SDG&E Drone Investigation, Assessment & Repair (DIAR) AI inspection program

Buyer: San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)

Details

SDG&E's drone program (launched April 2020, expansion profiled April 2023) flies 26 drones to inspect tens of thousands of poles annually, with 35+ in-house AI/ML models trained on 2.3 million images to auto-detect wildfire-risk equipment damage. Internal program with drone/AI tooling procurement; no external vendor or value disclosed.

Source

Official solicitation / award →