Detecting cyclists using cars  

At present, we mainly detect cyclists with loops in the road or smart cameras. As a result, the picture of bicycle traffic is limited to the locations of those loops or cameras. The aim of the new Connected vehicles & smart intersections project is to supplement that picture with data from passing cars. Indeed, many modern cars are equipped with cameras and other sensors that detect and recognise fellow road users, including cyclists. Since smart cars are also capable of communicating with roadside systems, those detections can be shared with, for example, traffic lights from an intersection further down the road.