The iDriving project focuses on enhancing road safety through intelligent, data-driven solutions for urban and secondary roads across Europe. Leveraging advanced technologies like AI, digital twins, and real-time monitoring, iDriving aims to provide comprehensive safety and traffic management by detecting road hazards, optimizing infrastructure maintenance, and enabling efficient vehicle-to-infrastructure communication. The project’s objectives include creating a Safety Criteria Catalogue, improving traffic flow, reducing accidents, and promoting sustainable road usage. iDriving also emphasizes collaboration with municipalities and policy-makers, fostering solutions aligned with end-user needs and European safety standards​.

The objectives of the iDriving project include the following key goals:

1. Safety Criteria Catalogue (SCC): Develop a Safety Criteria Catalogue for urban and secondary roads, setting benchmarks for safety standards and KPIs to guide hazard identification, mitigation, and user alerts.

2. Enhanced V2I Communication: Implement innovative Vehicle-to-Infrastructure (V2I) communication protocols to improve real-time data exchange between infrastructure elements and diverse road users.

3. Real-Time Monitoring and Hazard Detection: Utilize AI-powered edge computing to detect and anticipate road hazards, such as defects and traffic incidents, with minimal latency, enabling swift action to enhance road safety.

4. Digital Twin for Predictive Maintenance: Establish a Digital Twin system to simulate road conditions and maintenance needs, allowing for proactive, cost-effective interventions that improve infrastructure resilience.

5. User Training and System Validation: Conduct real-world trials and user training sessions to validate the iDriving system’s performance and ensure alignment with user needs and safety standards.

6. Open Science and Data Sharing: Promote Open Science by sharing data and publications through open-access platforms, enabling broad access to project results and fostering collaboration across the research community