349:
retrofit cars with a small hardware adapter (size of a matchbook) enable a direct connection between the car's ECUs and a smartphone or other nomadic device as well as street infrastructure and other cars. Based on CAN data communication, the user is able to interact with the car by an app. Normen Müller was the first hire to complete the management team and is the CTO and IT brain of AI to develop and implement the technology. Along with five further employees and external support of another five developers and automotive engineers the company is well on its route. The company filed bankruptcy in March 2014.
117:
22:
63:
348:
round for US$ 1,950,000 (EUR 1,500,000) was closed in August 2012. This capital laid the foundation to hire the team to bring the idea into living. Later on the company received several national subsidies and further invests. The money was used to develop the mad technology: A technology platform to
357:
AI's customer base includes some of the biggest
European insurance companies and several German mid-sized ones; multiple fleet management companies; global logistic companies and SME's value the mad based services AI has to offer.
587:
388:
425:
408:
It is AI's goal to make a dent in the automotive area by disrupting a market with the mad technology, that has not changed significantly in the past 100 years.
341:
as an international PCT application with the priority date of 2011. Since then AI has applied for now four additional international patents all in the M2M area.
607:
35:
317:
riving which is a patent pending technology to connect cars to the internet. AI is a German high tech start up with its roots in the automotive
381:
has accepted AI into its startup.focus program centered on start ups in the big data, predictive analysis and real time decision area.
334:
177:
159:
49:
384:
Germany's Vice
Chancellor invited AI along with 29 other startups on a trip to the Silicon Valley and later in the year to Israel.
426:"ESA Business Incubation Centres (ESA BICs) / SME Resources / SME Small and Medium Sized Enterprises / Industry / About Us / ESA"
272:
126:
318:
268:
41:
467:
492:
284:
534:
203:
255:
247:
361:
Several corporate startup initiatives and incubators seized the opportunity to become part of mad's story:
338:
130:
366:
559:
401:
92:
73:
333:
by
Alexander Marten and Stephan Kaufmann. The technology idea was submitted in 2011 to the
345:
344:
After a short validation phase funded by f³ (family, friends & fools), a substantial
321:
industry. AI has set itself the goal to "Make Cars
Smarter to Ease up Everyone's Life".
137:
601:
395:
141:
375:
AI is also an IBM Global
Entrepreneur Company and won the German SmartCamp trophy.
279:
213:
82:
471:
62:
447:"Where the Tech World Meets | Web Summit - October 30 & 31, 2013"
398:, has partnered with AI for participation in the EU EIT ICT Labs program.
372:
Websummit 2013 named AI as one of the exclusive 50 STARTglobal companies.
538:
330:
231:
378:
560:"EIT ICT Labs - Knowledge & Innovation Community - EIT ICT Labs"
592:
337:
and after first positive feedback it was submitted in 2012 to the
199:
305:(AI) is the corporation behind mad. mad is the abbreviation of
110:
56:
15:
563:
446:
513:
87:
77:
468:"START | Web Summit - October 30 & 31, 2013"
294:
290:
278:
263:
238:
227:
219:
209:
195:
389:German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence
329:AI was founded and incorporated in April 2012 in
391:has joined AI in several research activities;
8:
493:"IBM PartnerWorld - IBM Global Entrepreneur"
190:
50:Learn how and when to remove these messages
537:. Startupfocus.saphana.com. Archived from
394:One of Germany's ivy league universities,
369:supports AI through its incubator program.
189:
140:. Please do not remove this message until
178:Learn how and when to remove this message
160:Learn how and when to remove this message
136:Relevant discussion may be found on the
417:
404:is AI's partner in the ZIM initiative.
7:
200:Gesellschaft mit begrenzter Haftung
14:
31:This article has multiple issues.
115:
61:
20:
608:Technology companies of Germany
562:. Eitictlabs.eu. Archived from
273:vehicular communication systems
39:or discuss these issues on the
285:sms - smart mobility solutions
1:
470:. Web Summit. Archived from
191:Augmentation Industries GmbH
142:conditions to do so are met
624:
535:"SAP Startup Focus Portal"
514:"IBM Global Entrepreneur"
495:. 304.ibm.com. 2013-08-26
267:high tech with focus on
202:the German pendant to a
402:University of Heilbronn
335:German Patent Authority
303:Augmentation Industries
76:, as no other articles
339:European Patent Office
593:Company Facebook Page
428:. Esa.int. 2012-07-24
367:European Space Agency
588:Founder's Interview
252:, Stephan Kaufmann
192:
129:of this article is
516:. Ibmsmartcamp.com
95:for suggestions.
