Vivacity Labs
Vivacity Labs
Vivacity Labs aims to make cities smarter , safer and more sustainable . The company ’ s AI sensors and ‘ Smart Junctions ’ signal control gather detailed and anonymous data 24 / 7 on transport modes , traffic flow and travel patterns , supporting strategic decisions to help optimise the transport network and improve urban infrastructure .
Despite these challenges , Nicholson believes this technology is ready to be rolled out , although it may still be a number of years until it has the ability to replace humans in all different types of routes .
He said : “ The technology is mature and ready for commercial use but just not in the way we would imagine for normal cars . The technology is 99.9 % there - but the question is always how many 9s do we need to add to be confident in a safety-critical situation ?”
“ They ' ve been deployed in small segregated areas ; they ' re now operating in large scale parts of cities , but the cars still require exhaustive testing in that city before they can be unleashed , so they can ' t be deployed just anywhere yet . We ' re still a number of years away from a world where
106 February 2022