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As well as being a world first academic-industry research project focused on computer vision in scooters, the pilot will also be Ireland s first major structured e-scooter trial. The purpose of the research project is to simultaneously improve e-scooter safety and to explore the Smart City possibilities associated with computer vision equipped micromobility vehicles.
The collaboration will start immediately on individual DCU campuses, while the computer vision equipped TIER scooters will also be able to operate between the various campuses (and potentially other private sites across Dublin) as soon as Government legislation regulating electric scooter usage is signed into law.
As part of the project, TIER and Luna will provide a fleet of 30 computer vision-enabled scooters, allowing DCU-based Insight researchers to explore a rich new source of smart city data. Equipped with the Luna technology, the TIER scooters will be immediately capable of running pedestrian detection and lane
DCU rolls out e-scooter scheme on its campuses Pilot scheme to monitor scooter safety will be open to 18,000 students and 2,000 staff
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Dublin City University is launching a shared scooter scheme that will allow staff, students and companies located on its campuses to get around more easily.
The electric scooters are being made available as part of a research pilot project intended to monitor how artificial intelligence and computer vision can improve safety for both riders and pedestrians. The initiative will also consider how e-scooters could be used to replace other modes of transport.
While the project will be restricted to the university’s grounds and its 18,000 students and almost 2,000 staff, it is hoped the information gathered will be of use more widely, both to scooter scheme operators and to authorities who are weighing up the introduction of them on public roads.
30 artificial intelligence equipped e-scooters are being rolled out for use by Dublin City University (DCU) staff and campus companies, as part of a research pilot project.
The project will run for six months and aims to improve e-scooter safety for both riders and pedestrians.
As the Government has yet to legalise e-scooters on our roads, the trial will take place on DCU campuses only until such a time.
Four organisations are involved in the project - Europe s largest e-scooter operator Tier, Irish micromobility tech platform Luna, the Insight SFI Research Centre For Data Analytics and Smart DCU.
Tier and Luna will provide the fleet of computer vision-enabled scooters, allowing DCU-based Insight researchers to explore the data.