ITRI researchers posed with the silver trophy at the 2019 Edison Awards in New York.
SUNSKY’s long-time partner, Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), won Silver in the Transportation & Logistics category at 2019 Edison Awards™ with its V2X system solution iRoadSafe on April 4, 2019.
iRoadSafe is the world’s first V2X safety system solution integrating V2V/V2I communications, roadside sensing, and CMS (Changeable Message Sign) technologies to provide safety warnings for all road users, including those without on-board unit (OBU) installation. The system supports U.S. and Europe DSRC (Dedicated Short Range Communications) standards in 5.9 GHz. To break through the limitation from OBU installation, iRoadSafe integrates advanced roadside sensing technologies (e.g. radar, LiDAR, and cameras) to detect all moving objects on the road and broadcasts extensive V2V Basic Safety Messages (BSM) through Roadside Units (RSUs). iRoadSafe can even issue alerts through roadside CMS, to improve intersection safety and protect all road users such as vehicles, motorcycles, cyclists, and pedestrians.
Frank Bonafilia, Executive Director of Edison Awards™, considered that iRoadSafe has the potential to create a safer transportation experience for people living within cities. Meanwhile, he believes that through the technology, we can get valuable information beyond safety data and understand the trends of both how people are interacting from the transportation standpoint and the different way they are living their lives today.
The DSRC equipment of iRoadSafe, IWCU, has been tested by the US Department of Transportation and selected to be on the research Qualified Products List (rQPL). SUNSKY International, in collaboration with ITRI, have been deploying iRoadSafe in accident-prone sites in several cities in Taiwan, including a trial with a bus service and light rail transit system. The initial results have shown that it has a substantial impact on cutting down the accident rate.
A video of iRoadSafe is available here
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