SOMERVILLE, Mass., June 26, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Perceptive Automata, the leading provider of human behavior prediction AI for machines, announced today that it has been awarded Best Behavioral Solution in the 2019 AI Breakthrough Awards. The AI Breakthrough Awards are run by Tech Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence platform recognizing and honoring the creativity, hard work and success of companies, technologies and products in the artificial intelligence field.

Perceptive Automata is focused on solving one of the biggest challenges currently facing automated driving developers – predicting human behavior. Its AI software ingests data from on-vehicle sensors and, like humans, assesses in real-time the likely intention and awareness of pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers by reading visual cues such as eye contact, posture, physical orientation, and head movements.

Over 1,500 nominations from around the globe were considered in this year’s AI Awards. Winners were selected in a wide range of AI and machine learning categories including, Robotics, Virtual Reality, Business Intelligence, Natural Language Processing (NLP) and Biometrics. Perceptive Automata is named alongside fellow 2019 winners including IBM, Lenovo, Bosch, Cognizant, Samsung and Verint.

“It is crucial for an autonomous vehicle to have the ability to predict human behavior in order for these machines to drive safely and smoothly alongside human drivers,” said Sid Misra, co-founder and CEO of Perceptive Automata. “We’ve built a system that replicates how humans perceive intent so that automated vehicles can make human-like decisions, leading to safer interactions with pedestrians, cyclists and other road users. We are honored to accept this award that recognizes our work on this critical piece of the AV tech stack.”

For more information on the AI Breakthrough Awards and 2019 winners please visit, https://aibreakthroughawards.com/.

About Perceptive Automata
Perceptive Automata is solving one of the hardest problems for self-driving cars: understanding the human state of mind. The company combines behavioral science techniques with machine learning to give autonomous systems the capability to anticipate and react to human behavior, enabling autonomous vehicles to navigate safely and smoothly around pedestrians, cyclists, and other drivers. This is essential for autonomous systems to seamlessly roll out in human-dominated road environments and to deliver a smooth ride experience for passengers of autonomous mobility services. For more information about Perceptive Automata, visit http://www.perceptiveautomata.com.

About AI Breakthrough
Part of the Tech Breakthrough Awards organization, the AI Breakthrough Awards program is devoted to honoring excellence in Artificial Intelligence technologies, services, companies and products. The AI Breakthrough Awards provide public recognition for the achievements of AI companies and products in categories including AI Platforms, Robotics, Business Intelligence, AI Hardware, NLP, Vision, Biometrics, industry vertical AI applications and more. For more information visit http://www.AIBreakthroughAwards.com.

SOURCE Perceptive Automata