With the first Ouster BlueCity with integrated Rev8 installation already live in Utah,this expanded deployment marks a major technological leap for the state through the integration of Ouster's OS1 Max Rev8 digital lidar sensor. The system introduces up to 500-foot advance detection for corridor-level traffic management alongside the world’s first native color lidar detection system. By simultaneously capturing color data and 3D depth, the system delivers unmatched situational awareness to create accurate, high-fidelity digital traffic twins, simplified zone set-up, and more intuitive event recording analysis through improved color visualization. Crucially, the solution features system-level privacy technologies at the edge with blurring of pedestrians and cyclists while fully retaining the rich operational benefits of color data.

The UDOT contract expansion follows a rigorous, real-world assessment of six distinct lidar proposals conducted by the Utah State Evaluation Committee in December 2024 where Econolite’s provision of the Ouster BlueCity solution received the highest overall vendor score and ranked first in the lidar hardware & perception software categories.

UDOT’s primary objective is to reduce collisions and protect Vulnerable Roadway Users (VRUs), such as pedestrians and cyclists, through smarter, safer, and more sustainable infrastructure. By leveraging an open API architecture, Ouster BlueCity integrates seamlessly with UDOT’s existing traffic control ecosystem, including Econolite Cobalt® traffic signal controllers. Installed non-intrusively in as little as three to five hours per intersection, the Ouster BlueCity system generates a color 3D digital traffic twin to enable dynamic traffic signal actuation based on live multimodal demand. Furthermore, the system’s long-range multimodal detection and tracking provides a continuous stream of high-fidelity, automated data for corridor-level intelligence and advanced actuation logic. This enables high-impact safety applications such as automated crosswalk extensions for slow-moving pedestrians, dilemma zone protection, turning-vehicle yield warnings, and real-time vehicle-to-everything (V2X) safety alerts broadcast via integration with intersection Roadside Units (RSUs).

"The scaling of Ouster BlueCity’s footprint to hundreds of intersections in Utah is a powerful testament to the real-world value the solution delivers daily to transportation agencies and municipalities both large and small," said Asad Lesani, VP, Global ITS Solutions at Ouster. "By leveraging our latest Rev8 OS1 Max digital lidar sensor for these system deployments, UDOT is unlocking a new era of corridor-level, advance detection in native color alongside critical transportation infrastructure compliance, and we are proudly positioned to support the state's long-term roadway modernization and safety goals."

This expansion builds on the momentum of a 2025 UDOT contract awarded to Econolite, which initiated the deployment of Ouster BlueCity across more than 100 intersections statewide utilizing Rev7 digital lidar sensors. The latest agreement brings UDOT’s total contracted Ouster BlueCity footprint to nearly 300 intersection and roadway deployments. With Utah included, Ouster BlueCity powers the United States’ top three largest, fully integrated lidar traffic management deployments, alongside Nashville and Chattanooga, Tennessee.