A company that provides AI services to monitor trains and trucks is launching an Edge data center unit.
Duos Technology, a company that specializes in Machine Vision and AI to analyze fast-moving objects including trains, has launched a new subsidiary called Duos Edge AI, Inc.
EdgePresence and Colo5 founder Doug Recker has been appointed as the president of the new unit, effective July 15.
Founded in 2001 and based in Jacksonville, Florida, Duos offers vision-based technology solutions to automate inspections of trains, trucks, and automobiles while in motion.
Details on the planned modules are scarce, but the company says it can offer densities of 100kW per cabinet and deploy within 90 days across the US.
The company noted it already deploys some solutions – including a railcar inspection system used by companies such as Amtrak – within specialized Edge data centers. The company said these data centers enable the analysis of trains at speeds up to 125MPH, delivering safety data within 60 seconds.
Images on Duos’ site suggest a shipping container-type deployment accompanies the inspection shed, and the company has said the facilities Duos’ new Edge unit will be deploying are similar.
"We are thrilled to announce these groundbreaking developments that not only reinforce our leadership in rail safety but also expand our technological reach into new markets,” said Chuck Ferry, CEO of Duos. “Our partnership with Amtrak and the deployment of our Edge Data Center represents significant strides forward, while the formation of Duos Edge AI marks an exciting new chapter for our company."
In a recent quarterly update, Duos said the company is currently in negotiations with “several large telecommunications companies” to support the deployment of AI infrastructure at the Edge, using its existing in-house expertise, to support demand for AI, Edge computing, and 5G rollout.
During the earnings call, Ferry said the company was in contract negotiations to install and operate its first four Edge data centers this year, with a pipeline of “more than 200” to be installed in the future.
“Duos Edge AI is using the technical skills Duos already has and deploying those skills to take advantage of a significant opportunity to build out the broader Edge AI IT infrastructure that supports other sectors such as schools, oil and gas companies, utility companies, telecommunications fiber providers, manufacturing companies, and government agencies,” Ferry said during the call.
Recker was most recently the founder of Jacksonville-based Edge data center company EdgePresence, which was sold last year to digital infrastructure firm Ubiquity. He previously founded Colo5 (sold to Cologix in 2014) and held roles at Level3 and MCI, amongst others.
He said: "I am excited to join Duos and lead Duos Edge AI. Our focus on education, healthcare, and rural industries will help drive innovation and growth, ensuring that these communities benefit from the same technological advancements as major urban centers.”
