Hayden AI

Hayden AI is a global leader in artificial intelligence and spatial analytics applied to urban transportation. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in San Francisco, the company builds vehicle-mounted mobile perception systems that combine advanced vision AI with purpose-built hardware to detect and enforce traffic violations in bus lanes, bus stops, and bike lanes in real time. Its flagship Automated Bus Lane Enforcement product helps cities clear unauthorized parking that impedes public transit, increasing bus speeds, on-time performance, and ridership. Hayden AI serves government agencies and transit authorities with a privacy-first approach, ensuring compliance with data security regulations while delivering actionable insights for urban planning. The company is a six-time GovTech 100 winner and was named among TIME Magazine's Top GreenTech Companies.