A.D Knight

A.D Knight is a technology company founded in 2018 by Jonathan Abir, Amir Shahar Shpund, and Arie Abir in Tel Aviv, Israel, that specializes in advanced driver-assistance systems. The company's core technology focuses on enhancing road safety and traffic control by detecting pedestrians and other vulnerable road users (VRUs).

The system utilizes a novel sensor that detects personal electronic devices like mobile phones, using signals such as WiFi, Bluetooth, and cellular data to determine a person's location and trajectory relative to a vehicle, even in low visibility conditions. This allows the system to provide real-time collision avoidance alerts. A key feature is that it does not require any application to be installed on the personal devices it detects and is designed to preserve individual privacy.

A.D. Knight serves clients such as municipalities, road and train operators, departments of transportation (DOTs), and automotive companies. The business model is based on providing this technology to these entities to improve traffic monitoring, manage curb space, monitor micro-mobility, and generate traffic analytics. The company has received a total of $2.91M in funding from investors including MassChallenge, Drive TLV, and Sarona Ventures.

Keywords: vulnerable road user safety, advanced driver assistance, collision avoidance, traffic safety, pedestrian detection, cyclist safety, smart city technology, traffic monitoring, passive sensing, road safety analytics, vehicle-to-everything, V2X, connected devices, automotive safety, real-time alerts, traffic management, mobility data, accident prevention, urban mobility, micromobility