Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO), a member of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ), and Derq, a developer of artificial intelligence (AI) analytics solutions for road safety and traffic management, have launched 14 AI smart pedestrian crossing systems across DSO.
Derq’s real-time perception and connectivity AI platform is specifically designed to detect pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users (VRUs) with accuracy and reliability.
The system integrates with road infrastructure to enhance safety measures. Using patented behavior prediction models, the technology can proactively activate flashing warning signs, in-road warning lights, and even traffic signal controllers in anticipation of pedestrians crossing, effectively preempting any potential conflicts with approaching vehicles.
The system’s AI algorithms are designed to detect and track vehicles and other road users approaching the pedestrian crosswalk. This capability maximizes the effectiveness of the system on the reaction time of the approaching surrounding vehicles.
The system’s control algorithms also provide the flexibility to activate or deactivate alerts and control their duration, allowing for customization based on specific crossing scenarios. Alerts can be configured to remain active for a predetermined crossing time or as long as a pedestrian is detected in the crosswalk or its vicinity.
Additionally, the system is equipped with an ultra-high speed and low latency 5G connection, providing seamless connectivity. This connectivity enables extensive data collection of safety events and traffic data, while also facilitating remote operation, maintenance, and configuration capabilities for the system’s operator.
In the future, the system will be able to leverage 5G communication technologies to communicate safety information and alerts to connected vehicles approaching the pedestrian crosswalk.
The achievement follows extensive testing over a period of two years, which was conducted to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the proof of concept.
Muammar Al Katheeri, chief officer of Engineering and Sustainability at DIEZ, said:
