Telco and carmaker join forces to make Spain's roads safer for cyclists

Telco and carmaker join forces to make Spain's roads safer for cyclists

Telefónica and SEAT will work with Spain’s Directorate General for Traffic to deploy Internet of Things technology to reduce accidents on Spanish roads.

IoT can be used for early warning and detection for drivers to help avoid accidents

Telefónica and automaker SEAT are working with Spain’s Directorate General for Traffic (DGT) to deploy IoT (Internet of Things) to reduce accidents on Spanish roads.

The partners are showing how IoT can be used for early warning and detection for drivers in two common scenarios where accidents often happen:

• When there’s a cyclist riding along the same road.
• When there’s a stationary car on the road due to a breakdown or some other type of incident.

The pilot was demonstrated during the Vuelta (Cycling Tour of Spain) last week in Madrid.

Drone technology

The IoT system consists of a drone with a camera, which captures images of what is happening on the road and sends them in real-time to a server that will soon be connected to the DGT 3.0 platform via Telefónica’s mobile network. The system processes the image, detects if there is a bicycle or a stationary vehicle on the road and sends an alert to the connected SEAT car.

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