QUEUE: 4 vehiclesFLOW: optimisedCO₂ saved: 42 kg/hDELAY: −38%
Investor & government brief · 2026

The Future of Traffic
Starts Without Digging Up Roads.

AI-powered traffic intelligence that plugs into existing infrastructure to reduce congestion, fuel consumption and emissions.

No road closuresNo trenchingNo signal replacement
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The problem

Cities are losing millions at every intersection.

Most traffic systems are reactive. They respond after congestion forms — not before. A driver idling alone at a red light at 11 PM is the same logic running at peak hour.

$87B/yr
Annual congestion cost (AU+US)
11
Days/yr lost per commuter
32%
Idle-related fuel waste
1.4Gt/yr
Road CO₂ emissions
Reactive · today

Empty intersection. Red light. 11:47 PM.

Fixed timing plans treat 11 PM like rush hour. The driver waits 90 seconds. Multiply this by 70,000 intersections nationwide, every night.

QUEUE: 0
WAIT: 87s
STATUS: idle burn
Predictive · FlowAI

FlowAI sees the vehicle. Light turns green.

Edge AI detects approach, classifies vehicle type, predicts no conflict. Phase released in 2.4 seconds. Fuel saved. CO₂ avoided.

QUEUE: 1
WAIT: 2.4s
STATUS: optimised
The shift

The global pivot to intelligent traffic systems.

The market is already validating the category. The missing piece is affordable retrofit.

Google Project Green Light
SCATS
NoTraffic
Miovision
Yunex Mobility
Cubic Transportation
✓ Validated
The market exists.
✓ Validated
The technology exists.
→ Gap
Affordable retrofit doesn't.
The breakthrough

Smarter intersections, without replacing infrastructure.

Legacy

Traditional approach

  • Road excavation
  • Road closures
  • Controller replacement
  • Months of disruption
Timeline
6–18 months
Cost
$$$$
Retrofit

FlowAI approach

  • Install sensor
  • Connect AI edge device
  • Activate analytics
  • Immediate insights
Timeline
2–4 hours
Cost
$
Architecture

How FlowAI works.

Four layers. No infrastructure replacement. Edge-first AI feeding intelligence into systems councils already operate.

01

Traffic sensors

Camera · radar · LiDAR

Computer vision camerasmmWave radarSolid-state LiDAR (opt.)
02

Edge AI processing

Vehicle detection · classification · speed · queue · prediction

Vehicle detection & IDClass (car · truck · bike · ped)Queue length & speedPredictive modelling
03

FlowAI intelligence engine

Optimisation · prioritisation · green-wave

Traffic optimisationHeavy-vehicle priorityEmissions reductionGreen-wave prediction
04

Existing infrastructure

SCATS · controllers · signals — unchanged

SCATS · STREAMSAldridge · Siemens · YunexDetector inputs preserved
Feasibility

Built around existing Australian infrastructure.

VendorSCATSDetector InputRetrofitAPI ReadyEdge AI
Aldridge
Siemens
Yunex
Q-Free
Traffic Technologies
Technical feasibility
92%
High confidence

Independent audit across 5 leading AU controller vendors.

De-risked rollout

Measure first. Optimise second.

A five-phase pathway designed for regulatory approval, public safety and council confidence.

Phase 01
Observe
Passive monitoring. No signal interaction.
Phase 02
Measure
KPI baselining across intersections.
Phase 03
Recommend
AI suggests timing improvements for engineers.
Phase 04
Optimise
Closed-loop with controller integration.
Phase 05
Automate
Full adaptive control, citywide green-waves.
Risk
Low
Regulation
Pre-cleared
Safety
Read-only Phase 1
Council resistance
Minimal
Sensors

Right sensor. Right job.

