We are working with Kingston Council and Sutton Council to help anonymously monitor and track the real-time movement of people through the town, with a focus on active travel initiatives, as well as enabling pedestrians and other road users are able to practise social distancing safely. Our sensors are designed to provide accurate data on theRead More
Covid-19 is speeding up the changes to our transport networks, writes Mark Nicholson, CEO of VivaCity Artificial intelligence is paving the way for cities to transform into smarter and more efficient places to work and live. Triggered by the pandemic, cities are now undergoing a, some might say long overdue, revolution in the way theyRead More
Artificial Intelligence cameras are being used in London and other cities in the UK to monitor social distancing. The sensors were initially developed by VivaCity to track the flow of traffic, cyclists and pedestrians and monitor how roads are being used. But when the country went into lockdown in March, VivaCity added on an extraRead More
As we enter the next phase of the pandemic and restrictions ease, people and businesses are looking for ways of ‘returning to normal’. Yet COVID-19 has completely transformed the way we work, rest and play. Perhaps, going back to the way we were before will no longer be an option – but this may notRead More
VivaCity have been awarded a grant from Innovate UK for their work in support of UK councils to monitor anonymous social distancing via camera feeds across 16 of the UK’s towns and cities. Since the Government announced the Covid-19 lockdown in March 2020, and the associated social distancing measures, there has been a need toRead More
As we begin to return to a new sense of normality, countries around the world are being challenged to rethink the way they shape their towns and cities to allow for social distancing to take place whilst encouraging more forms of Active Travel in a post-COVID 19 World. In the U.K. for example, this hasRead More