Road accident rate is one of the aspects that most concern in recent times. We have seen that the number of serious accidents has increased and that you have to put a solution. Although they are not the most frequent, Animal accidents They still have a presence. Especially in autumn and winter times, in rural areas mainly, the presence of the fauna on roads can have negative consequences. Now Artificial intelligence is used To avoid accidents.
It is a pilot program that is already present in Spain, specifically in the N-260 road in Cabanellesa small municipality in the region of Alto Ampurdán (Gerona). There has been installed a system capable of detecting animals on the road and warning users who circulate there before it is too late. It is a fauna notice that has cameras equipped with sensors capable of detecting and recording the presence of animals throughout the infrastructure environment. The AI features that they are animals and proceeds to give the notice.
In this system too luminous panels intervenewhich are responsible for warning the drivers of the presence of animals and the need to reduce their speed. If we focus on the technique, this fauna detector delimits around 270 meters long and 60 meters wide, so it must be installed in areas with high animal presence. There is luminous signals in both directions of circulation and are lit dynamically when the sensor system detects animals. If the limit on these roads is 90 km/h, the recommendation is to lower at least 20 km/h.
One of the keys is that it is an autonomous system at the energy level. It does not require connection with the network, since it uses Solar panels and batteries To work. The detection of animals with artificial intelligence could be extended to other roads and prone roads to be a fauna passage. A study of this is installed in the N-260 and has detected more than 350 animals Since its installation in August 2024. The key is its ability to reduce the accidents related to animals in this area, something that seems insured.
