De IVORY – ‘AI for Vision Zero in Road Safety’ – Industrial Doctorates Network held its consortium meeting and network-wide training from November 5–7 in Paris, for a deep dive into the evolving role of AI to advance road safety worldwide.

Launched in January 2024, IVORY consists of 15 academic and non-academic beneficiaries, as well as eight associated partners, joining from engineering, data science, human factors and ethics of technology disciplines from 10 countries.

It aims to develop a sustainable knowledge sharing network and train researchers on new responsible AI applications covering such areas as: responsible, fair and impactful use of AI for road safety; new ways of road user support and human vehicle-environment interaction; and new scalable and equitable AI technologies for proactive infrastructure safety management.

Hosted by the Stellantis/Renault Group LAB (Laboratory of Accidentology, Biomechanics and Driving Behaviour), the three-day meeting brought together all 15 IVORY Doctoral Candidates, their supervisors, and industry partners for strategic planning, technical discussions, and advanced training.

A major highlight of the event was a full-day training delivered by Agilysis, focusing on AI and Road Safety Challenges in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs).

The training guided participants through the landscape of open and commercial datasets available for mobility and road safety research, highlighting opportunities to leverage cross-data integrations for advanced analytics. The doctoral candidates were also challenged to propose innovative solutions for challenges related to safe road use and behaviour.

Richard Owen, CEO of Agilysis

In addition to the training, the consortium engaged in several coordination and planning sessions covering:

• Preparation for Year Two reporting;
• Review of technical and financial documentation;
• Alignment on upcoming milestones and deliverables; and
• Knowledge exchange activities across Work Packages.

IVORY brings the world’s best minds and institutional partners together as a collaboration of Delft University of Technology (Netherlands), National Technical University of Athens (Greece), Universiteit Hasselt (Belgium), University of Zagreb Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences (FPZ) (Croatia), Agilysis (UK),  iRAP, Royal HaskoningDHV (Netherlands), CardioID Technologies (Portugal), PSA-LAB (France), OSeven (Greece), ABEONA Consult (Belgium) and Cegeka (Belgium). Additional secondment partners include Nederlandse Organisatie Voor Toegepast Natuurwetenscha Ppelijk Onderzoek (TNO), the European Institute of Road Assessment (EIRA), FRED Engineering, Traffic Injury Research Foundation of Canada (TIRF), Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL), Transport for West Midlands, Infranea, Stellantis/Renault Group LAB, Royal HaskoningDHV, and Citymesh NV.

iRAP is er trots op de branchehost te zijn voor DC8 Proactieve risicokartering en infrastructuurveiligheidsbeheer En DC12 Harmonisatie en hybride toepassing van AI-datasets voor verkeersveiligheid.

iRAP is leading the global AiRAP initiative to help improve access to, and the application of, existing and emerging data sources globally, including advances in artificial intelligence, machine learning, vision systems, LIDAR, telematics and other data sources. AiRAP stands for the ‘accelerated and intelligent’ capture of road safety-related data using automatic, repeatable and scalable methods to support road safety assessment, crash risk mapping, investment prioritisation for all road users.

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IVORY doctoral candidates at the Summer Training held in June in Lisboa