Motorways, Navigard system: the network control system will be active from 2026

Improving traffic flow, increasing safety and attempting to prevent accidents through an increasingly detailed and accurate control phase: this is the objective Motorways for Italy intends to prosecute starting from 2026 thanks to Navigardthe platform developed by the technology hub Movyonwhich involves the creation of a motorway network capable of communicating with self-driving cars and providing drivers with useful information during their journey. It is a system capable of automatically detecting the presence of accidents and communicating via a centralized platform with the competent authorities, with high-definition cameras that read the license plates of vehicles in transit and keep traffic under control in real time and finally a pavement which, through sensors installed under the road surface, provides constant reports to operators on the basis of which the ideal timing for maintenance is determined. Coordinating all these activities is theartificial intelligence which, specifically, processes the data collected by sensors and cameras to identify inappropriate behavior on the roads in real time. A central system and a series of peripheral servers then bring together and analyze the collected data and send them to an operations center for checks and necessary interventions by the Police.

heavy vehicle control measures

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Through a series of radars distributed along the entire motorway network, the authorities will be able to check the presence of heavy vehicles in the overtaking lane: the cameras will be able to photograph the vehicle and send the photo to the central system for appropriate checks. According to those responsible for the project, the detection of this phenomenon can have positive effects on traffic flow and help prevent accidents. Furthermore, of this type of vehicle the tachograph will be checked which, as is known, contains very important information, from driving and rest times to the speed of the vehicle, up to the presence of any faults: the solution developed by Autostrade per l’Italia is preventive and allows the data from digital tachographs to be read remotely through special portals located along the motorway network and made available for consultation through an application dedicated to the bodies responsible for road control. The new traffic control technologies also make it possible to identify, trace the route and report heavy vehicles transporting dangerous goods where it is not permitted: this is possible through codes Kemler placed on traveling vehicles, which in turn are read by specific cameras Anpr. By cross-referencing the data it is possible to reconstruct the journey of the goods and their level of danger, allowing the police to carry out the appropriate checks. The Navigard platform is able to dynamically detect the mass of vehicles transiting along the network, through sensors placed on the road surface. Software algorithms detect exceeding the permitted limit and activate a system alert which notifies the relevant authorities. At the same time, the system initiates procedures, such as communications to the vehicle on variable message panels and the activation of flashing lights, to prevent transit of the marked vehicle, safeguarding the safety of travelers and infrastructures.

incidents and mentors

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Thanks to radar, laser scanners and cameras distributed along the entire motorway network and AI video recognition algorithms, theAutomatic Incident Detection (Aid) is able to automatically detect critical events such as accidents or the presence of vehicles stopped in tunnels even longer than 500 meters or vehicles proceeding against traffic. Once the event has been ascertained, the system reports the criticality to the traffic control center for its management: these technological innovations also make it possible detect the average and instantaneous speed of vehicles that pass along a specific stretch of motorway. In instantaneous detection mode, when a vehicle passes under one of these points, the system is able to read its speed and, in the case of exceeding the limits, communicate it to the central system. With the average speed detection method, however, there are two devices, placed at a certain distance from each other, which operate in synergy and which, therefore, manage to intercept and transmit any infringements committed by motorists transiting along a given route. Over the years the tutor it proved to be an innovative system for the automatic detection of vehicle speed, to the point of becoming an extraordinary tool capable of reducing accidents: the system was progressively installed along all routes (with a maximum extension of approx 1,600 km on the carriageways of Autostrade per l’Italia and subsidiaries) characterized by above-average mortality rates. Based on the excellent results obtained in terms of road safety, the consumer associations they judged the tutor to be a much more democratic and fair system than the speed camera because it is capable of punishing systematically dangerous behaviour, affecting and modifying the bad habits perpetrated by those who drive. In fact, since it was installed, a decrease in peak speed has been recorded (-25%) and the average one (-15%) helping to determine a significant reduction in accidents. After the first year after installation, the mortality rate was reduced by 56% on the routes covered, with a decrease on the entire network of81% about.