South Korean imaging radar company Bitsensing has launched a traffic insight monitoring sensor using edge AI computing to bring insights for traffic management.

The Timos sensor operates at 24GHz and is powered by the Nvidia Jetson platform.

The single device is designed to enable a smart city environment by delivering accurate and reliable real-time detection of endless possibilities occurring on the road including traffic statistics, incidents, violations and estimated times of arrival (ETAs). With structured sensor fusion tracking, it provides precise object classification without the use of any external systems, keeping resources efficient and cost effective.

“This ground-breaking technology is directly combating traffic accidents and pedestrian deaths, both which have increased steadily over the last few years,” said Jae-Eun Lee, CEO of Bitsensing. “Our experienced team of talented engineers and innovators at Bitsensing created the powerful product Timos to continue to exceed the industry standard in radar while paving the way for the safest and most advanced smart city infrastructure.”

Using signal processing, Timos detects presence, the average speed of detection zone, queue length and ETA. With the detection information, it enables the tracking of events on the road, including speed violation, lane violation, wrong-way driving, queue length excess, unauthorised stop, lane change and jaywalking.

Timos detects up to 256 vehicles, spanning eight lanes, optimised for a broad range of traffic environments and curved roads. Sixty-four customised zones can be set for eight different events to track multiple situations on complex roads and give real-time analysis. Management and automated software updates eliminate the need for manual adjustments.

Timos is already installed in several cities in Korea including Wonju, Jeju-Do, Seongnam-si and Daegu, and globally including Mcity at the University of Michigan, and Italy.

The all-in-one system creates an easier way of building policies along the roads, as well as using the insight data to create smart traffic light management and real-time incident detection.

The architecture of sensor fusion technology through MIMO antenna operations, high-resolution video capability and the Nvidia Jetson platform for AI processing allows the detection of stopped vehicles. It provides stable, accurate and robust sensing adding intelligence into traffic systems.

Accelerating the end-to-end process of traffic management, the single device creates autonomy in tracking information on the road, detecting incidents, and even for maintenance. After the initial installation, no additional manual actions or external resources are needed with the automated system updates and positioning features.

Bitsensing is a member of the Nvidia Metropolis partner programme focused on bringing to market vision AI applications to make spaces and operations safer and more efficient and the Nvidia Inception global programme that nurtures start-ups.