The world’s second largest mobility supplier, Denso, is investing £1.17m (US$1.42m) in a new smart mobility ecosystem in Dublin, Ohio, to enhance transportation in the US city.
Denso is working with a coalition of municipal, state, business and academic partners to test and implement infrastructure technologies, create value-added mobility services, and gather previously untapped data vital to increasing road and pedestrian safety and reducing travel times.
“Creating smart mobility ecosystems in urban, suburban and rural communities is vital to better understanding how things and people move in different environments and ensuring transportation is as safe, sustainable and efficient as possible,” said Roger Berg, vice president of research and development, North America, Denso.
“In this project, we and our partners are leveraging advanced technologies to improve road infrastructure, better identify traffic patterns, and gather and analyse key data that can ultimately increase safety, reduce congestion and provide better transportation services to a wide range of geographies.”
The smart mobility ecosystem developed by Denso is a connected environment that, through wireless devices, cloud computing and a network of sensors, cameras and data, designed to make transportation safer, more sustainable and efficient for those in transit on and around roadways.
Such technologies, which are being utilised in Dublin, Ohio, enable collection of real-time traffic data, measurement of transportation patterns, identification of new economic opportunities, optimised governance, and proactive responses to potential issues and crises.
“The City of Dublin has a long history of innovation in service delivery and community development,” said Megan O’Callaghan, City of Dublin public works director. “This collaboration with Denso demonstrates an important partnership we are actively engaging in to shape the future of smart mobility, which will ultimately make roads safer and more efficient.”
Denso’s partners in the project include: the city of Dublin, which will beta-test a strategically targeted transportation corridor that includes roundabouts and signalised intersections; Ohio State University, whose researchers at its Center for Automotive Research will provide a range of smart mobility solutions, including data services and analytics; and Connected Signals, a developer of predictive V2I technology designed to make cars, transit, pedestrians and cyclists safer and more fuel-efficient.
Other partners also include: Derq USA, an AI platform developer that integrates with existing traffic and sensor systems and powers real-time advanced analytics and connected vehicle safety applications to help cities and road authorities eliminate road accidents and better manage traffic; and No Traffic, an AI-powered traffic signal platform designed to solve traffic management challenges.
