PaveX receives NSF funding to help agencies plan road repairs sooner, more efficiently

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Postmedia has not reviewed the content. by GlobeNewswire PaveX receives NSF funding to help agencies plan road repairs sooner, more efficientlyAuthor of the article: You can save this article by registering for free here. Or sign-in if you have an account.High-tech startup PaveX has received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation. It will fund an 18-month project to develop the company's patent-pending, vehicle-mounted system to assess road infrastructure. (Purdue University photo/Kevin Crisp) GNW$305,000 SBIR grant will develop AI-sensor-based system to collect street-level data and produce road condition ratingsTHIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLYSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman, and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESSubscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada.Exclusive articles from Barbara Shecter, Joe O'Connor, Gabriel Friedman and others.Daily content from Financial Times, the world's leading global business publication.Unlimited online access to read articles from Financial Post, National Post and 15 news sites across Canada with one account.National Post ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition to view on any device, share and comment on.Daily puzzles, including the New York Times Crossword.REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLESCreate an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one account.Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments.Enjoy additional articles per month.Get email updates from your favourite authors.THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK.Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience.Access articles from across Canada with one accountShare your thoughts and join the conversation in the commentsEnjoy additional articles per monthGet email updates from your favourite authorsSign In or Create an AccountWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Aug. 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — PaveX, a Purdue University-related startup that uses advanced AI to automate road condition assessments and help public works departments maintain infrastructure, has received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to develop its technology.Mohammad Jahanshahi, CEO and founder, said the broad impact of the 18-month project is to develop the company’s patent-pending, low-cost, vehicle-mounted sensing approach that can be deployed widely to state, national and international infrastructure agencies.“The system will collect street-level data and produce practical road condition ratings that help agencies plan repairs sooner and more efficiently,” he said. “By enabling more timely maintenance decisions, the project can reduce vehicle damage costs while improving safety.”Jahanshahi is an associate professor in Purdue’s Lyles School of Civil and Construction Engineering with a courtesy appointment in the Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering. He developed the AI platform and disclosed it to the Purdue Innovates Office of Technology Commercialization, which applied for a patent to protect the intellectual property and granted PaveX the exclusive license to commercialize the technology.Project details and success targetsGet the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder.The next issue of Top Stories will soon be in your inbox.We encountered an issue signing you up. Please try againJahanshahi said the project will investigate PaveX’s automation framework.“The framework enables comprehensive, lane-level road coverage using low-cost mobile sensors while reducing two key bottlenecks: manual route planning and the manual validation of uncertain pavement-distress detections,” he said.Jahanshahi said the project also will improve distress detection reliability by developing a Bayesian multiframe data fusion framework that integrates redundant observations across consecutive frames.“Rather than treat each image independently, the fusion approach will combine evidence over time to suppress false positives and strengthen consistent detections, improving accuracy and reducing reliance on human review,” he said.Phase I success targets include measurable reductions in route planning overhead and improved detection performance under real-world variability.PaveX national milestonesSince January 2025, PaveX has surveyed and assessed more than 6,200 miles of roads in Indiana, Michigan, North Carolina, Utah and California.Jahanshahi said the NSF-funded project is an important step toward scaling PaveX’s technology for widespread development across transportation networks.“In the future, PaveX could be integrated into autonomous vehicles, enabling them to continuously collect roadway-condition data as they travel and provide agencies with more frequent, comprehensive infrastructure assessments,” he said.PaveX merges cutting-edge AI technology with advanced sensors to provide a seamless, cost-effective approach to road condition monitoring. 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