Today we're spotlighting SmartWin, the 3rd place winner of the 2025 HBCU Smart Cities Grand Finale!
Smart Win is a smart infrastructure solution that uses AI and computer vision on city buses to scan and monitor street-level assets across the city of Charlotte, NC, identifying issues like damaged or missing signs. It creates a real-time digital map and sends automatic alerts to city agencies, improving safety, maintenance, and long-term planning.
A huge thank you to the City of Charlotte (@CLTgov) for their guidance and expertise in helping the team. And a huge congratulations to the SmartWin team members on this amazing accomplishment:
Elton Mombeshora - Johnson C. Smith University (@JCSUniversity )
Emmanueal Adeyemi - Fisk University (@Fisk1866 )
Oluwaseun Omotayo - Alabama A&M University (@aamuedu)
Tapiwa Musinga - Alabama A&M University
Stay tuned as we reveal the top winning teams and more moments from an unforgettable day!✨
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