Imagry wins Frost & Sullivan’s 2026 autonomous bus technology recognition

Frost & Sullivan named Imagry the recipient of its 2026 Enabling Technology Leadership Recognition in the global autonomous bus industry. The report says Imagry’s camera-based, mapless software can help transit operators add service without adding drivers at the same pace.

Why it matters: - Frost & Sullivan’s recognition puts a spotlight on autonomous bus software as transit agencies face persistent driver shortages and service constraints. - The report says Imagry’s platform can improve the economics of autonomous transit by reducing hardware, mapping, and deployment costs. - The recognition may help Imagry expand adoption with transit operators in more cities and regions.

What happened: - Frost & Sullivan named Imagry the recipient of its 2026 Enabling Technology Leadership Recognition in the global autonomous bus industry. - Imagry said the award is its third recognition from Frost & Sullivan, following a 2023 Enabling Technology Leadership Award and a 2025 Global Customer Value Leadership Award. - The announcement says the recognition was based on Frost & Sullivan’s report on Imagry’s autonomous driving software for public transport.

The details: - The report says Imagry’s software can help operators run more services more often without adding a proportional number of drivers. - Shyam Sundar, program manager at Frost & Sullivan, said Imagry is the only autonomous driving software built to run across M1 sedans, M2 vans, and M3 buses on a single category-agnostic platform. - Sundar said Imagry uses that flexibility to tailor vehicle mix to each region’s mobility needs rather than offering one global product. - Imagry’s system uses cameras instead of LiDAR or radar. - The platform uses eight cameras to provide a 360-degree view out to 300 meters. - The cameras feed neural networks that learn to drive like a human and react approximately three times faster than a skilled human driver. - The system does not require pre-built maps. - Frost & Sullivan said that makes deployment faster and more cost-effective than solutions that rely on HD maps. - The report says operators can add autonomous buses to existing routes and expand service to create new revenue and use cases. - Frost & Sullivan found Imagry offers a lower cost base than infrastructure-heavy autonomous driving systems used by competitors. - The report says eliminating LiDAR and HD maps removes both major upfront hardware costs and recurring map-maintenance expenses. - Frost & Sullivan also highlighted lower cost and complexity in preparing buses for autonomous operation. - In a Toyota Tsusho pilot, the manufacturer installed Imagry’s system directly on its production line instead of retrofitting it later. - Imagry said deployments are in Germany, Japan and Israel, with partnerships across the USA, Europe and Japan.

Between the lines: - The report favors a software-first approach over sensor-heavy systems that require more infrastructure and mapping upkeep. - That approach could matter most for transit operators trying to expand service without building a costly autonomous-vehicle support stack. - CEO Eran Ofir framed autonomous buses as a public-benefit use case because they can move more passengers than robotaxis and work on routes cities already run. - Imagry’s pitch is that the same software can work on a hospital campus, airport shuttle or city center without pre-mapping, which broadens the addressable market beyond traditional bus routes.

What’s next: - Imagry plans to use the recognition to expand its autonomous driving software to more buses, routes and cities in 2027. - The company is likely to continue pursuing transit operators that want to add capacity without matching increases in driver headcount. - Frost & Sullivan’s full report is available here