Congratulations to Smart Cities Research Center Director Dr. Jane Macfarlane and her startup, Mobiliti Labs, who have licensed innovative infrastructure simulation software from Berkeley Lab and University of California Berkeley!
Mobiliti Labs' cutting-edge technology, powered by AI and high-performance computing, allows city planners, state governments, and organizations to simulate real-world changes, like new roads, bridges, or policy shifts, before they happen.
“I am thrilled to be taking this new step, and I am grateful for Berkeley Lab's support and partnership in bringing transformative solutions to urban development,” says Macfarlane. “We're excited to put it into the hands of practitioners and enable rapid infrastructure modeling across entire metro regions before they build.”
Macfarlane added licensing this innovation opens up new possibilities for cities in need of smarter planning tools, and they will no longer have to choose between accuracy and speed. Unlike traditional simulation capabilities, Mobiliti is able to handle the incredible volume of data that comes with modeling millions of trips across an entire metropolitan system.
Mobiliti is a High Performance Computing (HPC) simulation platform that uses Parallel Discrete Event Simulation (PDES), parallel traffic assignment algorithms, and AI/ML modeling for traffic forecasting. It produces large data sets with individual network link and vehicle-level metrics. This means simulations generate results that can be used by large metropolitan regions to solve pertinent challenges in regional transportation planning.
“The future of transportation management lies not only in understanding the intertwined nature of urban challenges, but also in proactively managing them — and that takes high-performance computing, quantitative modeling of transportation networks, and deep knowledge in urban mobility,” says Macfarlane.
“Kudos to Jane and the Mobiliti Labs team for their vision and dedication. We're excited to see the positive change this technology will bring,” says the Berkeley Lab Intellectual Property Office. “The possibilities are endless, from optimizing traffic flow and logistics to enhancing emergency response strategies. We're proud to see our IP making a meaningful impact in the world.”
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