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INRIX Announces New Generation of AI Traffic Products: Helping to Improve Safety, Reduce Congestion, and Enhance Mobility Operations

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INRIX Announces New Generation of AI Traffic Products: Helping to Improve Safety, Reduce Congestion, and Enhance Mobility Operations
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INRIX Announces New Generation of AI Traffic Products: Helping to Improve Safety, Reduce Congestion, and Enhance Mobility Operations

2026-02-24 23:49 Last Updated At:02-25 00:11

BELLEVUE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 24, 2026--

INRIX, a global leader in transportation data and analytics, today announced a major expansion of its Traffic family of products, delivering innovative AI-driven capabilities to help transportation agencies and logistics organizations move from reactive traffic management to proactive, safety-focused and efficient operations.

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Over twenty years ago, INRIX commercialized the first system to use GPS data to create real-time traffic information. In 2019, INRIX launched AI Traffic – the world's first traffic platform to leverage deep learning models and AI to improve the quality and analysis globally. Now, INRIX is launching a new generation of automation and intelligence to help agencies and enterprises move faster from analyzing data to making decisions.

These capabilities enable customers to shift from reactive real-time operations to more proactive, safety-focused planning—responding faster to incidents, surfacing risks earlier, and operating with greater confidence in the accuracy and consistency of the data. Together, these investments define the newest INRIX generation of Traffic products, setting a stronger foundation for scalable, trustworthy traffic operations.

“Transportation professionals are being asked to do more with fewer resources, while also delivering safer and more reliable roads,” said Bryan Mistele, CEO of INRIX. “We continue to invest heavily in AI across our Traffic product family to improve everyday workflows, helping cities, businesses and government agencies move faster from data to decisions, history to predictions, and insight to action.”

AI-Generated Radio Traffic Reports

INRIX is extending the same AI-first innovation behind INRIX Compass into the media world with INRIX AI Traffic Reporter: a fully automated product that transforms validated incident intelligence and connected-vehicle signals into broadcast-ready traffic bulletins, using advanced generative AI. Designed for radio networks, the system produces consistent, natural-sounding, human‑like updates at scale, day or night, so partners can move faster from raw events to ready-to-air reporting without the bottlenecks of manual scripting.

Average Daily Traffic Goes Global

INRIX expanded its global traffic intelligence portfolio with the launch of Volume Profiles globally. Built on an innovative multi‑source, normalization‑based AI model and validated against ground-truth data, Volume Profiles provides directional, time‑of‑day, and day‑of‑week vehicle volumes in 15‑minute increments, enabling agencies and businesses to replace costly manual counts with consistent, continuously updated insights. The product delivers monthly, quarterly, and annual profiles that support transportation planning, safety analysis, site selection, and performance monitoring, while removing reliance on any single data provider and improving stability across markets. INRIX has already released Volume Profiles in Canada and the UK, with expanded coverage to Germany, Spain, France, Italy, and Sweden in 2026.

Expanded Insights with Observed Speeds

INRIX Speed Distribution Profiles marked a major step forward in how transportation agencies understand and manage speeding risk. Unlike traditional speed datasets that rely on averages or isolated field studies, Speed Distribution Profiles provide a full statistical view of observed vehicle speeds—by roadway, direction, time of day, and day of week—using connected vehicle data collected across the road network. This percentile‑based approach allows agencies to move beyond snapshots and identify systemic speeding behavior, pinpoint high‑risk corridors, and evaluate the effectiveness of policy, enforcement, and roadway design changes using real‑world evidence.

Strengthening Map Agnostic Incident Support

INRIX is expanding the use of OpenLR‑based location-referencing to deliver more consistent, map‑agnostic traffic and incident intelligence globally. New innovations will enable INRIX to deliver incident intelligence across all roads, regardless of proprietary map segments or Traffic Message Channel (TMC) coverage. By improving how incidents are dynamically referenced on off‑TMC roads and slip roads, INRIX can accurately tie events to entry, exit, and connector roadways rather than generalized to nearby mainlines. These improvements reinforce a completely map‑agnostic, future‑proof approach to traffic intelligence, delivering consistent, high‑fidelity incident data across diverse road geometries and customer map ecosystems.

Modernizing Traffic Signals with AI Analytics

New innovations also include significant enhancements to INRIX Signal Analytics, helping agencies move beyond periodic retiming studies toward continuous data. Enhancements focused on making it easier for traffic engineers to monitor performance at scale, identify issues faster, and evaluate the real-world impact of signal timing changes without relying on costly field equipment or manual data collection.

