交通信号灯会响应预定的规则而改变颜色,以嵌入道路上的感应环循环传感器,或者可以由行人和骑自行车者按下的按钮。您不必特别急于发现偶尔发现的灯光似乎与十字路口发生的事情无关。这是一个问题,特别是对于摩托车手而言。骑自行车的人和行人有按钮要按下,但我们无法鼓励灯光换挡。因此,我们等待,或者冒着违反法律的风险,甚至可能导致崩溃。

No matter where or how you ride, traffic is always a cause of delays. Photo @OlgaPink

German Artificial Intelligence (AI) research may have an answer. It suggests that using an AI to run those lights may keep traffic flowing faster and more smoothly as well as reducing noise and minimizing air pollution. The study, being conducted as part of Germany’s KI4LSA (traffic flow optimization based on real-time data) project is funded by the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure.

合作伙伴公司领导该研究,弗劳恩霍夫(Fraunhofer)opronics,系统技术和图像开发研究所,在德国北部Lemgo市繁忙的交通电灯控制十字路口安装了高分辨率摄像机和雷达传感器。该设置记录了等待灯更换的车辆数量,每辆车必须等待的时间以及车辆穿过交叉路口的平均速度。

该实时传感器系统旨在使用尽可能少的传感器以足够的精度和车道保真度记录交通流。此外,安装了传感器以收集相关的环境数据。所有数据都转发到基于云/边缘的处理。然后,它用于训练基于机器的计算机算法。该实验实际上具有不同的灯光变化模式,该模式不断地适应实时交通状况,以查看哪些方法可以最大程度地减少等待时间。

A friend of mine rides in Dubai. Very carefully. Photo:Wikimedia

根据计算机模拟,最好的基于AI的模式可以将交通流量提高10%至15%。这听起来可能并不多,研究人员承认模拟可能与现实生活中的条件不完全相对应。该算法将在接下来的几个月内使用实际交叉路口运行交通信号灯,以了解其距离有多近。优势似乎已经很清楚。

尽管改善百分比似乎很小,但对于摩托车而言,它比汽车要重要得多。当前使用的感应回路传感器旨在对最小的钢进行反应,尽管预计汽车将达到或超过该质量,但摩托车可能没有足够的摩托车。结果是,在您观看其他交通愉快的同时,漫长而令人发指的等待汽车在交通信号灯处加入您的交通信号灯并启动传感器。该AI将能够使用相机或雷达传感器“看到”自行车,并做出适当的反应。

我们目前必须希望的是,我们没有听到“对不起,戴夫。恐怕我不能那样做,”当我们等待灯光变绿时……

This sounds pretty convenient, but there is more to come. Still in Germany, Continental Engineering Services and its partner Volterio are working on improving recharging for electric vehicles. It used to be that Continental was thought of as a tIre manufacturer, but the company has expanded into electronics and digital control systems. In the process of this work, Conti may have made possible a major step up in the convenience of electric motorcycles.

The Continental-Volterio unit can be recessed so a motorcycle can roll over it. Photo: Continental

I have an electric scooter in my garage, and while I don’t really mind plugging in the charger it would be nice if I didn’t have to. Continental has developed a low-profile system which eliminates the need to plug anything in. Instead, there is a simple floor plate. This might look like a wireless charging system, but it that makes a physical connection with the bike which eliminates the energy losses that come with induction.

车辆单元足够小,可以在许多摩托车的框架轨道之间附着。照片:大陆

地板安装的充电板与车辆上的接收器一起工作;在摩托车上,这可以安装到底部框架导轨之间的空间中。当自行车滚动到充电板的顶部时,两个组件相互检测并自动建立物理连接。硬连线连接限制了电损失并提高效率。机器人设计并不是挑剔的,因为它能够弥补与理想的30厘米(11.8英寸)的停车偏差,无论自行车停放了什么角度,都可以进行工作。换句话说,您可以随便停放,而不必精确地将车辆对准充电器的顶部。

与其他硬连线充电器不同,大陆/电视系统已准备就绪,能够为无需人工干预的车辆提供自动充电。对于摩托车手来说,这是真的很有趣的地方。包括本田和宝马在内的几家摩托车制造商已经展示了完全自主的自行车,这些自行车可以跟随他们的主人,甚至以自己的方式进入停车位,因此看起来可以脱身并告诉它去我的自行车去和充电当您开展业务时本身。

When you want your bike again you will be able to call it on your phone, or even just whistle. The Lone Ranger would go green with envy.

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