Scooters use AI to detect pedestrians and sidewalks

The European company Voi, which is engaged in the production of electric scooters, has implemented in its

an artificial intelligence (AI) device so that vehicles can detect pedestrians and sidewalks.Engineers are confident that this method will improve chaotic traffic patterns in many cities around the world.

The manufacturer uses the software of the Irish company Luna.Edge AI is a tool that storesalgorithms and related data are only on the hardware device and not rely on a remote server.This ensures high speed of operation due to lower latency.

Luna technology consists of several components- A new generation GPS sensor that can locate the scooter with an accuracy of 3 cm. In addition, the devices include computer vision sensors that enable the scooter to detect pedestrians and sidewalks.

Voi is working on scooters that can"See" what is happening around, analyze this data and understand what to do next in order to protect the driver. Now, vehicles rely only on the driver's sensations, they try to guess how pedestrians will move, they do not understand where dangerous or difficult road sections can wait for them.

CEO of Voi Fredrik Hjelm

This tool will allow you to regulate the movementscooters and keep them away from places where they should not move. This is why AI will become a useful tool, as it eliminates the need for huge bandwidth and computing power. It can control and operate the scooter in real time.

“Luna and Voi's solution uses a camera assensors and AI bandwidth segmentation, the same work in high-end cars, says Luna researcher Ronan Furlong. "It gives us data that is really useful when we move on the road."

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