Expanding traffic sensors with 5G network

We’ve been working with 5G and its use for autonomous mobility for several years. In 2019, as the City of Pilsen, we succeeded in the 5G for 5 Cities competition and for two years we participated in a development project to pilot the development of application solutions using 5G in Smart Cities.

In 2022, we successfully continued the project by building a test polygon for dynamic traffic management in Bory. We have equipped seven intersections and streets 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 we want to further develop the city’s transport infrastructure, we are expanding the traffic sensing within the existing polygon. We will add sensor elements between the Technická and Univerzita tram stops, build new technological elements on the 5G network to verify the 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.

The project “Expansion of traffic sensors using the 5G network” also considers the fact that the City of Pilsen is currently processing orders for the complete equipment of public transport vehicles with OBU units and the 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.