A NOTE FROM OUR TEAM
Looking for a pre-built Traffic Monitor?
While trafficmonitor.ai is the home for our open-source project and developer community, we know many advocates and organizations need a device that is tested, assembled, and ready to go.
Built for the people fighting to make streets safer.
For those who don't want to source their own components or manage a GitHub repository, Roadway Biome offers fully assembled units hand-built in Portland, Oregon.
Open hardware and software Right-to-repair design No surveillance--your data stays local Solar-driven manufacturing
Comparison: Buy vs. Build
Purchasing a pre-built unit supports the development of the open source project.
Feature | Build it Yourself (TrafficMonitor.ai) | Buy Pre-built (Roadway Biome) |
|---|---|---|
Effort | High (Sourcing & Assembly) | Low (Plug & Play) |
Cost | Component costs only | Launch rate pricing |
Warranty | Self-supported | Tested & Hand-built in PDX |
Best For | Developers & Makers | Advocacy groups & Municipalities |
We encourage and enable you to build your own Traffic Monitor, but we also want you to be successful and enjoy! So, here is the Obligatory XKCD:
Same open-source heart.
Whether you build it or buy it, the software remains 100% open-source and the hardware documentation is public. No mystery boxes. No proprietary lock-in.
Purchasing from RoadwayBiome.com directly supports the maintainers of the open source TrafficMonitor.ai project.