In a few months, Mercedes models will have new functionality that will increase safety in urban driving. This is the Road Safety Panel, a tool that allows you to find out about traffic events that occur in city centers, such as London.
The latest generation of Mercedes models, such as the C-Class or the EQS, are capable of detecting potholes and holes in the asphalt and transmitting them to other models of the star that circulate on the same route or are relatively close to it. They are warnings they receive to increase road safety.
And with the same objective, the German brand tests in London a new feature known as ‘Road Safety Dashboard’. A digital tool that shows crashes and accidents in the center of the British capital with great precision, with details of the areas with the highest risk of accidents. The information is sent directly to the rest of the vehicles showing with icons on navigation maps.
Mercedes works on a new urban safety technology
The system is intelligent, because if it receives the information from various events located at the same GPS coordinates, it automatically considers it as a potential black point of accidents. This technology not only has the positioning data of the cars, but also the information provided by the infrastructures detecting the traffic lights and pedestrian crossings, and considering the history of accidents that have occurred previously, in addition to the traffic density, distinguishing between vehicles. , cyclists and pedestrians.
In the case of the British capital, the infrastructures also share with the Mercedes models critical and advanced risk points such as schools, kindergartens, schools, playgrounds or universities, with the most complete information possible. The “Road Safety Panel” project has started in the British capital, but will be extended to other large European capitals and medium-sized cities in the coming months.
An advanced technology for the signature of the star but also for the head of Transport for London, who has been able to verify its operation on board the vehicles. Now he also wants to use it for the development of safety measures in the urban environment, which can avoid or minimize the risks of major accidents.