Over the past 8 weeks we have been closely watching how national traffic trends have been changing under the Covid-19 lockdown. The data shown here comes from Viva’s smart sensors located in 10 cities across the UK. In the first weeks of the lockdown, I posted a couple of articles detailing the sharp drop inRead More
We have leveraged Viva’s existing sensor network, which uses AI on camera-based sensors, to gather data on flows of different classes of road user,including pedestrians, throughout the COVID-19 pendemic. These sensors are now installed in cities across the UK, providing a broad baseline for statistical analysis. Our sensors already gather data on the paths thatRead More
Peter Mildon, COO and Co-Founder of Viva, has been reviewing data from their national network of AI based video road sensors to assess the impact of Covid-19 on our Highways Networks on a daily basis. In this article Peter provides: A brief introduction to Viva’s technology for context A dive into the impact that Covid-19Read More
Examining the impact of Covid-19 on traffic flow in Cambridge. Throughout the pandemic Viva have been supporting clients and partners to improve understanding about the impact on transport modes usage and and traffic movement in towns and cities. Cambridge County Council has multiple Viva sensors installed across the city to monitor traffic flows. Michael Stevens,Read More
Peter Mildon, COO and Co-Founder of Viva, has been reviewing data from Viva’s national network of AI-based video road sensors to assess the impact of Covid-19 on our highways networks on a daily basis, and considers what the long-term impact of Covid-19 will be on the UK’s transport habits in light of the climate emergency.Read More
Update on COVID-19 impact on travel Advisory travel restrictions due to COVID-19 are causing only small reductions in traffic, with an impact on cars of c.15% Evidence of further declines for both pedestrians & cars as last week progressed, up to 30-40% Impact on pedestrian flows in city centres this week has been c. 20%Read More