Cloud-based wrong-way driver warning - a guardian angel in the data cloud - Bosch solution swiftly identifies danger
- Wrong-way drivers rapidly identified and alerted
- Simple integration into existing internet connections
- Bosch offers a variety of connected solutions for more safety, efficiency and convenience
Bosch has developed a new cloud-based system which warns “wrong-way drivers” of their mistake within seconds, in response to the finding that nearly a third of incidents that take place during this situation occur before the vehicle has travelled even 500 metres. Currently the only way these incidents can be dealt with is through radio broadcasts, which can take several minutes.
The new Bosch cloud-based wrong-way driver warning is designed to provide a warning within ten seconds or so. “Bosch is developing a guardian angel in the data cloud,” says Dr. Dirk Hoheisel, member of the board of management at Robert Bosch GmbH. As a pure software module, this alert function can also be inexpensively integrated into existing infotainment systems or apps. The supplier of technology and services is planning to start production as early as 2016.
To detect wrong-way driving, the cloud-based function compares the vehicle’s actual movements with the permitted direction of travel. Information about this is stored in a web-based database. If the two sets of information clash, the wrong-way driver is alerted to their error. At the same time, drivers of oncoming vehicles are also warned. The function relies on regular, anonymised reporting of each vehicle’s position to the cloud – a central computer centre in which data is stored and analysed over the internet. The more connected vehicles there are, the denser the invisible safety net and the more comprehensively road users can be warned of wrong-way drivers.
Cost-effective system configuration
This new function will be available as a cloud service from 2016. It can be integrated into existing apps such as Bosch myDriveAssist, as well as into automakers’ infotainment solutions. In the medium term, the solution could also be integrated into standardised emergency call concepts such as eCall. The wrong-way driver alert requires an unbroken connection to the internet. Either the vehicle already has an appropriate infotainment solution on board, or the driver’s smartphone is connected to the vehicle using an integration solution such as Bosch mySPIN. The good thing is that one of these connection options is often already fitted or can be easily retrofitted. There is no need to integrate any additional hardware. That makes the cloud solution as global as it is cost-effective. “We’re aiming to achieve quick market acceptance so that the system can realise its life-saving potential to the full as soon as possible,” Hoheisel says.
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Mobility Solutions is the largest Bosch Group business sector. In 2014, its sales came to 33.3 billion euros, or 68 percent of total group sales. This makes the Bosch Group one of the leading automotive suppliers. The Mobility Solutions business sector combines the group’s
expertise in three mobility domains – automation, electrification, and connectivity – and offers its customers integrated mobility solutions. Its main areas of activity are injection technology and powertrain peripherals for internal-combustion engines, diverse solutions for powertrain electrification, vehicle safety systems, driver-assistance and automated functions, technology for user-friendly infotainment as well as vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, repair-shop concepts, and technology and services for the automotive aftermarket. Bosch is synonymous with important automotive innovations, such as electronic engine management, the ESP anti-skid system, and common-rail diesel technology.
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 360,000 associates worldwide (as per April 1, 2015). The company generated sales of 49 billion euros in 2014.* Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility Solutions, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 440 subsidiary and regional companies in some 60 countries. Including its sales and service partners, Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. In 2014, Bosch applied for some 4,600 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to create solutions for a connected life. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.”
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*The sales figure disclosed for 2014 does not include the former joint ventures BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH (now BSH Hausgeräte GmbH) and ZF Lenksysteme GmbH (now Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH), which have since been taken over completely.
