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My name is Christian Brüggemann. I’m a co-founder of Graphmasters

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and this is our office at the Hanover TECHNOLOGY CENTER.

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Graphmasters is the new way to avoid traffic.

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Our goal is not only to point out alternative routes,

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but to prevent traffic jams altogether by making the best use of our infrastructure.

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We also provide special applications for the logistics sector

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that determine the order and timing of distribution,

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minimizing the time spent delivering packages, or completing logistical tasks.

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Conventional navigation systems are connected to a data source

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that transmits the current traffic situation.

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The navigation device calculates a detour based on this information.

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But as more and more devices use this technology,

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everyone receives the same data and uses the same detour.

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Nunav works the other way around.

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Our routes aren’t calculated by the device but in the cloud,

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which means people use individual detours.

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And as they don’t use the same roads to start with, traffic doesn’t build up in the first place.

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More than 8 years ago, one of my fellow students and I set out on our long journey

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to develop a new routing algorithm that began with the Microsoft Imagine Cup, a competition we won in 2012.

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This was the impetus to found our own start-up.

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We took it one step at a time.

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Today, we occupy the entire floor and intend to keep growing.

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We decided to set up shop in the TECHNOLOGY CENTER

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because we were already in close contact with hannoverimpuls due to various start-up competitions.

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This was our opportunity to move from our living room to our first office.

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hannoverimpuls provides amazing support

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They‘re always at your side when you need them, which is great.

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The TECHNOLOGY CENTER is the perfect location for start-ups,

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because you get to meet so many other young businesses.

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Our annual summer party is the perfect occasion to mingle.

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People also bump into each other in our kitchens,

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and suddenly there’s this lively exchange between companies,

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discussing new ideas and development possibilities.