAE, in forward thinking cities and states including Michigan, Ohio, Nevada, and Dubai. Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and\u00a0Derq\u00a0have collaborated to demonstrate the benefits of AI and V2X for road safety applications at CES 2019.<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">2<\/span><span lang=\"EN\">\u00a0Derq\u00a0is trusted by global automotive and traffic systems leaders including Motional, DENSO, and Kapsch, and has best-in-class IP with a strong patent portfolio.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As part of the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program,\u00a0Derq\u00a0will showcase a few of its industry leading AI solutions powered by the\u00a0Derq\u00a0Platform including:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.derq.com\/derq-insight\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.derq.com\/derq-insight&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629769693075000&amp;usg=AFQjCNG1hhiwKcYb-48X23Ac-RH-4g-T5g\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Derq INSIGHT<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">, which generates an array of real-time safety and traffic insights, providing up-to-date, accurate and granular data enabling in-depth analysis of safety issues, countermeasure development and traffic performance assessment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li role=\"listitem\" aria-setsize=\"-1\">\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.derq.com\/derq-sense\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/en.derq.com\/derq-sense&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1629769693076000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEg-C5wFxVPnYyY6-0cDkNisSqNZg\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">Derq SENSE<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"EN-US\">, which is an edge-based solution that provides real-time infrastructure-based analytics for off-board cooperative perception and traffic management applications, including V2X applications for connected and autonomous vehicles, adaptive traffic management, and smart pedestrian crosswalks.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe\u2019re honored to offer key components of smart infrastructure solutions for smart cities and spaces,\u201d said Dr. Georges, Aoude, CEO and Co-Founder of\u00a0Derq. \u201cThe Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program will help accelerate the deployment of our cutting-edge AI solutions to improve road safety and mobility today, and prepare our partners for the future of connected and autonomous transportation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">\u201cWe are pleased to welcome\u00a0Derq\u00a0to the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program to help build out progressive smart cities deployments with streamlined end-to-end capabilities,\u201d said Sanjeet Pandit, senior director, business development and global head of Smart Cities, Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. \u201cDerq\u2019s\u00a0unique traffic management infrastructure solutions,\u00a0Derq\u00a0INISGHT and\u00a0Derq\u00a0SENSE will support the deployment of\u00a0end to end\u00a0safety and traffic solutions for cities and spaces.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p lang=\"EN-US\"><span lang=\"EN-US\">As a member of the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program,\u00a0Derq\u00a0will work to fast-tack the transformation of cities into safer and smarter environments and help them deliver greater efficiencies, cost savings, safety, and sustainability.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Derq\u00a0Serves as a Key Solution Provider, Offering Smart Solutions for Safer Roads to the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program Ecosystem DETROIT, MI\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0DERQ,\u00a0a Detroit- and Dubai-based start-up, announced the company has joined the\u00a0Qualcomm\u00ae Smart Cities Accelerator Program. As part of the Qualcomm\u00ae Advantage Network, the Qualcomm Smart Cities Accelerator Program is designed to connect cities, municipalities, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4085,"featured_media":2049191,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1856,1,12105],"tags":[2002,28496,25005,28494,28495],"acf":[],"views":21,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/AdobeStock_288382561.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049188"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4085"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2049188"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2049188\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2049191"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2049188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2049188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/csengineermag.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2049188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}