MicroTOX
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | Chalmers Tekniska Högskola AB - Chalmers Tekniska Högskola Inst f Mekanik & Maritima Vetenskap |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 2 393 270 |
| Project duration | May 2025 - April 2027 |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Venture | Strategic Innovation Program Drive Sweden |
| Call | Strategic innovation program Drive Sweden: Innovations for a sustainable, digitized and automated transport system for people and goods |
Purpose and goal
MicroTOX will investigate how multiple sensor technologies can help identify impaired driving in real time. By collecting data from intoxicated riders using a motion analysis system, this project will provide a reference for different sensor technologies (e.g., eye tracking, inertial measurement, cameras) in identifying impaired riding. The main outcome of this project will be algorithms capable of classifying impaired e-scootering and e-cycling based on data from different sensor technologies.
Expected effects and result
This project will develop and verify in real traffic two prototypical systems for impaired riding detection, one infrastructure based and one vehicle based. These prototypical systems are a first step toward a worldwide deployment of intelligent vehicles and infrastructure that can prevent intoxicated riding from happening and saving numerous injuries and lives.
Planned approach and implementation
The core of this project is a large data collection from intoxicated riders (e-scootering and cycling) in a controlled environment. The data will be used by the project partners to develop impairment detection algorithms: i.e., software running real-time on vehicles (e.g., rental e-scooters, e-bikes) and the infrastructures to make intelligent system aware of impaired riding. These algorithms will be implemented on rental vehicles (Voi) and intelligent infrastructure (Viscando) for verification.