Taiwanese companies Avalue and Innodisk worked together to deploy smart cameras in Taipei that use AI for object detection, behaviour identification and traffic flow monitoring.

The partnership has the goal of bringing AIoT to Taipei city streets. This AIoT offering includes the EPS-APL embedded computer from Avalue and the InnoAge SSD from Innodisk. Together, they enable AI recognition with smart cameras for object detection, behaviour identification and traffic flow monitoring.

The partnership will enter a project on signal control systems run by the Taipei City Department of Transportation. The system is enabled by using the InnoAge SSD, the out-of-band management enabled by Innodisk, and the in-band-management from the Avalue product.

The IoT infrastructure will thus be equipped with dual band management for more reliable and smarter edge devices. With out-of-band signalling, remote recovery is readily available even for devices that have suffered severe issues such as data corruption or operating system failure.

The integration from Innodisk and Avalue provides adjustable real-time traffic signal control based on the intelligent sensing of the traffic flow, improving traffic convenience and safety for both vehicles and pedestrians. In short, this collects data to conduct computing process and analysis, with the goal of reducing traffic jams by 10 to 15% and lowering communication costs by 85%.

“The partnership between Avalue and innodisk is crucial to building AIoT ecosystems,” said Innodisk president Randy Chien. “Avalue’s innovative technology is combined with the out-of-band management capabilities of InnoAge, which is packed with reliable industrial-grade components and technologies, and is carefully designed to meet the strictest of industrial requirements. Together, we create a reliable integration to our global customers.”

Avalue vice president Kevin Lien added: “As the IoT brings the networks together and closer, the network deployed in different industries and systems becomes more deeply interconnected. The demands on devices deliver powerful data collection, while data security, system management and remote monitoring become more complex and crucial. Avalue developed the Renity Sentinel 2, integrated Avalue’s software and hardware, and combined with Innodisk InnoAge to enhance the performance of all remote systems and to promote efficient and reliable operations.”