Expanding traffic sensors with 5G network

SITMP, the IT company of the City of Pilsen, has been dealing with the 5G network and its use for autonomous mobility for several years. In 2019, the City of Pilsen succeeded in the 5G for 5 Cities competition and participated in a two-year pilot development project for application solutions using 5G in Smart Cities.

In 2022, the project was successfully continued with the construction of a test polygon for dynamic traffic control in Bory. Seven intersections and streets were equipped with smart technologies that can monitor traffic in the city, manage traffic flow, prioritise IRS or public transport vehicles, or detect pedestrians and cyclists in crosswalks.

As SITMP wants to continue to develop the city’s transport infrastructure, it is now expanding the traffic sensing within the existing polygon. It will add sensory elements between the Technická and Univerzita tram stops, build new technological elements on the 5G network to verify functionality and increase the safety of pedestrian crossings at the Bory stop, extend the anti-collision system at the Univerzita stop, and connect the central element to the national C-ITS system.

Aims of the project:

• To develop the existing polygon for autonomous operation with 5G technologies,
• to add sensor elements and build new technology elements on the 5G network to verify functionality,
• to add and test a C-ITS detection system to reduce collisions,
• to add an intelligent priority system for IRS and public transport vehicles,
• to increase security and link the central element to the national C-ITS system.

Results of the project:

• Expanded and improved city’s transport infrastructure,
• increased safety and fluidity of urban mobility,
• reduced vehicle maintenance and repair costs caused by accidents,
• increased operational efficiency and performance of the central element due to the expansion of the number of new OBUs and RSUs.

The project Expansion of traffic sensors using 5G network also takes into account the fact that the city of Pilsen is currently dealing with orders for complete fitting of public transport vehicles with OBU units and complete equipment of city intersections with RSU units.

The project runs from October 2024 to December 2025 and is funded by the European Union under the National Recovery Plan. The total costs amount to CZK 19.3 million excluding VAT.

The project proposal is innovative in its entirety. It introduces new technologies into urban mobility or extends the possibilities of using existing ones. The innovations resulting from this project can make a significant contribution to further improving the sustainability, efficiency, fluidity and safety of transport.

• autonomous mobility
• polygon expansion
• sensors and anticollision system