ColoradoBiz Magazine
May 18, 2021
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Colorado’s entrepreneurial streak is hotter than ever, as the state’s startups rethink everything from traffic signals to football helmets. These five innovative companies are making waves on both sides of the Continental Divide.
Founded: 2017
Boulder AI’s patented cameras leverage “edge” computing to make for smarter traffic signals, safer pedestrians, and better city planning.
Underpinned by an AI platform that identifies pedestrians in vehicles with near-perfect accuracy, the cameras monitor everything in the intersection and predict pedestrians’ intent to cross, then adjust the timing of the signals in as little as 10 milliseconds.
The Associated Press
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The NFL is bringing its awards for novel advancements in athletes’ safety and performance to television.
Next Tuesday night during Super Bowl week, the league will air its sixth annual “1st & Future” competition. The show is set for 8 p.m. EST on NFL Network. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, which is collaborating with the league, will be on hand as $150,000 in prize money is handed out on the telecast.
Innovators and data scientists have been awarded a total of $750,000 for their winning pitches in past years.
NFL s 1st & Future to award $150,000 on television show Follow Us
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The NFL is bringing its awards for novel advancements in athletes’ safety and performance to television.
Next Tuesday night during Super Bowl week, the league will air its sixth annual “1st & Future” competition. The show is set for 8 p.m. EST on NFL Network. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald and Andy Jassy, the CEO of Amazon Web Services, which is collaborating with the league, will be on hand as $150,000 in prize money is handed out on the telecast.
Innovators and data scientists have been awarded a total of $750,000 for their winning pitches in past years.