We know that the pedestrians They are a vulnerable public within road safety and are victims in a high percentage of accidents. Car manufacturers also think of them through the security systems that they incorporate into their cars, such as emergency braking in the city with pedestrian detection. New technologies are now being tested, such as a illuminated grill indicating the pedestrian when you can cross at a traffic light through some very representative graphics.
It is a creation of Skoda, which has modified the grill of its Enyaq by putting a panel with LED strips that can display pictograms and even full animations. In production they already have the Crystal Face available, an illuminated grill to gain distinction. Now they go a step further with this system that is well protected against inclement weather and its indications. This designed to work at a traffic lightshowing green arrows and the figure of a man in the same color to indicate that the vehicle is stopped and that it can be crossed safely.
Skoda’s illuminated grill would also be capable of the opposite, that is, alert the pedestrian not to cross with a message in red, to match the traffic light. Even if they had a technical problem, they could also communicate saying that they cannot stop and that they should not cross. And in the same dynamic, the Czech brand wanted to go one step further with the robot IPA2X. It is a small autonomous rover that looks like a mobile traffic light due to its height. Its purpose is also to help pedestrians cross.
In this case, the robot would cross to the middle of the zebra crossing and give the indication that it is now possible to cross. This device monitors the environment so that it could detect if any vehicle is approaching the crossing. At two meters tall, it can see even over those who are already stationary and uses the information to warn vehicles and pedestrians alike. When it has passed everyone returns to the sidewalk where they wait until the next one. this robot is already being tested close to schools in Milan and Modena (Italy) and areas frequented by the elderly in Ljubljana (Slovenia).
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