Derq

Derq is an award-winning, MIT-spinoff Artificial Intelligence company dedicated to eliminating road fatalities and fundamentally advancing smart city infrastructure through next-generation Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with a major hub in Dubai, the company operates at the absolute cutting edge of urban mobility. Under the hood, Derq utilizes a proprietary, hardware-agnostic platform powered by advanced computer vision, machine learning, and sensor fusion techniques. Their flagship solutions—Derq SENSE and Derq INSIGHT—seamlessly integrate with existing municipal infrastructure like CCTV cameras, radar, and traffic signals to detect, track, and actually predict road user intent in real-time, regardless of lighting or weather conditions. Their primary target audience spans progressive municipal governments, transportation agencies, and smart city planners desperately seeking to move from reactive traffic management to proactive, data-driven collision prevention. What sets Derq apart in the rapidly evolving mobility tech space is its ability to extract incredibly granular, high-fidelity safety analytics (ATSPMs) and instantly broadcast V2X (Vehicle-to-Everything) messages, directly bridging the gap between legacy road infrastructure and the future of autonomous driving.