PaveX receives $305,000 NSF grant to automate road condition assessments

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PaveX, a Purdue University-related startup, has received a $305,000 Phase I Small Business Innovation Research grant from the National Science Foundation to develop its AI-driven road condition assessment technology. The 18-month project will advance the company's patent-pending, vehicle-mounted sensing approach that automates route planning and distress detection, aiming to help agencies plan repairs sooner and more efficiently. CEO and founder Mohammad Jahanshahi said the system will reduce manual bottlenecks and improve detection reliability through a Bayesian multiframe data fusion framework. Since January 2025, PaveX has surveyed over 6,200 miles of roads across five states. The NSF-funded effort is a step toward scaling the technology for widespread use, with future potential integration into autonomous vehicles for continuous infrastructure monitoring.

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