Las Vegas, NV — At the 2024 Trimble Dimensions Conference, industry leaders gathered to showcase groundbreaking advancements in technology and safety. Among them, Franck Gayraud, CEO of Arcure, shared insights into his company’s mission to bring AI-driven pedestrian detection technology to the heavy machinery and industrial safety sectors. Arcure, a France-based company Gayraud co-founded 15 years ago, operates under the brand Blaxtair, a name now synonymous with collision prevention technology in high-risk work environments. This system has become a lifeline for operators of large vehicles, from construction and mining to logistics and warehousing, where the line between safety and hazard is often razor-thin.
The latest version of the Blaxtair sensor, embedding edge AI safety functionalities.
Sitting down with Gayraud, it quickly became evident that Blaxtair isn’t just about technology but also about fostering a safety-first culture in industries where even minor oversights can have catastrophic consequences. “We designed Blaxtair to be an intelligent ‘eye’ for operators, recognizing and reacting to the presence of pedestrians around industrial vehicles,” Gayraud explained. Blaxtair’s ability to detect humans in the vicinity of vehicles and then trigger either alerts or an automatic slowdown makes it an essential tool for workplaces navigating an increase in human-machine interaction.
