WeatherCloud
WeatherCloud will combine internal and external vehicle sensor data streams with finely tuned meteorological models to provide a near real time road hazard warning system for drivers.
WeatherCloud will combine internal and external vehicle sensor data streams with finely tuned meteorological models to provide a near real time road hazard warning system for drivers.
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Duer Reeves • about 13 years ago
Some have asked - 'How is WeatherCloud a Cleantech company?' or 'Why is WeatherCloud in a Department of Energy Challenge?'
After all - in addition to making money - WeatherCloud's primary mission is to save lives and to reduce accidents on the road. We are all about harnessing vehicle sensors and weather models to predict hazardous road conditions.
But by reducing accidents and by reducing the 554m/yr vehicle-hours of delay associated with road weather, successful large scale deployment of WeatherCloud's service will also improve the efficiency of the US highway system. This will lead to less systemic fuel use and less systemic carbon, particulant, and nitrous emissions.
As we put the WeatherCloud solution in place, we look forward to developing these proof points. For example, more work needs to be done with the US EPA's MOVES model to estimate emissions and fuel use in road weather traffic backups. Also to model the impact of re-routing Fleet traffic and passenger traffic to avoid road hazards.
WeatherCloud...for the road ahead.
Duer Reeves • about 13 years ago
Bad road weather happens. Here is an incident from the news today:
http://news.yahoo.com/least-3-dead-mass-pileup-detroit-freeway-172914028.html
By collecting vehicle-based sensor data, combining it with meteorological models and providing hazard warnings to drivers WeatherCloud hopes increase road safety and minimize these types of accidents.