WASHINGTON – Amtrak combines with a new construction company that exploits artificial intelligence to see Underground.
The AI arrives for all kinds of jobs and industries, but here is one of which you may not have thought.
What we know:
The company is called Exodigo. They use artificial intelligence combined with 3D imaging, historical recordings and satellite imagery to map what is under your feet.
Building this type of card without having to dig could be useful to municipalities and companies that seek to build new projects. Amtrak is one of them.
Exodigo provided an instant in Amtrak in 2024 as part of Amtrak’s plans to replace the bridges of Bush River and Gunpowder River in Maryland. Amtrak also plans to upgrade the slopes along this part of the northeast corridor.
Overview:
Exodigo quickly expands its world scope. In the United States, they have projects in big cities like New York and Los Angeles where the volume and density of what is underground is much higher than the rest of the country.
They also work with state transport departments, including Florida and Kansas.
The DC purchasing office confirmed that they had no contract with Exodigo, but the founder says they are currently targeting a number of projects in the capital region.
“It is very difficult for government organizations to obtain start -up products because they must change the way they get. So, generally, to help this, we associate ourselves with engineering companies and that is specifically like that that we are contracted with Amtrak, for example. Exodigo.
What is the next step:
Exodigo has just raised $ 96 million in its second cycle of funding. The founder says they are the only startup of construction technology to collect so much money in the past twenty years. They plan to revolutionize industry, but there is a long way to go.
Suard says that it is like using an MRI, a computed tomography and an ultrasound both to map what is underground. It is supposed to save some of the 100 billion dollars estimated spent on excavation and drilling before the start of a project.