MVP

AI Camera

Accuracy92%
Weather75%
Classification95%
Pedestrian detection95%
Cost: LowDeploy: Fast

Radar

Accuracy88%
Weather98%
Classification70%
Pedestrian detection60%
Cost: MediumDeploy: Fast

LiDAR

Accuracy96%
Weather90%
Classification92%
Pedestrian detection88%
Cost: HighDeploy: Medium
Commercial

Camera + Radar Fusion

Accuracy98%
Weather96%
Classification97%
Pedestrian detection95%
Cost: Medium-HighDeploy: Medium
Pilot program

Prove value before deployment.

A 12-week pilot delivers a live KPI dashboard for every intersection — measurable impact in weeks, not budget cycles.

flowai.dashboard · live · Albany Hwy × Berwick St
7-day window · 142,318 vehicles observed
Idle time
−38%
Queue length
−42%
Stop frequency
−31%
HV delay
−47%
Fuel waste
−28%
CO₂ emissions
−34%
Throughput · vehicles / 5minLast 24h
Regulatory strategy

Designed for fast approval.

Main Roads WA
Department of Transport
Local Government
Austroads
Privacy compliance
Cyber security
Risk profile

Low regulatory risk.

During pilot, FlowAI performs no live signal control. Phase 1 is observation only — analytics flow one way. This collapses the approval timeline from years to weeks.

Read-only · privacy-preserving · anonymised counts
Ecosystem

An aligned coalition of stakeholders.

State
  • Main Roads WA
Local government
  • City of Joondalup
  • City of Perth
  • City of Stirling
  • City of Wanneroo
Research
  • Curtin University
  • UWA
Industry
  • RAC WA
Market size

Every signalised intersection is a potential customer.

TAM · $42BSAM · $3.4BSOM$180M
TAM · global
$42B

Intelligent transport systems by 2030 · 11% CAGR

SAM · ANZ + AU retrofit
$3.4B

~70,000 signalised intersections, 90% retrofit-eligible

SOM · 5-year
$180M

3,500 intersections under SaaS contract

CouncilsState road authoritiesMining sitesPortsIndustrial precinctsSmart citiesAirports
Business model

A revenue ladder that compounds.

Stage 1

Traffic Analytics SaaS

$500 – $2,000
per intersection / month

Continuous KPI insights, council dashboards.

ARR multiplier · 1×
Stage 2

AI Recommendations

$2,000 – $5,000
per intersection / month

Engineering-grade timing recommendations.

ARR multiplier · 2×
Stage 3

Signal Optimisation

$5,000 – $20,000
per intersection / month

Closed-loop adaptive control with controllers.

ARR multiplier · 3×
Stage 4

Enterprise Licensing

Bespoke
national rollout

Statewide / national multi-year licensing.

ARR multiplier · 4×
Roadmap

From pilot to global smart-city platform.

2026
Feasibility · Pilot · Validation

WA pilots with 1–3 council partners. KPI evidence.

2027
Commercial Launch

First 50 paid intersections. SaaS GA.

2028
Statewide Expansion

500+ intersections across WA + east-coast entry.

2029
National Expansion

Multi-state rollout. Series A scale.

2030
International Smart City Platform

ANZ → SEA → Middle East. 5,000+ intersections.

Investment opportunity

Building the intelligence layer for future cities.

Massive market

$42B global ITS market, growing 11% CAGR.

Low infrastructure cost

Retrofit avoids 90%+ of legacy deployment cost.

Strong ESG story

Measurable CO₂, fuel and time savings per intersection.

Government demand

Net-zero mandates + congestion pressure align buyers.

Scalable SaaS revenue

Per-intersection monthly ARR with 4 expansion stages.

Large data moat

Proprietary traffic dataset compounds with every site.

Raise
Seed · $3M
Runway
24 months
Pilots committed
3+ councils
Path to Series A
18 months

Ready to make intersections smarter?

Join us in transforming how cities move — without digging up a single road.

Headquarters
Perth, Western Australia
Live demo
Available on request · 30 min
Data room
Available under NDA