Derq, an AI-powered transportation company, has won a US Department of Transportation (USDOT) contract to demonstrate intersection safety systems. It is the only private company among three teams selected for Phase 1 of the Intersection Safety Systems initiative, a $17M programme. The USDOT has awarded $5.5 million across the three teams for prototype development and testing. It expects a further $11.5 million for Phase 2, which will assess prototypes at real-world intersections. Derq's system combines camera footage, sensor feeds, traffic signal data, and vehicle-to-everything messages. It predicts conflicts, such as a driver running a red light, then issues warnings, activates roadside signs, or adjusts signals. Testing will take place in Texas and Virginia with state and city agencies and industry partners.

Derq, an intelligent transportation company, has unveiled the next generation of its INSIGHT real-time analytics platform at Intertraffic 2026 in Amsterdam. The updated system uses agentic AI to help traffic agencies shift from reactive analysis to proactive decision-making in road safety. The MIT spinoff, founded in 2016, has analysed millions of near-misses and thousands of crashes across deployments in the US, Canada and the GCC region. New capabilities include interactive AI agents for data interpretation, automated incident detection for hazards like debris and low visibility, enhanced near-miss analysis with root cause insights, and a recommendation engine for safety countermeasures. Detroit has used INSIGHT for five years to monitor safety trends and guide corridor improvements. New features will roll out to customers from Q2 2026.