Decatur council approves one‑year trial of Biolytics AI road-and-asset system

Jan 20, 2026

After a vendor demonstration, the council approved a one‑year pilot of Biolytics’ AI-driven asset-management system, with the company quoting an annual fee of $14,560 and the city retaining ownership of the collected data.

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Slater Rush of Biolytics demonstrated an AI-driven asset-management platform that uses mounted smartphones to collect geolocated images and generate automated pavement and asset-condition ratings. "It's as easy as mounting an iPhone and driving," Rush told the council, describing continuous image capture, automated distress detection and exportable reports useful for budgeting and grant applications.

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