What if virtual reality could help adolescents understand traffic dangers before an accident happens? In Saxony, Germany, the SOTERIA project is combining immersive VR technology with a smart routing app to protect young road users.
By prioritising cycling in the European Union (EU) mobility policy, EU institutions and Member States are expected to increase financial investments to make cycling not only accessible but also safe. Of all types of road users, cyclists are the only road users among whom serious injuries and fatalities have increased over the past years.
To enhance the safety of micromobility and VRUs, UoW in the context of SOTERIA project introduces an innovative sensor kit which can be mounted on microvehicles to collect micromobility-related data, and proposes a data-driven approach to detect micromobility hazards in real time.
What if your daily commute could help prevent the next road accident? In Greece, the SOTERIA project partners are turning that idea into reality – by transforming everyday courier routes into data-rich road safety laboratories.
As part of the SOTERIA project, Nommon are evolving their solutions to develop advanced decision-support tools that offer a comprehensive assessment of urban mobility safety risks.
SOTERIA is proposing a novel approach to predict the probability for a street intersection to be a hotspot, i.e., an area with a high risk of accidents involving VRUs.