August 17, 2020

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Voi adds computer vision to e-scooters to detect pedestrians

Voi adds computer vision to e-scooters to detect pedestrians

Swedish micromobility startup Voi is adding computer vision technology to its electric scooters to detect heavily pedestrianised areas and automatically reduce speeds. Voi has partnered with smart city company Luna to implement the computer vision technology, which comprises of high-end camera sensors. Algorithms will interpret input from these sensors, which will be processed using edge [] The po

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Author: Robert Scammell

Date: 2020-11-12

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