About
Better road data from the vehicles councils already run
Why we built it
Councils can't see most of their roads
Councils look after thousands of kilometres of road and carry the legal risk when it fails. Most only know its condition from a survey done once a year, across part of the network.
A pothole that opens a month after the survey can go eleven months before anyone records it.
Waste trucks, sweepers and works utes already drive those roads every week. BlackRoad puts a camera in them and finds defects as they go, with the processing done in the vehicle to keep the cost down.
Where we are
How we got here and what's next
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2025
The idea
We saw councils planning multi-million dollar resurfacing programs from a single yearly survey of part of their network, and started building something better.
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2026
Building the prototype
Building the in-vehicle unit and the detection models it runs. Footage is processed in the vehicle rather than uploaded, which is what makes fitting a whole fleet affordable.
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2027
Testing on real roads
PlannedChecking our results against qualified inspectors and fitting the first units to council and contractor vehicles. If you would like to be part of the trial, get in touch.
Come and test the claims
Contact us and we will demonstrate how BlackRoad can help you stay on top of your road network.
Not ready to talk? Email [email protected] and ask anything.