helsinki Trials AI-Powered E-Scooters to Boost Rider Safety
Helsinki, Finland – In a move to proactively address rising safety concerns surrounding e-scooters, the city of Helsinki has launched a pilot project deploying AI-powered sensors on shared e-scooters. The initiative, backed by the European Union, aims to monitor rider behavior and identify potential hazards in real-time.
The trial involves 40 e-scooters from Tier-Dott, equipped with sensors developed by UK-based see.Sense. These sensors detect critical events like sudden braking, swerving, and vibrations indicative of road hazards. the collected data is then analyzed and visualized using a mobility data platform created by French startup Vianova.”By using advanced technology, we can help the city gain new details about accidents and near misses, and also places where risky situations are concentrated,” explained Noora Reittu, senior project manager of the EU-funded ELABORATOR project, which coordinates the pilot.
This project comes amidst growing scrutiny of micromobility across Europe,with a noted increase in e-scooter related injuries and fatalities. German police,for example,registered over 9,400 e-scooter accidents in 2023,including 22 fatalities.
The Helsinki pilot represents a critically important step towards leveraging technology to improve e-scooter safety and inform city planning for safer micromobility infrastructure.
Keywords: e-scooters, AI, safety, micromobility, Helsinki, Europe, ELABORATOR, Tier-Dott, See.Sense, Vianova, accident prevention, urban mobility.Call to Action: Learn more about the future of urban mobility and subscribe to our newsletter for the latest tech innovations! [link to newsletter signup]
