Improved Driver Experience and Safer Routing with Road Weather Data

1.88M kr SEK

Funder	Vinnova
Recipient Organization	Volvo Technology Ab
Country	Sweden
Start Date	Oct 01, 2023
End Date	Mar 31, 2024
Duration	182 days
Number of Grantees	1
Roles	Principal Investigator
Data Source	Swedish Research Council
Grant ID	`2023-01987_Vinnova`

Grant Description

Purpose and goal:

The Objective of this Proof of Value is to determine the potential in utilizing data from Klimator AB´s technology, road Condition Data, and to provide the driver with proactive information about the risk of slip and adverse road conditions as well as utilizing the information when choosing the route, to decrease the risk of accidents.

Expected results and effects:

The end goal is to provide drivers with a tool to choose safer, efficient routes, adjust their speed, and plan for necessary stops or delays and thereby decreasing the number of accidents related to road conditions. Approach and implementation: Implementation of the PoV will occur in 4 work packages(WP).

WP1: Reporting WP2: Road Network Setup and API Access WP3: Data Distribution WP4: Evaluation