Voi Technology: a pilot project to reduce scooter racing on sidewalks

The Swedish reality Voi Technology, engaged in shared electric micromobility, highlights how Rome and Milan are among the thirteen European cities involved in a pilot project, in collaboration with Drover AI, oriented towards the evaluation of a computer vision, machine learning e artificial intelligence to contain scooter rides in prohibited spaces such as sidewalks.

The project

Through our machine learning , computer vision, the technology tested on some scooters Voi Technology of the fleets of Roma and Milano it can detect the type of road surface that the scooter is traveling on, understanding whether the vehicle is being used on pavements, in order to avoid and possibly prevent the fact.
The technology will further enhance Voi's geo-fencing capabilities in the city, achieving precise results in built environments such as the aforementioned metropolises.
Furthermore, the collaboration with the local municipalities will allow you to speed up the information process through the definition of a database regarding the use of the scooter in the different city areas, in order to inform the local administration on the points still sensitive to the phenomenon. Thus the administration will be able to understand where it is necessary to implement light and heavy infrastructures to support the correct use of micro-mobility services.
For years Voi has been active in the implementation of solutions to educate on the correct parking of scooters, this technology will allow Voi scooters to have even more precise tools to indicate correct parking.
By understanding when and where drivers use scooters on pavements, Voi Technology will be able to act in favor of education on road rules, sending driving rules via email and in the app, before any sanctions in case of repetition of the infringement and, if the act is perpetuated, the immediate blocking of access to the service for the unreceptive user. Also provided is the right to decide, if necessary, whether to slow down the speed of driving the scooter in the event of riding on pavements but without stopping the journey, which could affect the safety of the driver and pedestrians who are walking at that moment, according to the indications. This technology, then, is capable of recognizing fallen scooters and reporting it for rapid intervention.

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