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At Phiar, we are building the first AI-powered AR navigation driving software solution that runs on a smartphone and in-vehicle displays, utilizing our ultra-lightweight road understanding AI that runs completely at-the-edge, in real-time, all on just a smartphone-level compute. Our mission is to enhance driving safety, facilitate more intuitive wayfinding, and connect drivers with their surrounding environments.

Phiar is a Y Combinator company in the Summer 2018 batch. Its directory entry describes it as: We are developing a revolutionary AI-powered augmented reality…. The founder listed is Chen-Ping Yu (Founder/CEO) (Y Combinator directory entry, April 24, 2018).

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Phiar

New accelerator entry · 2018-04-24 · the record

Summer 2018
batch
12
people
Early
stage
United States of America
region
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BatchSummer 2018
Announced2018-04-24
StageEarly
StatusAcquired
Team size12
IndustryIndustrials
Sub-industryIndustrials -> Automotive
SectorsArtificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Augmented Reality
RegionsUnited States of America, America / Canada, Remote, Partly Remote
BasedSan Francisco
HiringNo
Sitehttps://www.phiar.net
Founded2017
Previously known asPhair

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At Phiar, we are building the first AI-powered AR navigation driving software solution that runs on a smartphone and in-vehicle displays, utilizing our ultra-lightweight road understanding AI that runs completely at-the-edge, in real-time, all on just a smartphone-level compute. Our mission is to enhance driving safety, facilitate more intuitive wayfinding, and connect drivers with their surrounding environments.

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