85:to this page from
300:
299:
259:
251:
244:Alexander Marten
188:
187:
180:
170:
169:
162:
109:
108:
54:
615:
575:
574:
572:
571:
556:
550:
549:
547:
546:
531:
525:
524:
522:
521:
510:
504:
503:
501:
500:
489:
483:
482:
480:
479:
464:
458:
457:
455:
454:
443:
437:
436:
434:
433:
422:
253:
245:
193:
183:
176:
165:
158:
154:
151:
145:
119:
118:
111:
104:
101:
90:
88:related articles
65:
57:
46:
24:
23:
16:
623:
622:
618:
617:
616:
614:
613:
612:
598:
597:
584:
579:
578:
569:
567:
558:
557:
553:
544:
542:
533:
532:
528:
519:
517:
512:
511:
507:
498:
496:
491:
490:
486:
477:
475:
466:
465:
461:
452:
450:
445:
444:
440:
431:
429:
424:
423:
419:
414:
355:
327:
316:
312:
308:
271:and especially
241:
184:
173:
172:
171:
166:
155:
149:
146:
135:
120:
116:
105:
99:
96:
86:
83:introduce links
66:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
621:
619:
611:
610:
600:
599:
596:
595:
590:
583:
582:External links
580:
577:
576:
551:
526:
505:
484:
459:
438:
416:
415:
413:
410:
406:
405:
399:
392:
385:
382:
376:
373:
370:
354:
351:
326:
323:
314:
310:
306:
298:
297:
292:
288:
287:
282:
276:
275:
265:
261:
260:
242:
239:
236:
235:
229:
225:
224:
221:
217:
216:
211:
207:
206:
197:
186:
185:
168:
167:
123:
121:
114:
107:
106:
93:Find link tool
69:
67:
60:
55:
29:
28:
26:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
620:
609:
606:
605:
603:
594:
591:
589:
586:
585:
581:
566:on 2013-01-15
565:
561:
555:
552:
541:on 2013-10-29
540:
536:
530:
527:
515:
509:
506:
494:
488:
485:
474:on 2013-10-27
473:
469:
463:
460:
448:
442:
439:
427:
421:
418:
411:
409:
403:
400:
397:
393:
390:
386:
383:
380:
377:
374:
371:
368:
364:
363:
362:
359:
352:
350:
347:
342:
340:
336:
332:
324:
322:
320:
304:
296:
293:
289:
286:
283:
281:
277:
274:
270:
266:
262:
257:
249:
243:
237:
233:
230:
226:
222:
218:
215:
212:
208:
205:
201:
198:
194:
182:
179:
164:
161:
153:
150:February 2016
143:
139:
133:
132:
128:
122:
113:
112:
103:
100:February 2023
94:
89:
84:
80:
79:
75:
70:This article
68:
64:
59:
58:
53:
51:
44:
43:
38:
37:
32:
27:
18:
17:
568:. Retrieved
564:the original
554:
543:. Retrieved
539:the original
529:
518:. Retrieved
508:
497:. Retrieved
487:
476:. Retrieved
472:the original
462:
451:. Retrieved
449:. Web Summit
441:
430:. Retrieved
420:
407:
396:TU Darmstadt
360:
356:
343:
328:
302:
301:
280:Subsidiaries
228:Headquarters
196:Company type
174:
156:
147:
125:
97:
71:
47:
40:
34:
33:Please help
30:
570:2013-10-28
545:2013-10-28
520:2013-10-28
499:2013-10-28
478:2013-10-28
453:2013-10-28
432:2013-10-28
412:References
325:Foundation
295:www.mad.ai
240:Key people
127:neutrality
91:; try the
78:link to it
36:improve it
353:Successes
234:, Germany
214:high tech
138:talk page
81:. Please
42:talk page
602:Category
313:ssisted
264:Products
210:Industry
131:disputed
331:Germany
291:Website
232:Cologne
220:Founded
309:obile
74:orphan
72:is an
387:The
365:The
223:2012
124:The
379:SAP
319:M2M
269:M2M
256:CEO
248:CEO
204:LLC
604::
346:VC
45:.
573:.
548:.
523:.
502:.
481:.
456:.
435:.
315:d
311:a
307:m
258:)
254:(
250:)
246:(
181:)
175:(
163:)
157:(
152:)
148:(
144:.
134:.
102:)
98:(
52:)
48:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
