# Hayden AI

> Hayden AI is a San Francisco-based vision-AI company that turns city buses into rolling sensors. Its behind-the-windshield cameras and edge-AI perception stack detect bus-lane and bus-stop violations in real time, then send verified evidence to enforcement agencies - powering programs in New York, DC, Los Angeles, and beyond.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** Chris Carson (Co-founder, former CEO), Vaibhav Ghadiok (Co-founder, CTO), Bo Shen (Co-founder), Michael Byrne (Co-founder)
- **Team size:** ~190
- **Products:** Mobile Perception Platform, Automated Bus Lane & Bus Stop Enforcement, Digital Twin & City Analytics
- **Notable:** Granted US patent for behind-the-windshield AI camera system, 650+ camera systems deployed on transit buses, 20% average reduction in collisions on NYC routes using the system

## Products & services

- **Mobile Perception Platform** — Behind-the-windshield AI camera units (NVIDIA Jetson edge compute) that detect, classify, and geolocate traffic violations from a moving bus.
- **Automated Bus Lane & Bus Stop Enforcement** — End-to-end ACE program: detection, evidence packaging, citation review, and citizen-facing portals - deployed with MTA, WMATA, LA Metro, AC Transit, and more.
- **Digital Twin & City Analytics** — Geospatial layer that fuses bus-mounted sensor data into a city digital twin for planning, signal timing, and policy simulation.

## Achievements

- Granted US patent for behind-the-windshield AI camera system
- 650+ camera systems deployed on transit buses
- 20% average reduction in collisions on NYC routes using the system
- Up to 36% faster bus speeds on congested segments
- Raised $246M+ in total funding

## Latest updates

- **2024-07** — Closed $90M Series C led by TPG's The Rise Fund.
- **2024-06** — Verra Mobility partnership announced to scale enforcement.
- **2024-09** — Completed first phase of expanded MTA bus-lane enforcement system.

## Links

- Website: https://hayden.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/haydenaitech
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/haydenaitech
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@haydenaitech
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/haydenaitech

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Last updated: 2026-06-27