WINDSOR, ONT. The City of Windsor is teaming up with Ford Smart Mobility Canada to access the automaker’s Safety Insights platform in an effort to create safer roads through data-driven insights and decisions. The pilot project, unveiled Thursday morning, will allow Ford Mobility to track selective data from connected Ford vehicles, with the car owners’ permission. According to company representatives, the program “leverages crash data and connected vehicle data around near misses to identify safety hotspots and also helps simulate the estimated impact of potential mitigations.” WATCH: We are now live with @Ford Mobility, @weecdev and @CityWindsorON for a special announcement to improve traffic safety and quality of life in Windsor: https://t.co/KOfZ9e2VUkpic.twitter.com/tk2dFVLbqk
Smart city: Windsor is first Canadian city to launch Ford Safety Insights Platform to reduce crashes on January 21, 2021, 11:59 AM PST Windsor s partnership with Ford will provide the city with data gathered from AI and machine learning to predict and prevent traffic accident hotspots.
Windsor, Ontario. Image: iStock/Steven Kriemadis
The Ford Motor Company continues its commitment to developing smart cities across the globe. Last week, Ford was one of four car companies to announce a partnership with Samsung to enable a digital car key through Samsung s Galaxy S21 series phones. Now, Windsor, Ontario, is the first Canadian city to partner with the Ford Safety insights Platform (FSIP), a business line within the Ford Motor Company.