Flox Intelligence uses AI to keep wildlife off rail lines, runways and roads
Wildlife strikes cost US aviation about $272 million a year; this startup tries deterrence that animals don't get used to.
Flox Intelligence, founded by Sara Nozkova after 13 years in transportation and autonomous vehicles, sells pole-mounted devices that detect animals and respond with species-specific signals that vary so animals don't habituate, plus software for clients and regulators. About 150 devices are live in North America, Europe and Australia at airfields, rail and road corridors, parks and substations, and train maker Alstom is an OEM partner. The article cites FAA estimates of $272 million a year in US aviation wildlife-strike costs and SNCF figures of more than 8,000 French trains affected by animals annually.
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Bird strike
After exploring Flox Intelligence is building AI to keep wildlife away from trains, airports, and roads, the problem it starts from is Bird strike.
A collision between a flying animal and a moving vehicle, also used for birds killed by buildings, towers, power lines and wind turbines.
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