Experts at the Transport Research Arena (TRA) conference said artificial intelligence (AI) is key to building a safer and greener transport system.
Industry leaders gathered at RDS in Dublin this week for Europe’s largest transport and mobility research event, with AI and road safety at the forefront.
Experts from around the world shared their innovations and provided a glimpse of a future that could soon become our new reality.
Many countries are already using AI technology to predict driving and traffic patterns, identify problem areas, and provide solutions.
Most modern cars are equipped with sensors that provide large amounts of data in real time, which can provide information about driver behavior, predict traffic, and potentially identify road and accident hot spots. there is.
In the UK, an enforcement camera system called Acusensus uses AI and camera systems on the road to detect whether drivers are holding a mobile phone and fastening their seat belt.
During testing on busy roads in the UK, the system detected around 300 violations in the first three days. Of these, 117 involved using a cell phone and 180 involved not wearing a seatbelt.
The United States recently launched the Intersection Safety Challenge. The challenge invites submissions of concepts for AI-based systems that monitor intersections, identify road users, including pedestrians and cyclists, and use that data to determine whether an intersection is at risk. We are asking participants. crash.
If it determines that a collision is likely, it generates a warning and notifies the road user via a sign or a connection in the vehicle.
Self-driving cars have been successfully introduced in some countries, and a study by the Belgian Center for Road Research shows that self-driving cars are a viable alternative to more traditional forms of travel, offering the opportunity for a safer transport system. It turned out to be an alternative.
Shannon-based Future Mobility Transport Ireland has been leading the way in autonomous connected electric shared vehicles (ACES) in Ireland.
These vehicles use technology such as sensors, cameras, and AI algorithms to navigate the road and make driving decisions.
Tesla is expected to unveil a robotaxi in August, and there are hopes that something similar will happen in Ireland soon.
Aerovia's Cormac McKay believes robotaxis can solve a number of problems on Ireland's roads, including reducing drink and drug driving and allowing people in rural areas to connect more easily with their communities.
He also claims that one self-driving taxi will take the equivalent of 30 private cars off the road, helping to reduce emissions and ease traffic congestion.
