Nextbase has acquired the product, platform, and intellectual property of UK-based Humanising Autonomy (HA), a leading artificial intelligence innovator for the automotive industry.

The acquired assets will accelerate and enhance Nextbase’s AI-powered features in dashcams

The acquired assets, combined with Nextbase’s proprietary AI and computer vision portfolio, will accelerate and enhance its AI-powered features in dashcams to improve the safety and efficiency of drivers worldwide.

The acquisition reinforces the Nextbase’s dedication to driver protection and safety to also enhance navigation, and other technologies that drivers use in everyday journeys.

Nextbase’s proprietary computer vision (CV) and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies will utilise HA technology to enhance features including Guardian Mode, Witness Mode, and Smart Sense Parking.

Nextbase will also use HA’s AI to enhance its Crowd Sourced Imagery (CSI) platform, which enables Nextbase customers to share previously unused imagery with key stakeholders in mapping, infrastructure management, and public safety organisations. By receiving this low latency imagery, these partners are transforming the freshness of maps and speed & efficiency of road maintenance, helping the company focus on their mission of improving road safety.

Ceri Hill, director of engineering at Nextbase, commented: “This acquisition will accelerate new technologies and features including object detection and other key security features of the Nextbase platform. We strongly believe in a future where AI combined with computer vision innovation, will enable features to drastically improve safety and protect drivers, passengers and the valuable assets Nextbase individual and commercial customers transport each day.”