A Swedish SME is developing an innovation for mobility safety. They are initially focusing on a solution to make unguarded level crossings safer, based on existing accessible data and a system that communicates with traffic stakeholders. This innovation will be cheaper, easier and faster to install than traditional level crossing safety solutions. The partner sought is a European technology company with experience in the development, manufacture and distribution of ICT products.
Details:
In Germany there are about 8000 unguarded level crossings, in Sweden there are about 3500. These unguarded level crossings have an increased risk of accidents. This means not only tragic deaths, but also enormous damage and downtime in an important infrastructure and critical transport chain. In the future, if autonomous and digitized remote-controlled vehicles are to work side by side with humans and other manually operated machines, there will be requirements for safety and cost-effectiveness, as well as reliable and safe measures.
To address the risks and problems associated with level crossings, the SME has developed a concept based on the use of data from existing streaming data of road users in the vicinity of the level crossing, such as GNSS, geofencing. In addition, sensors will be installed in the facility that can also provide the system with data on detected approaching traffic. The data fusion with redundancy character to be developed will make it possible to obtain and communicate the necessary data for increased traffic safety at level crossings. The information can be communicated via so-called cloud services to the various navigation services of road users, onboard systems or similar, e.g. to the GPS navigator in the car, to smartphones or other networked devices and to the built-in communication systems of trains. The innovation will warn all level crossing stakeholders independently in multiple layers with multilateral warnings.
Wanted partners/advice:
The target customers for this innovation are mainly train traffic authorities on a national or regional level. The concept is also expected to have applications in other transportation or mobility infrastructure scenarios, such as mining, airports and other areas where automated vehicles will be active. The company has initially applied for European patent protection for the product and concept.
The company is looking for industrial companies with extensive experience and expertise in ICT or IoT product development and/or experience working with products in the mobility sector (experience from the rail industry is an advantage). The optimal partner is a technology company with experience in the design, development, manufacturing and distribution of technologies focused on industry, infrastructure, mobility and security.
https://www.technologiepartner.de/de/technologiedatenbank/details?ref=TOJP20210623001
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