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Scalable Deep learning AI driver influence solutions - Road Lifeguard for global prevention of car accidents

Project description

Artificial intelligence for safer driving

Big Data is paving the way for safer, smarter and environmentally friendly driving based on machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. The EU-funded Road Lifeguard project presents Enerfy, a pioneering AI-technology developed by high-tech company Greater Than. Its aim is to improve driving behaviour, reduce CO2 emissions and prevent car accidents. The technology consists of the installation of an on-board diagnostics device that transmits real-time driving data to the cloud-based AI platform while driving. The data is analysed and compared to the platforms of, currently, more than 800 million past driving situations, identifying the level of driving risk per second. What’s more, the technology is geo-independent and applicable worldwide, allowing numerous applications in a wide range of sectors.

Objective

Greater Than is a high-tech company that has been working with connected cars since 2004, providing AI based risk insights and digital insurance solutions. Created by a team with extensive experience from the automotive industry and the telecom market, we wanted to see what happens when user-generated data was extracted from the driver to use in real-time. By starting to harness driving data at an early stage of the Big Data era, we have gained extensive experience in using driving data and Artificial Intelligence to create services that contribute to safer, smarter and more environmentally friendly driving. This is done by Machine Learning, and self-learning AI algorithms. Our flagship product, Enerfy, produces unparalleled results. Driving behavior improves by up to 50% in a matter of months, CO2 emissions reduce by up to 26% and car accidents by 40%.

Users of the innovation connect an On-Board Diagnostics device (an OBD reader) to the car’s port. While driving, the device transmits driving data - such as curvature, acceleration and speed - to the cloud where our AI analyzes real-time data in comparison with its database of 500 million past driving situations. Our method – protected by 7 registered patents – achieves a risk assessment accuracy of 99.98%. The technology is geo-independent and applicable everywhere in the world. As a result of this, Enerfy was acknowledged as the global standard to measure safe driving by the world’s number one promoter of road safety: the FIA (Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile).

The ability to profile users’ driving risk has found numerous applications. Insurers, OEMs, fleets and motor organizations benefit from diminished driving risk. End-users enjoy a gamified phone application which displays each trips’ risk in a score format, provides personalized tips for safer driving and enables insurance premium discounts.

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SME-2 - SME instrument phase 2

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(opens in new window) H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020

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GREATER THAN SA
Net EU contribution

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€ 1 975 662,50
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AVENUE DU PORT 86C 204
1000 BRUXELLES
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SME

The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.

Yes
Region
Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. Brussel-Hoofdstad
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Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
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€ 2 822 375,00
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