South Korean imaging radar company bitsensing has launched the Traffic Insight Monitoring Sensor (TIMOS), the premiere monitoring sensor solution revolutionizing smart traffic infrastructure.
bitsensing’s 24GHz TIMOS, powered by the NVIDIA Jetson platform, is the first Intelligent Transport System radar with edge AI computing going beyond existing traffic systems to bring unprecedented insights for traffic management.
The new single device solution is designed to enable the ultimate smart city environment by delivering accurate and reliable real-time detection of endless possibilities occurring on the road today including traffic statistics, incidents, violations, and ETA (Estimated Time of Arrival). With carefully structured sensor fusion tracking, the system provides precise object classification without the use of any external systems keeping resources efficient and cost effective.
“This ground-breaking technology is directly combating traffic accidents and pedestrian deaths – both which have increased steadily over the last few years,” said Dr. Jae-Eun Lee, CEO of bitsensing.
Ultimate Smart City Solution
With the increase in population, the number of vehicles on road has also risen, which have led to congestion, heavy traffic, increase in road accidents and speed violation cases among others. For a smart city, it is important to take control over the traffic with latest technology in place. The traffic analysis will also help the city planners to take necessary action and change the policies accordingly.
Using bitsensing’s expertise in signal processing, TIMOS detects presence, the average speed of detection zone, queue length, and ETA. With the advanced detection information, TIMOS enables the tracking of events on the road, including speed violation, lane violation, wrong-way driving, queue length excess, unauthorized stop, lane change, and jaywalking. TIMOS was developed to provide accuracy, reliability, and convenience in traffic management.
TIMOS detects up to 256 vehicles running up to 320 kms, spanning eight lanes, optimized for a broad range of traffic environments and curved roads. Sixty-four customised zones can be set for eight different events to track multiple situations on complex roads and give real-time analysis. The high compatibility with the central system allows easy management and automated software updates, eliminating any need for manual adjustments on the device requiring resource and traffic blockage.
TIMOS is already installed in several cities in Korea including Wonju, Jeju-Do, Seongnam-si, Daegu, and global areas including Mcity – University of Michigan, and Italy.
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Real-Time Accuracy and Reliability
The all-in-one solution brings new possibilities for monitoring the traffic infrastructure. Keeping resources efficient and cost effective, traffic supervisors can rest at ease knowing that the system will provide analysis of the road. This all-in-one solution creates an easier and advanced way of building policies along the roads, as well as utilizing the insight data to create smart traffic light management and real-time incident detection for the ultimate smart city.
The innovative architecture of sensor fusion technology through MIMO antenna operations, high-resolution video capability, and the NVIDIA Jetson platform for AI processing allows the detection of stopped vehicles for consistent and seamless data. TIMOS provides stable, accurate, and robust sensing performance adding intelligence into traffic systems.
AI Computing ITS Radar Delivering Autonomy
Accelerating the end-to-end process of traffic management, the single device creates full autonomy in tracking information on the road, detecting incidents, and even for maintenance. After the initial installation, no additional manual actions or external resources are needed with the automated system updates and positioning features. TIMOS delivers the utmost convenience and intelligence for all road users.
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