Short range networks of wearables for safer mobility in smart cities

TL;DR

This paper proposes a low-cost wearable network system for smart cities that enhances mobility safety by exchanging real-time positional data to prevent collisions and improve traffic flow.

Contribution

It introduces a novel wearable network architecture that facilitates rapid data exchange among users to improve safety and efficiency in urban mobility.

Findings

Network can identify collision risks in real-time

System enhances safety with low-cost wearables

Potential to reduce traffic accidents and congestion

Abstract

Ensuring safe and efficient mobility is a critical issue for smart city operators. Increasing safety not only reduces the likelihood of road injuries and fatalities, but also reduces traffic congestion and disruptions caused by accidents, increasing efficiency. While new vehicles are increasingly equipped with semi-automation, the added costs will initially limit the penetration rate of these systems. An inexpensive way to replace or augment these systems is to create networks of wearables (smart glasses, watches) that exchange positional and path data at a very fast rate between all users, identify collision risks and feedback collision resolution information to all users in an intuitive way through their smart glasses.