VivaCity

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of speaking to the BBC News Midlands about the great #RoadSafety work that the West Midlands Combined Authority & Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) have been doing, using VivaCity's Near Miss technology to proactively identify dangerous areas within their network before incidents happen. Rob Stait, Shane Foley from VivaCity and Darren Divall form TfWM gave an overview of the project and explained how our AI-powered Near Miss solution is helping make roads safer and save lives, speaking to West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker. Read the full story here https://lnkd.in/eaiSgSzj Watch it on the BBC iPLAYER (from 16min) here https://lnkd.in/eNCiGzfY

🎒🚶🚴 West Sussex County Council used VivaCity AI-powered data (classified counts, tracks, speeds and journey times) to monitor and evaluate #SchoolStreets schemes. The impact proved to be very positive 👍 leading to permanent adoption of the schemes, enhanced experience for the students and staff, and a £1m funding for future expansion. FIND OUT MORE 👉 https://lnkd.in/gu323Uy7 #RoadSafety #ActiveTravel #HealthyStreets

👪🎒🏫 We’re excited to be at School Streets London 2025, showcasing how our smart traffic monitoring and innovative near-miss detection can help boost your School Streets schemes. Come visit us at stand A5 to see how data-driven insights can make roads safer for children. Plus, don’t miss John Howard's presentation at 11.45am, where he’ll share key lessons learned from working with local authorities across the UK—highlighting why data is fundamental for success! Thanks Landor LINKS Ltd for hosting us. Shane Foley Vitor Kono #RoadSafety #ActiveTravel

✔️ Make the most of your LIP funding – See how VivaCity’s AI-powered computer vision solutions can support: 👉 #VisionZero projects 👉 Corridors, Neighbourhoods & Supporting Measures 👉 #LiveableNeighbourhoods 👉 Cycle Network Development 👉 Bus Priority Programme Ready to take your initiatives to the next level? Sign up to our webinar now: https://lnkd.in/eD_SmuXN #ActiveTravel #RoadSafety #NetZero #SignalOptimisation #FundingOpportunities #TfLLIP

We’re thrilled to announce that VivaCity and Transport for West Midlands have been shortlisted 🏆 as one of the top 10 finalists (and the only 🇬🇧 project) for the prestigious 'International #RoadSafety Invention & Innovation Competition'. This UK-first, AI-powered project delivered in collaboration with Transport for West Midlands, the West Midlands Combined Authority and partners, aims to protect vulnerable road users by proactively identifying near miss hotspots before incidents happen using VivaCity's smart traffic solutions. The competition was tough with 119 applications from 27 countries. It aims to reward and encourage the best global inventions and innovations in road safety following a stringent set of criteria. The team will deliver a final presentation at the 4th Global Ministerial Conference on Road Safety organised by the World Health Organization, the Kingdom of Morocco, and partners, on 17th February 2025 in Marrakech. Winners will be announced then. It's fingers crossed now!🤞 Being recognized at this level highlights the importance and appetite for initiative solutions that can make an impact on making roads safer, smarter, and more efficient. 🚗💡 We’re excited for the next steps and very grateful for this incredible opportunity to contribute to global road safety innovation! Learn more about VivaCity's & Transport for West Midlands road safety project https://lnkd.in/eswp-tBz Want to find out more about the Global Ministerial Conference in Road Safety? https://lnkd.in/eN25bkJZ #RoadSafety #TransportInnovation #SmartMobility #VivaCity #TfWM #WHO #GlobalConference AGENCE NATIONALE DE LA SÉCURITÉ ROUTIÈRE - NARSA / World Health Organization / World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO / OMPIC / OFEED Mark Corbin Darren Divall Matt Shaw Shane Foley Flora McFarlane Rob Stait

🌲🚶♂️🚴🚌 Milton Park (Oxfordshire), in partnership with Vale of White Horse District Council and Oxfordshire County Council, has adopted an updated Local Development Order (LDO2) that speeds up planning approvals to just ten days, supporting their 2040 Vision to become a 24/7 innovation hub. VivaCity's AI-powered Computer Vision sensors have been collecting real-time, anonymised multimodal data on the flow and behaviour of various road users, particularly on more sustainable modes. These insights have been instrumental to secure this UK-first, data-driven, green-focused #S106 legal agreement that made all this possible. Read the full story https://lnkd.in/envySTV2 #SmartCities #ActiveTravel #SustainableTravel #section106 #Oxfordshire #Valeofwhitehorse #MiltonPartk

⚪🔵⚪ We are at Road Expo Scotland this week! Make sure to stop by stand #C13 and have a chat with Dominic Williams and Beatrix Waddell about how VivaCity's AI-powered Smart #RoadSafety, #TrafficMonitoring and #SignalControl solutions can enhance your schemes. On Wednesday 27th at 12:15, Dominic Williams, our Scotland territory manager will be speaking about "Maximising Active Travel and Road Safety Schemes with #AI" with a variety of real life case studies from authorities across Scotland and England. Find out more 👉 https://lnkd.in/ePEYGhDy Book a meeting with the team at the show 👉https://lnkd.in/dnxVzv5Z #RoadExpoScotland2024 #BetterTravel #KeepingScotlandMoving #ActiveTravel

Discover how VivaCity's #TrafficMonitoring and #RoadSafety solutions can help to boost your schemes, secure funding and build cases for further projects at #LiveableNeighbourhoods tomorrow! At this fantastic event hosted by Landor LINKS Ltd, we'll have Shane Foley, Dominic Williams Williams and Francesca Oliver on stand - make sure to stop by! #SmartCities #CommunitySpaces #HealthyStreets

We are excited to be exhibiting at the Transport Technology Forum (TTF) Autumn Update 2024 tomorrow! Our CEO Mark Nicholson will be on our stand, alongside Carl Pittam, Jordan Holmes and Vitor Kono. Stop by to chat to us about our cutting-edge AI solutions for #SignalControl, #TrafficMonitoring and #RoadSafety. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/eQwc8RSk See you there! Looking forward to seeing our colleagues tomorrow and thanks Local Council Roads Innovation Group (LCRIG) for organising what is to be another great event! #SmartCities #SmartTrafficSolutions

🌟🎉 We’re thrilled to announce that VivaCity, in partnership with Transport for West Midlands (TfWM) and West Midlands Combined Authority, have won two prestigious awards at the Intelligent Transport Systems UK Awards 2024! This is in recognition of TfWM's region-wide road safety project and the innovative application of VivaCity's groundbreaking AI-powered near miss solution, to identify incident hotspots and build a safer road network. The two awards were: 🏆 Better Safety through Technology 🏆 Best Project of the Year (This top honour recognises the most impactful and innovative project, chosen from all submissions) And what is equally exciting is seeing this project in full steam, with potential hazardous sites already emerging, and the work being done to prevent incidents before they happen and save lives ❤️ We're committed to supporting TfWM in their vision to make roads better and safer for the community. 🙏 Thanks Steve Norris, Max Sugarman and the whole ITS team for putting together a great event, and for presenting us with the awards. 🙌 And congratulations to our colleagues who have been working hard to deliver this project, and everyone else behind the scenes helping develop the near miss technology, including Darren Divall, Shane Foley, Raquel Velasco, Matt Shaw, Flora McFarlane, Cleo W., Carl Pittam and Vitor Kono, to name a few. To learn more about this project, you can watch our latest webinar recording here 👉 https://lnkd.in/eUKYvW4A Visit our Near Miss page to see how this technology works 👉 https://lnkd.in/dpfbEKYg #ITSUKAwards2024 #RoadSafety #SmartTrafficSolutions #ITSUK