LAS VEGAS, NV (Google Cloud Next 2025), Apr 10, 2025 – Bentley Systems, Inc. has announced new asset analytics capabilities that leverage Imagery Insights from Google Maps Platform to detect and analyze roadway conditions. Unveiled at Google Cloud Next 2025, the latest capabilities in Bentley’s Blyncsy product offering, which applies AI to crowdsourced imagery for automated roadway asset detection and inspection, will help infrastructure professionals improve roadway maintenance and support disaster recovery.
Bentley and Google announced a strategic partnership in October 2024 to integrate Google’s geospatial content with Bentley’s infrastructure engineering software to improve the way infrastructure is designed, built, and operated. The Imagery Insights combination of Google Street View, Vertex AI, and Blyncsy will enhance the ability of departments of transportation and the engineering firms and consultants supporting them to identify areas of concern and analyze changes in the condition of roadway and transportation assets over time.
The addition of Google Street View’s global panoramic imagery allows Bentley to provide analysis of assets and visual references. At the same time, Google’s Vertex AI adds the ability to build and maintain models to alert transportation agencies of changes to infrastructure assets before they become safety hazards. These tools not only support road maintenance but also assist in disaster recovery. They offer an affordable way to assess damage, helping communities rebuild faster.
Mark Pittman, director of Transportation AI at Bentley, commented, “We have a history of leadership in applying repurposed imagery for roadway maintenance, and the addition of Google’s 360-degree imagery and AI will further enhance the value Bentley provides to transportation departments and engineering firms globally. The expansion of our relationship with Google will enable us to further develop our growing infrastructure asset analytics capabilities—initially in the transportation sector with other industries to follow.”
Yael Maguire, Google’s vice president and general manager for Google Maps Platform & Google Earth, added, “Businesses and cities have long relied on the fresh and comprehensive information from our maps to get insights about the world. As our strategic partner, Bentley combines industry-leading infrastructure solutions with Google’s leading AI and mapping technologies, like Vertex AI and Street View, to bring powerful analytics to public and private sector leaders who need mobility insights for making more informed decisions.”
Source: Bentley Systems
About Bentley Systems
Founded in 1984, Bentley Systems provides infrastructure engineering software, offering integrated solutions across various disciplines and project lifecycles. Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and utilities. Serving industries including architecture, engineering, construction, and geospatial sectors, Bentley’s offerings are utilized by professionals worldwide. Headquartered in Exton, PA, the company employs approximately 5,500 people across 40 countries. Bentley Systems serves approximately 41,000 customers across 190 countries. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, Bentley Systems achieved total revenues of approx $ 1.4 billion, reflecting its significant role in advancing global infrastructure.
About Blyncsy
Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Salt Lake City, UT, Blyncsy specializes in AI-powered, real-time roadway condition assessments and asset inventory solutions for local governments and state Departments of Transportation. Blyncsy is part of Bentley Asset Analytics, a product portfolio that generates insights into the condition of existing infrastructure assets to optimize their performance. Google’s Imagery Insights will be generally available in Blyncsy in 2025. Leveraging crowd-sourced dash camera imagery, Blyncsy’s platform automates the detection of roadway safety issues, including potholes, missing signs, and malfunctioning streetlights, enhancing maintenance efficiency and safety.