Key Signal Analytics enhancements include:

By applying advanced analytics and machine learning to probe data, INRIX helps traffic engineers identify inefficient intersections, prioritize retiming efforts, and improve travel time reliability and safety across signalized networks, all while reducing the burden on engineering staff.

Helping Transportation Professionals Succeed

These enhancements build on INRIX’s broader investment in AI across its Traffic portfolio, supporting a more proactive system. This new generation of innovative Traffic products is all about simplifying workflows, automating analysis, and improving usability. From generative AI insights to more reliable real-time data, INRIX Traffic products help agencies:

About INRIX

Founded in 2004, INRIX pioneered intelligent mobility solutions by transforming big data from connected devices and vehicles into mobility insights. INRIX has harnessed machine learning and artificial intelligence to deliver precise and actionable mobility data. This revolutionary approach enabled INRIX to become one of the leading providers of data and analytics in people and vehicle movement. With partners and solutions spanning across the mobility ecosystem, INRIX is uniquely positioned at the intersection of technology and transportation. Learn more at INRIX.com

INRIX introduces expanded automation, generative AI capabilities, enhanced incident detection, and continuous analytics.

INRIX introduces expanded automation, generative AI capabilities, enhanced incident detection, and continuous analytics.

MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois was disappointed with José Mourinho’s criticism of teammate Vinícius Júnior, who accused Benfica player Gianluca Prestianni of racism.

Courtois spoke on Tuesday, a day before Madrid hosted Benfica in their Champions League playoffs second leg. Madrid's 1-0 win in Lisbon last week was overshadowed by Vinícius' allegation that Prestianni called him “monkey” after the Brazil forward scored and celebrated by the Benfica corner flag.

Prestianni denied racially insulting Vinícius while confronting him with his shirt over his mouth but was provisionally suspended for one match by UEFA and will not play Wednesday's game at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. He and Mourinho, who is also suspended after being sent off late in the game for referee dissent, still travelled to Madrid.

Mourinho, a former Madrid coach, said Vinícius shouldn't have provoked Benfica fans by dancing in front of the Benfica flag to celebrate his second-half winner. The coach suggested something always happens in stadiums where Vinícius plays.

Courtois said it wasn't right to use Vinícius' celebration to justify the alleged act of racism.

“Mourinho is Mourinho, and as a coach he will defend his club and what his player told him,” Courtois said. “The only thing that disappoints me is that he used Viní's celebration. He didn't do anything wrong. He celebrated like many of our rivals have, because when they score on us, the euphoria is double or triple. But it’s over, we have to move on.”

Mourinho did not speak in Benfica's news conference at the Bernabeu on Tuesday; an assistant spoke instead.

Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany was among those who also criticized Mourinho for attacking Vinícius after last week's match.

Benfica has defended Prestianni, saying the Argentine player was the victim of a “defamation campaign.” It lamented that he was provisionally suspended by UEFA while an investigation remained open.

Madrid was fully behind Vinícius and coach Álvaro Arbeloa said on Tuesday that UEFA had a chance to do more against racism.

“We are facing a great opportunity to make a significant step forward in the fight against racism,” he said. "UEFA has always been a strong advocate in the fight against racism, and now they have the opportunity not to leave it as just a slogan or a nice banner before matches. I hope they seize this opportunity.”

Arbeloa added Vinícius, who has five goals in his last four matches, was “very motivated” for Wednesday's match.

“Vini has always shown great courage and character,” Arbeloa said. "I don't know how anyone else in his situation would react. He has always done so bravely, showing tremendous personality. That has always been his response and it always will be because he is a fighter. Tomorrow he will come out to fight and play a great match, showing that he is one of the best players on the planet.”

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Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior argues with Benfica's head coach José Mourinho after scoring the opening goal during a Champions League playoff soccer match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Rocha)

Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior argues with Benfica's head coach José Mourinho after scoring the opening goal during a Champions League playoff soccer match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Rocha)

Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni fights for the ball against Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during a Champions League playoff soccer match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Rocha)

Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni fights for the ball against Real Madrid's Vinicius Junior during a Champions League playoff soccer match between SL Benfica and Real Madrid in Lisbon, Portugal, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Pedro Rocha)

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