What Sorb group does

Sorb Group (operating as ООО «Sorb Inzhiniring» / Sorb Engineering LLC) is a privately held Russian intelligent transport systems (ITS) vendor founded in 2013 in Moscow. The company designs, manufactures, and integrates hardware and software for monitoring and managing road traffic and pedestrian flows in cities and on intercity highways, serving federal road operators such as Avtodor and municipal administrations including Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk, Penza, and Tver. Its core technology stack is built around microwave FMCW radar detection (24 GHz and 80 GHz), DSRC V2X communication at 5.8 GHz, and the Smartroad modular SOA software platform — registered in the Russian software registry — which provides centralized collection, analysis, visualization, and quality control of traffic flow parameters.

The product portfolio spans the Smartroad software platform with modules for adaptive intersection control, automatic incident detection, and statistics per GOST 32965-2014; hardware including TMS series microwave traffic sensors (T-25, T-35 with up to 350 m range and 256 tracked objects), TMS.13/TMS.14 ADAS-oriented automobile sensors, TMS.15 industrial 80 GHz level sensors, Inspector traffic controllers, GRP traffic control cabinets, ESRP-0302 automotive transponders (the first domestically produced Russian toll transponder), and V2X RSU road-side antennas compliant with CEN TC278 / EFC standards. The Smartroad RESTful API 2.0 exposes the platform to external systems via JSON, RabbitMQ, WebSocket, and SQLite.

Sorb Group operates a direct enterprise sales model: products and services are sold exclusively through project tenders and direct consultation to government buyers, with revenue derived from hardware sales, software/platform subscriptions, and professional services (engineering, installation, commissioning, technical and post-warranty maintenance, repair, and laboratory climate testing). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company runs a headquarters in Moscow, a production facility in Zelenograd with climate and anechoic chambers, and a regional office in Kemerovo. In response to Western sanctions, Sorb Group positioned itself as a domestic import-substitution supplier, notably for transponders, and is an active member of ISO standardization committees and Russian ITS associations including the Digital Transport Era Association, where the CEO serves as Vice President.

Name

Sorb group

Legal name

OOO «Sorb Inzhiniring» (Sorb Engineering LLC)

Website

https://sorb-group.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sorb Group is a privately held Russian intelligent transport systems vendor that designs, manufactures, and integrates microwave radar sensors, the Smartroad software platform, toll transponders, and V2X road-side units for federal and municipal road authorities across Russia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Intelligent Transport Systems

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Connected Vehicle & V2X Traffic Operations (RSUs, SPaT/MAP, CV Applications) (TLAJACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

V2X Roadside Units (RSUs) & Edge Infrastructure (TLAJAHAA), Toll Plaza / Lane Equipment & Field Systems (Gantry, Sensors, Cameras, AVC) (TLAJABAH), Traffic Management & Intelligent Transportation Systems (Signals, TMCs, Congestion) (BPAIALAC), Transit, Traffic & Mobility Data Platforms (BPAMANAH)

Keywords

• Intelligent transport systems
• Traffic management software
• Microwave radar sensors
• Electronic toll collection
• Adaptive traffic control

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of proprietary hardware components including microwave traffic sensors, automotive sensors, transponders (ESRP-0302), RSU V2X antennas, traffic controllers, traffic control cabinets, level sensors, and associated mounting equipment. Hardware products constitute a primary revenue stream for road infrastructure ITS projects. Pricing is quote-based for large infrastructure projects.
2. Software Licensing / Platform Subscriptions: Smartroad modular software platform is listed in the Russian software registry and sold as part of integrated ITS solutions. The platform provides centralized data collection, analysis, visualization, and control for traffic monitoring and management.
3. Professional Services: Engineering and design services for ITS subsystem planning and documentation; equipment installation; commissioning (debugging, trial run, sensor configuration); technical and post-warranty maintenance; equipment repair; laboratory testing in climate chamber. These services accompany hardware/software sales as an integrated project delivery model.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sorb Group designs, manufactures, and deploys intelligent transport system (ITS) solutions combining proprietary microwave radar hardware with the modular SmartRoad software platform. The company supplies traffic and pedestrian sensors, V2X DSRC road side units, automotive transponders, traffic controllers, and adaptive traffic control software for road authorities and municipalities in Russia. It also delivers engineering, installation, commissioning, and maintenance services as part of integrated ITS project delivery.

Product overview

Sorb Engineering develops a modular Intelligent Transport System (ITS) combining hardware devices and software platforms for road infrastructure monitoring. The Smartroad modular software platform serves as the central system with basic modules (data transmission, program adapter, configuration, editor, diagnostics, unified GUI) and functional modules (statistics, adaptive traffic control, incident detection). This software integrates with proprietary hardware including microwave traffic sensors (T-25, T-35 series), traffic metering and control points, V2X road side units, traffic controllers, automobile sensors (TMS13-153, TMS14), and industrial level sensors (TMS.15), plus automotive transponders (ESRP-0302) for toll collection. The system operates from centralized city-scale ITS down to autonomous local monitoring installations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SmartRoad: Modular software platform for centralized collection, analysis, visualization and quality control of traffic flow parameters. Part of the SmartRoad hardware-software suite (PAK Smartroad) for monitoring transport flows.
• SmartRoad TMS Series
• ESRP-0302

Products and services

• SmartRoad Modular Software Platform

Quantifiable outcome

• M11 Moscow-St. Petersburg toll highway: 180+ traffic detectors installed as part of integrated transport system
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship and minor.

• Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation (Министерство транспорта РФ)coreOthersThe Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation is a key government partner listed among Sorb Group's associations and ecosystem relationships. The company participates in ministry-affiliated working groups, conferences, and standardization efforts related to ITS development in Russia.
• Rosavtodor (Росавтодор)coreOthersRosavtodor (Federal Road Agency) is listed as a partner. Sorb Group's ITS solutions are deployed on federal roads managed by Rosavtodor, and the company participates in standardization and regulatory working groups associated with the agency.
• ROSDORNII (РОСДОРНИИ)coreOthersROSDORNII (Russian Road Research Institute) is listed as a partner organization. The company collaborates with the institute on ITS research, standardization, and regulatory development activities.
• Avtodor (Автодор)coreOthersAvtodor is the state-owned Russian highway operator managing toll roads including the M11 Moscow-St. Petersburg. Sorb Group installed over 180 detectors on the M11 and delivered 10,000 ESRP-0302 transponders to Avtodor's toll collection subsidiary in summer 2023.
• Digital Transport Era Association (Цифровая Эра Транспорта)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerSorb Group is a founding member and active participant of the Digital Transport Era Association. CEO Alexander Videnev serves as Vice President and leading expert. The Association houses a Competence Center (Sorb Group helped establish) that serves as both a professional training platform and a unique laboratory demonstration site for ITS technologies. The center aggregates leading ITS subsystem providers and conducts regular training for industry professionals nationwide.
• ITS Russia (ИТС России)minorOthersITS Russia is a Russian ITS industry association listed among Sorb Group's organizational partnerships. The company participates in its conferences and working groups related to intelligent transport systems development.
• SORB INNOVA (ООО «СОРБ ИННОВА»)minorOthersSORB INNOVA is an affiliated company within the SORB GROUP ecosystem, listed among the company's partner network. Nature of the relationship appears to be intra-group collaboration within the broader corporate group structure.
• Association of Transport Engineers (Ассоциация транспортных инженеров)coreOthersThe Association of Transport Engineers (traffic-ing.ru) is listed as a partner organization. Sorb Group participates in the Association's conferences and working groups, contributing to industry standard-setting and professional development in road traffic engineering.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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