Volvo joins other car makers and service providers in a pan-European pilot project to share traffic safety data generated by cars and infrastructure.
The pilot project is run under a public-private partnership called the European Data Task Force and aims to improve traffic safety for all. The partners will share anonymised safety data or safety services based on that data with the pilot via a cloud-based platform.
Volvo Cars will contribute to the pilot project by providing real-time data from its industry-first connected safety technologies, hazard light alert and slippery road alert.
“We think this type of anonymised data sharing should be done for free, for the greater good and to the wider benefit of society. It saves lives, time and taxpayer money,” says Volvo Cars chief executive officer Håkan Samuelsson in 2017, when Volvo Cars called for open sharing of anonymised safety data.
“I call on other car makers and governments to work with us on realising this type of data sharing as widely as possible.”
Participating car makers can use the data to warn drivers of potential dangers on the road ahead and service providers can deliver the data via their live traffic services.
Volvo’s own alert systems allow Volvo vehicles to communicate with each other and warn drivers of nearby slippery road conditions and hazards via a cloud-based network.
“The more vehicles we have sharing safety data in real time, the safer our roads become,” says head of the Volvo Cars safety centre Malin Ekholm.
“That is why the European Data Task Force is such an important initiative. We hope to bring on board even more partners who share our commitment to safety.”
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