Last week, the iDriving consortium met in Karlovac for the project’s 3rd Plenary Meeting, held at AQUATIKA – Freshwater Aquarium Karlovac and hosted by Infra Plan Consulting.
During the two-day meeting, the partners reviewed progress across the project, shared updates from the different pilot sites and prepared for the upcoming Karlovac trial, including the technical setup and practical, legal and ethical aspects of the testing.
After two days of meetings, it was time to take the iDriving solutions out onto the roads of Karlovac. The two-day pilot was led by Infra Plan Consulting and the City of Karlovac, together with the technical partners involved in the Karlovac use case.
The Karlovac pilot is part of iDriving Use Case 2 – Infrastructure maintenance and hazard monitoring, which looks at how digital technologies can help detect road defects and make roadworks safer.
The trial covered two scenarios. On the first day, ACCELIGENCE LTD, an iDriving partner from Cyprus, used drones to detect road defects. The collected data was then integrated into the iDriving Digital Twin, where the results could be viewed in 3D.
The second day focused on a roadworks scenario, testing how the area can be monitored, how workers and road users can be alerted, and how traffic can be safely rerouted. Each day ended with a review of the results, with the second day also dedicated to lessons learned from the trial.
Testing the solutions on actual roads gave the partners a chance to see how they work in real conditions. Detecting road defects early can help address problems before they become a safety issue, while better monitoring and communication around roadworks can help keep both workers and road users safe.
The Karlovac trial also provided useful feedback on what works well and what can be improved as the iDriving solutions are further developed.
And, of course, the weather decided to join the pilot too. Despite the rain making some parts of the trial more challenging, the testing was successfully completed.
