Detroit intelligent transportation company Derq announced at last week’s Intertraffic show in Amsterdam the next generation of its Insight real-time analytics platform to help cities prevent fatalities using AI at intersections.

The release equips agencies to shift from understanding what happened on the roads and why to taking action quickly and confidently to eliminate risk.

Since its founding in 2016, Derq has specialised in AI-driven traffic safety, known for its accuracy in multimodal detection, predictive analytics and near-miss analysis. The company has helped agencies analyse millions of near-misses and thousands of crashes to understand roadway risk.

The latest version of Insight builds on that foundation to deliver a leap forward in traffic and safety intelligence, moving beyond traditional analytics to proactive decision support. By identifying patterns, surfacing risk factors and helping prioritise countermeasures, the platform enables traffic engineers and analysts to move faster from passive monitoring to active prevention.

The release includes several agentic AI-powered capabilities:

• Interactive agents to interpret data, compare timeframes, analyse reports and identify trends and issues
• Recommendation engine to suggest countermeasures and mitigating actions proactively for building safer, more efficient roadways
• Enhanced near-miss analysis with an updated algorithm to provide root cause analysis and deeper insights
• Automated incident detection to detect fire, wildlife, debris and low-visibility conditions in real time
• Expanded safety and traffic insights, including stop sign violations, queue spillovers, hard braking events, dilemma zone risks and ATSPMs (automated traffic signal performance measures)
• Live alerts and improved health monitoring to strengthen awareness and operational response
• Toolkit to empower agencies with customisable workflows, bespoke reporting and flexible APIs
• Reimagined user experience to deliver greater clarity, speed and control

“Transportation agencies have no shortage of data, but turning those data into actionable intelligence has remained a major gap,” said Georges Aoude, CEO of Derq. “The next frontier uses intelligence to understand why incidents occur, what drives traffic patterns and how to respond in real time. With the next generation of Insight, agencies can move from reactive analysis to proactive decision making.”

Tony Geara, Detroit’s deputy chief of mobility innovation, added: “Detroit has been using Derq Insight for five years to better understand roadway safety risks, monitor safety trends and guide data-driven improvements in high-risk corridors. We are encouraged by this continued innovation in traffic safety technology and look forward to exploring how these and other new capabilities can further support our city-wide efforts to increase roadway safety for all Detroiters.”

The latest capabilities will begin rolling out to all Derq customers in Q2 2026, with additional features released in phases throughout the year. This phased rollout ensures agencies can immediately begin benefiting from enhanced insights while continuing to gain access to new intelligence over time.

Derq (www.derq.com) is an AI-powered intelligent transportation company helping agencies improve safety and optimise traffic flow for all road users. An MIT spinoff founded in 2016, Derq’s technology is deployed across the USA, Canada and the GCC region, with 20 patents.