Ouster BlueCity is a complete traffic management solution combining 3D lidar with proprietary AI detection for intersection and highway multimodal actuation, alerts, and analytics. It is already the industry's most widely deployed lidar-based traffic management solution, with over 700 contracted site deployments including the three largest deployments in the United States to date.

Ouster BlueCity with Rev8: The New Standard in Advanced Multimodal Detection

With the integration of Rev8, Ouster BlueCity introduces the world's first native color lidar detection system, simultaneously capturing both color and 3D depth information without the need for complex calibration. This breakthrough capability provides unmatched situational awareness, including precise, high-fidelity digital traffic twins, simplified zone set-up, and more intuitive event analysis through improved color visualization. Importantly, the solution is designed for system-level privacy features at the edge while retaining the rich benefits of color data.

Delivering up to double the range and resolution of the previous generation, Ouster BlueCity with Rev8 also enables the advanced, long-range detection required for comprehensive, corridor-level traffic management. These added capabilities allow transportation departments to confidently reduce their sensor footprint and overall costs, while benefiting from advanced detection, tracking and classification, and more rugged and reliable hardware. With a planned 10-year production life for Rev8, Ouster BlueCity ensures long-term program stability for public infrastructure projects.

Field-Proven: Stamford, Connecticut Leads First Deployment

The City of Stamford, Connecticut was the first to install Ouster BlueCity with Rev8 native color, enabling advanced, 360° corridor-level detection to optimize traffic flow, reduce vehicle idle times, and minimize gridlock spillback. Using precise geolocation detection, the solution will also enable data-led decision making and faster interventions for complex safety events such as near-misses, speeding, and outside-of-crosswalk events. This deployment follows successful installations of the Ouster BlueCity solution earlier this year by the Connecticut Department of Transportation and Ouster's distributor, New England Traffic Solutions.

"Ouster BlueCity with Rev8 lidar sensors allows us to take a massive leap forward in our transportation infrastructure. By capturing native color alongside longer multimodal detection range, our traffic teams gain unprecedented situational awareness to protect vulnerable road users and optimize signal timing along our busiest corridors – all while maintaining privacy for our residents," said Stephen Frycz, Transportation Manager, City of Stamford, CT. "We're excited to be the first in the nation to deploy this cutting-edge technology."

Ouster BlueCity Rev8 Solution Highlights

Advanced Multimodal Detection: Sets a new benchmark by delivering continuous, 360° detection of road users up to 500 ft across lighting extremes and severe weather conditions. Building on the previous generation's 99% stop-bar detection accuracy, the system optimizes signal timing based on real-time movements of vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and trams to improve traffic flow and reduce delays through Transit Signal Priority (TSP), critical dilemma zone monitoring, and adaptive pedestrian walk-time extensions. An open API architecture ensures seamless integration with leading ATMS platforms for rapid, scalable data sharing.
Complete System for Actuation, Alerts, and Analytics: Consolidates hardware and software into a single system that can replace multiple cameras, radars, and inductive loops with just one or two lidar sensors per intersection or highway approach. The system integrates with existing traffic controllers for real-time signal actuation, alerts, and V2X safety messages. Powered by NVIDIA edge computing, automated traffic and safety analytics are delivered up to 20 times faster at a fraction of the cost. Versatile deployment models offer long-term flexibility with perpetual or scalable SaaS licensing for edge and cloud analytics.
Trusted, Low-Maintenance Reliability: Lidar hardware built for public infrastructure with a planned 10-year production life and extreme temperature (-40°C to +85°C) and environmental resilience (IP68/69K). The system mounts to existing traffic infrastructure in as little as 3 hours, eliminating the need for expensive mast arms, street trenching, lane closures, or complex field calibrations, reducing maintenance and costs. Ouster BlueCity with Rev8 is BABA certified. The system also complies with NEMA TS2 and relevant cybersecurity requirements and is designed for system-level privacy features at the edge.