Platform for Communication with Traffic and Infrastructure from Emergency Vehicles
| Reference number | |
| Coordinator | H&E SOLUTIONS AB |
| Funding from Vinnova | SEK 500 000 |
| Project duration | September 2019 - June 2020 |
| Status | Completed |
| Venture | Traffic safety and automated vehicles -FFI |
| Call | Vehicle and traffic safety - FFI - 2019-06-11 |
| End-of-project report | 2019-03092sv.pdf(pdf, 487 kB) (In Swedish) |
Important results from the project
The aim of the project was to carry out a feasibility study for a platform for communication between road users and infrastructure from emergency vehicles. The project has analysed both the user needs of emergency services and the technical possibilities and differences between the two technologies ITS-G5 and C-V2X. The project has also led to an established collaboration with several partners for continued work within the framework of EPIC - Emergency Vehicle Traffic Light Pre-emption in Cities applied for June 2020.
Expected long term effects
The project showed that driving through red lights with an emergency vehicle is considered one of the most dangerous manoeuvres. The project estimates that 37,900 accidents and 164 deaths with emergency vehicles at intersections occur annually in Europe. A system for giving emergency vehicles a green wave is estimated to provide an annual saving for European society of EUR 45bn. A simulation model for evaluating the physical layer and the MAC layer for the ITS-G5 was designed to evaluate its suitability for V2I for emergency vehicles.
Approach and implementation
The project was carried out with project management from EVAM. The project was divided into two parts, one which evaluated customer needs through studies of procurement materials and interview study. The second part evaluated standards and technical solutions for V2I for emergency vehicles. This part was carried out both internally at EVAM and through a degree project supervised by Benjamin El Banna and carried out in collaboration with the Royal Institute of Technology and Professor Claes Beckman. The project has followed the original plan for implementation well.