Innoviz Technologies’ lidar is to be deployed across major international airports in the USA by Indoor Lab to improve passenger safety and operational efficiency using AI capabilities.

California-based Indoor Lab will begin installations of InnovizTwo at some of the fastest growing airports in the USA, including Denver, Tampa and Nashville international airports.

Israeli firm Innoviz has entered into a distribution agreement with Indoor Lab, a specialist in non-automotive lidar analytics, to deploy InnovizTwo lidars across its airport portfolio. This collaboration will provide airports with better visibility and data analytics to help create a safer and more efficient environment for travellers.

Adding 3D sensing tools onto airport management helps ensure a smooth and secure travelling experience. Indoor Lab is pioneering the shift from cameras to lidar, providing higher-quality and accurate data. With InnovizTwo lidar for end-to-end airport operational and safety management using machine learning and AI capabilities, Indoor Lab can offer an accurate option that identifies, classifies and informs infrastructure and transit management professionals about potential difficulties or threats that may occur. The lidar enables AI-based perception systems to interpret what cameras and other RF-based sensors cannot, therefore improving safety across entry and exit points, tarmacs, baggage check, terminals and runways.

“As we enhance our safety portfolio of products in the transportation sector, we have found that InnovizTwo directional lidar sensors offer some of the highest point cloud density and frames per second,” said Patrick Blattner, CEO of Indoor Lab. “This capability enables our Artemis perception platform to deliver unparalleled products and services for our key airport partners.”

Omer Keilaf, CEO of Innoviz Technologies. added: “Safety is paramount, not only on roads but anywhere people gather, and our partnership with Indoor Lab will ensure peace-of-mind for travellers. Our dynamic and adaptable InnovizTwo platform is the perfect complement to Indoor Lab’s AI-based data analytics capabilities and will help create safer and more effective airports worldwide.”

Indoor Lab (theindoorlab.com) is a privately held, wholly owned US company with a complete lidar-based enterprise perception platform.

Innoviz (innoviz.tech) is a specialist in lidar technology, serving as a tier-one supplier to automotive manufacturers and working towards a future with safe autonomous vehicles.