Out of the dark: Roadway safety
3M and Mobileye, an Intel Company, have joined forces to advance road safety by bringing crowdsourced infrastructure asset data to transportation agencies.
Using the 3M™ Roadway Safety Asset Manager platform, the firm noted, this collaboration is determined to reduce traffic fatalities and severe injuries, starting with projects in the United States.
Mobileye’s technology will be leveraged with the 3M platform, a cloud-based application for tracking the condition and maintenance of roadway assets.
Tracking roadway assets, such as signs, pavement markings, and guardrails, is critical for roadway safety, as it enables data-driven project prioritization for asset maintenance.
“Until we achieve zero traffic deaths and serious injuries, we will relentlessly innovate products, systems and services that help bring families home safely, whether that be organically or through partnerships,” said Dr. Dan Chen, president, 3M transportation safety division.
Mobileye’s innovative crowdsourced mapping technology harnesses cutting-edge artificial intelligence and computer-vision technologies to help automate the mapping, monitoring, and maintenance prioritization of roadway assets, 3M related.
When used by maintenance teams and by crew managers, noted the company, the platform allows for scheduling maintenance or replacement tasks, and it offers reporting and querying functionality to run analysis on digitized asset data.
“We are elated to establish this cooperation with Mobileye; it brings two leaders in their respective fields together to help advance road safety and bring efficiency in managing roadway assets,” said Chen.
The collaboration provides a foundation for 3M to continue building out safety analytic tools that enhance data integration, predictability and machine vision analysis, the company related.
“Making data-driven decisions is essential in asset management, and ultimately, a crucial element in improving roadway safety,” said Uri Tamir, general manager at Mobileye North America.
“3M’s innovative asset management solution puts the power of advanced data technology in the hands of transportation infrastructure authorities in their pursuit of safer roads,” Tamir added.
For more detailed educational content on new transportation trends, upcoming technologies, and product application tutorials, visit 3M Roadway Safety.