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Hayden AI Wins 2026 AI Excellence Award

Company recognized for its mobile vision AI platform that improves public transit reliability and safety worldwide

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hayden AI, the leading provider of vision AI solutions powering safer, smarter, and more efficient cities, has been named a winner of the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards in the category of Computer Vision by the Business Intelligence Group.

Hayden AI’s mobile vision AI platform is installed on over 2,300 transit buses across the globe to help cities improve public transit reliability and road safety. Most recently, the company has pioneered the first automated bike lane enforcement and first automated streetcar track zone enforcement programs in the United States.

The 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards honor achievement across a broad range of industries and use cases, spotlighting the companies and leaders moving AI beyond experimentation and into practical, accountable deployment. This year’s program recognized winners across 36 industries and more than 15 countries.

“Hayden AI is honored to be recognized as a leader in Computer Vision by the 2026 Artificial Intelligence Excellence Awards,” Hayden AI CEO Marty Beard said. “Our mobile vision AI platform is delivering transformative results for cities across the globe, improving people’s access to jobs and services by making transportation safer and more reliable.”

Hayden AI’s automated transit zone and bike lane enforcement platform is used by cities across the globe to keep bus lanes, bike lanes, bus stops and other dedicated transit zones safe and clear of illegally parked vehicles. In New York, bus speeds have increased by 5% on average along routes utilizing this technology. Automated enforcement also helps increase accessibility of public transit, reducing parking violations obstructing bus stops by as much as 40%, allowing bus operators to safely deploy wheelchair access ramps for passengers with disabilities.

About Hayden AI: Hayden AI powers safer, smarter, and more efficient cities. We combine advanced vision AI with purpose-built, vehicle-mounted hardware to analyze urban environments in real time. Cities use our technology to make streets safer and improve transit performance for everyone. Learn more at www.hayden.ai

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