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AvaWatz awarded U.S. Department of Transportation contract to pilot predictive AI for vehicle fleet maintenance

Sep 29, 2025

AvaWatz Company ("AvaWatz"), a leader in AI-driven robotics, security, and decision-intelligence solutions, announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to pilot an advanced AI system for predictive maintenance of vehicle fleets.

The DOT has selected AvaWatz's distinctive AI solutions to demonstrate advanced capabilities in maintaining transportation fleets, ensuring the safe and efficient operation of vital transportation assets across the nation's infrastructure network.

This contract award represents a strategic expansion of AvaWatz's proven AI technology into the rapidly growing predictive maintenance sector, validating the scalability and relevance of the company's solutions in new critical domains.

This new pilot leverages AvaWatz's proprietary HAYA platform, powered by an advanced learning system to monitor vehicle health, identify anomalies, and predict failures before they occur. By enabling earlier intervention, the solution is expected to reduce costly breakdowns, extend vehicle lifecycles, and improve both fleet reliability and operator safety.

"Winning this contract with the Department of Transportation validates the flexibility of our trusted AI platform to address mission-critical challenges beyond defense and homeland security," said Rajini Anachi, CEO and Founder of AvaWatz. "Predictive maintenance represents a massive opportunity, as fleet operators across commercial transportation, logistics, and government face escalating costs from downtime, unexpected failures, supply chain disruptions, and resource management. Our product can help unlock billions in potential savings and efficiencies."

With advancements in AI/ML technologies along with IoT hardware, the global vehicle predictive maintenance market is rapidly growing, driven by the need for smarter fleet management across logistics, transit, defense, and infrastructure. By piloting with the DOT, AvaWatz is positioned to scale into this rapidly expanding sector, offering dual-use solutions that serve both public and private markets.

This contract follows AvaWatz's recent success with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, where the company was awarded a Phase II contract for its GENIE product line. This award expands AvaWatz's portfolio of federally backed innovations, reinforcing its position as a trusted partner in deploying AI solutions that meet high-stakes operational demands while opening new growth channels for investors and strategic partners.

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