Joe who has lived and worked in both Zimbabwe and South Africa says he deliberately chose to build his career on the continent despite opportunities elsewhere.<\/p>\n
“I wanted to contribute something meaningful here,” he says.<\/p>\n
RoadMind AI was launched earlier this year and quickly assembled a multidisciplinary engineering team.<\/p>\n
Among them is Athenkosi Nzala, the company’s co-founder and chief technology officer, a civil engineer with a PhD from the University of Cape Town.<\/p>\n
The team also includes AI specialists, cloud engineers and automotive systems experts some of whom have previously worked with global manufacturers such as BMW.<\/p>\n
The company has already developed a minimum viable product and is now working on its first AI-powered data-capturing hardware which will be used to gather real-time information from road networks.<\/p>\n
Initial research and design surveys have been conducted in Pretoria and Cape Town focusing on specific road user groups.<\/p>\n
The studies recorded full voluntary participation according to the company.<\/p>\n
Further expansion into Johannesburg and Durban is planned forming the basis for prototype testing before a broader continental rollout.<\/p>\n
Joe’s work has attracted recognition within the technology sector over several years.<\/p>\n
In 2020, he partnered with the University of Johannesburg to share knowledge on artificial intelligence while in 2012 he collaborated with Intel on emerging technologies which described him as a pioneer.<\/p>\n
He has also tested devices and applications for companies including Samsung, Huawei, LG and Nedbank.<\/p>\n
With more than a decade of professional experience, Joe says African-led innovation has a critical role to play in shaping public policy, urban planning and infrastructure development.<\/p>\n
“Technology should anticipate problems before they happen. Our goal is to save lives, reduce accidents and provide actionable insights that make African roads safer and more efficient,” he says.<\/p>\n
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