What an incredible week Ouster had at ITS World Congress 2025 in Atlanta! The event was a powerful reminder that Physical AI for intelligent transportation systems isn't just a concept, but is here and being used by customers all over the world today. Ouster is proud to be at the forefront of this advancement, and the show was a fantastic opportunity to highlight how Ouster BlueCity, is helping our customers and partners build smarter and safer intersections and roads.
Utilizing the power of Ouster’s digital lidar sensors and AI-enabled perception software, Ouster BlueCity is a comprehensive traffic management system for actuation and analytics. The system precisely detects, classifies and tracks different types of road users to dynamically optimize traffic signals, capture data analytics, and enable real-time Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) communication. With well over 400 booked and installed deployments of Ouster BlueCity, Ouster couldn't be more excited about the future of ITS. Some of this excitement was captured in an interview with Applied Information and Ouster’s VP of Product - Smart Infrastructure, Asad Lesani.
It was also a pleasure to see Ouster represented with several customers throughout the show. The diversity of deployments across geographical regions speaks to the global nature of what Ouster is building and how the pursuit of true ubiquity will help everyone achieve their traffic and infrastructure goals.
Cisco
At the Cisco Industrial IoT booth, Ouster BlueCity solution was featured as an embedded technology in their smart infrastructure simulation, displaying a live perception software demo from the show floor - specifically detecting, classifying and tracking people in the booth and around areas of the exhibit hall. Ouster’s lidar sensors were seamlessly meshed together with sensors in Cisco’s and Advantech’s booth, displaying the capabilities of Ouster BlueCity's distributed perception.
Advantech
Ouster's product collaboration with Advantech was on display at the event, showing how our combined edge solutions are enabling the next generation of intelligent transportation systems. With the help of Advantech Edge AI processing and NVIDIA’s high-performance accelerated computing technology, Ouster BlueCity enables real-time inference on the edge, processing vast amounts of 3D lidar data in real-time, delivering low-latency object detection, classification, and tracking, as well as supporting V2X communications and use cases applications. This approach offers significant advantages over classical algorithms and ensures improved signal timings, reduced congestion and increased safety for all road users.
Q-Free
Ouster’s event collaboration with Q-Free was a great reminder that interoperability is key to a connected ITS ecosystem. Attendees who visited the Q-Free booth got to see how real-world ITS devices from multiple vendors, including Ouster, work together to optimize traffic flow, improve safety, and provide actionable, real-time data to agencies. Ouster BlueCity was integrated seamlessly with Q-Free’s Kinetic Mobility Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS), all powered by Cisco’s network - an example of how Ouster BlueCity is integrated with ease into industry ATMS.
Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) deployment in Atlanta
Ouster was extremely honored to be selected as a partner with GDOT and ITS America for the Day One Deployment District. This landmark initiative featured a ride-along tour, which included six intersections where Ouster BlueCity is permanently installed, demonstrated one of the largest permanent V2X deployments on live city streets. It was a clear signal that V2X applications are ready for widespread adoption today. Read our V2X blog to learn how Ouster BlueCity is integrated with Road Side Units for seamless communications.
The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - Urban Informatics and Progress UTC Research Institute
During ITS World Congress, the Urban Informatics and Progress UTC Research Institute at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga highlighted innovations in the City of Chattanooga. This included how the City is expanding its use of Ouster BlueCity, with the help of our distributor SLTS, to over 120 additional intersections in the downtown area, transforming mobility and road safety. The project will combine digital lidar sensors and edge AI at each intersection to manage traffic flow, detect and analyze safety incidents and provide detection for V2X communications. Read more about this expansion including how they reduced near miss incidents by 100% with the help of Ouster BlueCity.
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT)
During the show, Ouster highlighted our customer UDOT. In partnership with Econolite, Ouster BlueCity is expanding to over 100 intersections and roadways across the state starting with Cedar City, Ogden, Orem, and Salt Lake City. This expansion brings dynamic traffic management and V2X capabilities to the state to improve safety for all road users.
The expansion award follows a real-world assessment of available detection systems. As part of the traffic signal detection project, a UDOT committee assessed six proposed lidar detection systems and determined five met the minimum requirements. Based on the technical evaluation that included company experience, customer support, and warranties, Econolite received the highest overall vendor score with its proposed Ouster BlueCity integrated solution.
Ouster is thrilled to be a part of Utah's modernization journey and we are excited to see the continued impact that Ouster BlueCity has on traffic management and road safety.
Honda and Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT)
Ouster lidar sensors were on display at the Honda booth on an ODOT vehicle to demonstrate a road hazard monitoring system that is being piloted with ODOT. The system automatically detects hazardous road conditions across the state’s highways for example, a pothole or damaged guardrail, and then sends the information to a central repository. Road engineers can view the reported hazards laid out on a map or in list view and prioritize repair tickets.
Read more news on this initiative here.
U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
The FHWA showcased Ouster sensors on its CARMA vehicle in the U.S. Department of Transportation booth. Developed by the FHWA, the CARMA Program uses a multimodal approach to encourage collaborative research on the technology, open source tools, and frameworks poised to improve transportation system mobility, safety, and efficiency.
Ouster is delighted to contribute to enabling the simulation and development of features for automated vehicles, roadway infrastructure, and other road users with programs like CARMA.
ADASTEC
Ouster lidar sensors were in action at the ADASTEC booth. In partnership with Damera Corporation, ADASTEC demonstrated how Ouster’s digital lidar sensors are being used for collision avoidance and navigation for autonomous public transit and private shuttle buses.
ADASTEC’s SAE Level-4 Automated Driving Software Platform enables OEMs to develop modern, automated, shared and connected commercial vehicles.
CYVL
During the show, CYVL showcased how they are using Ouster digital lidar sensors and AI to map roads, sidewalks, and signs for automated assessments and creating living 3D digital records of infrastructure conditions.
Ouster's time at ITS World Congress was a powerful reminder that our success is a direct result of the strong relationships we have with our customers, distributors, and partners. We are deeply grateful for the insightful discussions, live demonstrations, and shared vision for a safer, smarter future. We look forward to continuing to shape the future of mobility with the entire ITS community.
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