# Ekin Smart City

> Ekin Smart City develops integrated hardware and software for traffic enforcement, public safety and environmental monitoring. Its vehicle-mounted Patrol G2 lightbar, modular Spotter poles and portable enforcement devices feed data into Maestro OS for police, municipalities and private institutions.

- **Founded:** 1998
- **Headquarters:** Miami, United States
- **Founders:** Akif Ekin (Founder and CEO)
- **Products:** Patrol G2, Bike Patrol, Spotter, X Spotter, Box Spotter
- **Notable:** Box Spotter received a 2018 Red Dot Product Design award., Ekin reports more than 35 patents and over 40 awards., Ekin identifies the 2004 NATO Summit and 2006 FIFA World Cup among early installations.

## Products & services

- **Patrol G2** — Vehicle-mounted smart lightbar combining ALPR, speed and parking enforcement, video and officer-safety alerts; current vendor specifications advertise seven-lane coverage.
- **Bike Patrol** — Compact mobile license-plate recognition and video system for bicycles and motorcycles, reaching areas inaccessible to patrol cars.
- **Spotter** — Modular smart pole combining traffic enforcement, video, environmental sensing and connectivity options.
- **X Spotter** — Compact enforcement system for fixed and mobile deployments with plate recognition, speed detection and video.
- **Box Spotter** — Portable traffic-enforcement unit deployable on a pole or tripod.
- **Maestro OS** — Central management software for live and recorded video, detection alerts, traffic data and environmental monitoring across connected devices.

## Achievements

- Box Spotter received a 2018 Red Dot Product Design award.
- Ekin reports more than 35 patents and over 40 awards.
- Ekin identifies the 2004 NATO Summit and 2006 FIFA World Cup among early installations.
- Coral Gables deployed Ekin-based modular smart poles, with three new installations reported in September 2025.

## Latest updates

- **2026-08** — Ekin demonstrated Patrol G2 and Maestro OS at NRTCCA 2026 in Phoenix, according to company LinkedIn posts.
- **2025-12** — Announced a $25 million U.S. expansion investment for 2026, plans for more than 100 U.S. hires and transition of assembly and manufacturing to the United States. These are announced plans.
- **2025-09** — Reported three new Spotter-powered smart poles in Coral Gables.
- **2025-06** — Published coverage of Patrol G2 in Sarajevo Canton Police interceptor vehicles.
- **2025-05** — Demonstrated smart-city products with KHL Secure in Bangkok.

## Links

- Website: https://www.ekin.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ekinsmartcitytechnologies/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/ekintechnology
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EkinSmartCity
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ekinsmartcity/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ekinsmartcity

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Last updated: 2026-10-02