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After having multiple seizures on a plane, Megan Gray received an epilepsy diagnosis — and instructions to stop driving her car because of the risk. That led the former Google project manager to conceive Moment AI, an artificial intelligence-based tech for vulnerable drivers.
The Arlington automotive safety startup partnered in early 2021 with George Washington University to develop its software. It works to detect signs of health problems, from seizures to strokes to heart attacks to fatigue, and reduce car crashes for vulnerable populations, including the elderly, individuals with existing conditions and those under high stress.
The business originated in Gray’s living room, where she created her proof of concept. And she paid…
Read the full story from the Washington Business Journal.