Road inspection software
AI road inspection software and road defect detection
A windscreen camera on your council's fleet detects road defects as it drives. No inspection runs: every defect is graded, GPS-tagged and photographed in the vehicle, then sent to your asset system.
- Every trip
- Survey frequency
- In-vehicle
- Where detection runs
- Yours
- Data ownership
- Type
- Longitudinal cracking
- Severity
- Medium
- GPS
- -16.92030, 145.77100
What you get
Road defect detection software that sends records, not footage
Automated road inspection only saves time if nobody has to watch the video.
Every defect GPS-tagged
Type, severity, location and a photo. Repeat sightings merge into one record.
Faces and plates blurred
Blurred on the unit before anything is saved. Identifiable images never leave the vehicle.
Condition tracked over time
Each pass updates the record, so you see a defect appear, worsen and get fixed.
Straight to work orders
Into TechnologyOne, Brightly Confirm, Civica Reflect or Esri ArcGIS.
Compared with manual inspections
Replace manual road inspections
Manual inspection covers what the roster allows. AI road inspection covers every road your fleet drives, graded the same way.
- Who does the looking
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Done by hand today
An inspector drives out and assesses roads by eye, as often as the roster allows.
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Automated with BlackRoad
Fleet vehicles detect and grade defects as they drive. Nothing for the driver to do.
- How much of the network is seen
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Done by hand today
Whatever the schedule reaches. The rest is only as current as its last visit.
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Automated with BlackRoad
Every road your fleet drives, every time it drives it.
- Whether assessments agree
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Done by hand today
Severity is a judgement call, and two inspectors can grade the same defect differently.
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Automated with BlackRoad
One model grades every defect on the same scale, with a confidence score.
- Time to a work order
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Done by hand today
Notes and photos are written up and keyed in before anyone can act.
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Automated with BlackRoad
A located, graded defect lands in your asset system with no transcribing.
Road asset inspection
Fourteen defect types, graded for severity
Potholes, cracking and rutting in the pavement, plus signs, markings, ironwork, drainage, debris and vegetation.
- Potholes
- Alligator cracking
- Longitudinal cracking
- Transverse cracking
- Rutting
- Ravelling & fretting
- Edge deterioration
- Patch & utility cut failure
- Faded road markings
- Damaged & obscured signage
- Ironwork & manhole defects
- Standing water & drainage
- Debris & obstructions
- Vegetation encroachment
Reporting
Automated condition reporting
Groundtruth turns detection data into a formatted PDF report for any reporting period, ready for councillors, auditors and internal review, with no manual data preparation.
- Executive summary and network coverage
- Open defects by severity, type and workflow status
- Photographic record of the highest-priority defects
- Response times and compliance
- Defect locations by road
- Methodology and data provenance
Questions
What councils ask before a pilot
Can we run a pilot before committing?
Yes, and we would encourage it. A standard pilot runs three months on a defined part of your road network, measured from the day it goes live rather than the day you order, with a fixed price and no obligation to continue.
What does it cost?
Pricing is per fitted vehicle per year, inclusive of hardware, connectivity, processing, and support.
What hardware goes into the vehicle?
Two parts. The camera mounts to the inside of the windscreen, facing the road. It connects to the Datum R2, which is fitted inside the vehicle and wired into its electrical system.
How do you handle privacy law and filming in public?
Faces and number plates are found and permanently blurred by the unit in the vehicle before any footage is saved. Identifiable imagery never leaves the vehicle and is never transmitted or retained.
More on accuracy, data and procurement in the full FAQ.
See road inspection software on your network
Book a demo to see it on your roads, then run a fixed-price three-month pilot with no obligation to continue.
Not ready to talk? Email [email protected] and ask anything.