The problem Threatening the environment and posing risks to physical and mental health, traffic congestion is one of the most pressing issues facing local authorities. In terms of carbon emissions, transport is the worst-performing sector of the UK, and the UN predicts that over 68% of the global population will live in urban areas byRead More
Last month, BBC Click’s Omar Mehtab set out on his journey to discover how data can help make roads safer. Taking to streets, Omar goes behind the wheel to explore how a sensor in his car links up with our sensors on lamposts to track dangerous traffic hotspots, with the aim of collecting data forRead More
We are happy to announce that VivaCity has teamed up with Danish Outdoor Living Lab (DOLL), Europe’s largest test field, showroom, and innovation hub, to display the capabilities of our AI-powered traffic sensors in helping make cities smarter, safer and more sustainable. Addressing the needs of emerging smart and connected cities, DOLL offers a platformRead More
We’re very excited to be partnering with Vaisala, a global leader in weather, environmental, and industrial measurements, to drive sustainability in the travel industry. VivaCity sensors, which use artificial intelligence and machine learning to capture anonymous traffic counts of different transport modes across a selected ‘count line’, will be paired with Vaisala’s weather and environmentalRead More
After three years of developing our AI traffic signals optimisation system, we want to take a look back at our journey so far, and outline what the future holds for VivaCity Smart Junctions. We have hit major milestones since partnering with Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) and Immense Simulations for an Innovate UK co-funded projectRead More
The arrival of 5G has long been earmarked as a critical moment in technological advancement. Much more than just super-fast mobile connectivity, the fifth generation of cellular networks has the potential to unlock new possibilities to transform how people live their lives, businesses operate, and cities function. The infrastructure remains in its infancy; although theRead More