Helsinki has launched a pilot project to test e-scooters with AI-driven sensors that monitor the driver's behavior in real time and are capable of security risks.
Supported by the European Union, the process includes 40 joint e-scooters from Tier-Dott, one of the largest operators in Europe.
Each vehicle is equipped with sensors that were based by UK. The data is then analyzed and analyzed by a mobility data platform developed by French startup startup -Vianova.
The pilot is coordinated by Forum Virium Helsinki, the city's innovation agency as part of the EU-financed Elaborator project. The aim is to help cities pursue a more proactive approach to e-scooter security.
“By using advanced technology, we can help the city to get new information about accidents and almost mistakes as well as places where risky situations are concentrated,” said Noora Reittu, Senior Project Manager from Elaborator.
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The micromobility was suspended after an increase in injuries and deaths in Europe. In 2023 the police in Germany registered 9,425 e-scooter accidents, of which 22 of them Were fatalDouble in the previous year.
Cities have reacted with new restrictions. Paris agreed Prohibition of rental e scooters In 2023, other cities, including Oslo and Madrid, fleet sizes, no-parking zones or tight speed limits.
The operators are under pressure to prove that they can safely integrate into urban mobility systems. The profitability remains a challenge because the increasing hardware costs, competition and regulatory hurdles enter into margins. Animal dotte, formed by the fusion of animal and Dott 2024, is to be scaled through data-controlled cooperation with cities.
By embedding sensors in vehicles, the Helsinki pilot focuses on drivers alone to the quality of the infrastructure -a step that the partners say could help to address the basic causes of many accidents.
“The partnership with the city of Helsinki enables us to go beyond reactive security initiatives and to proactively identify risks thanks to real -time data,” said Elina Bürkland, head of public order for the Nordics.
The pilots' results will feed in a broader EU research for safe, integrative transport and influence future regulation. Helsinki is currently becoming the latest test bed in the developing micromobility experiment in Europe.
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