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Podcast episode of the VDV Academy with ComTec
If road users did not make any mistakes, there would inevitably be no accidents. Every year, around 1,000 people are killed in traffic accidents on the so-called "last mile". On the one hand, this is due to traffic design. On the other hand, there is a lack of protection systems, says Prof. Dr. Klaus David, Head of the Department of Communication Technology at the University of Kassel.
There are now a whole range of assistance systems for cars that can reduce the risk of accidents - but none that protect pedestrians and/or cyclists. Prof. Dr. Klaus David is researching this. In various exciting projects, he is investigating how AI and data can be used to reduce the risk of accidents for both groups, the so-called vulnerable road users.
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