Cirrus 2.0 cloud toolkit is aimed at Departments of Transportation and commercial fleet operators seeking V2X technologies to improve roadway mobility.
Panasonic has announced the launch of a roadway intelligence platform for managing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) ecosystems.
Cirrus 2.0 is aimed at US Departments of Transportation (DoTs) and commercial fleet operators seeking V2X technologies to improve roadway mobility and provide information that can help save lives.
Highways and intersections
Select US state DoTs and fleet operators are currently using Cirrus by Panasonic to manage V2X operations across hundreds of infrastructure devices on highways and intersections that can support their essential vehicles including snowploughs, emergency response vehicles, transit buses, and maintenance fleets.
Panasonic reports key features of Cirrus by Panasonic 2.0 include:
Panasonic has announced the launch of a roadway intelligence platform for managing vehicle-to-everything (V2X) ecosystems.
Cirrus 2.0 is aimed at US Departments of Transportation (DoTs) and commercial fleet operators seeking V2X technologies to improve roadway mobility and provide information that can help save lives.
Highways and intersections
Select US state DoTs and fleet operators are currently using Cirrus by Panasonic to manage V2X operations across hundreds of infrastructure devices on highways and intersections that can support their essential vehicles including snowploughs, emergency response vehicles, transit buses, and maintenance fleets.
Panasonic reports key features of Cirrus by Panasonic 2.0 include:
- Interoperability between advanced capabilities of V2X systems and traditional transportation information
- Management platform using intelligent data collection to enable advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) insights
- A completely redesigned user experience (UX) which incorporates requests and suggestions from the Cirrus user base to streamline the way V2X systems are accessed by both fleet and roadway infrastructure operations staff.
“With the launch of Cirrus 2.0, Panasonic applies learnings drawn from over seven years of statewide V2X technology installations, deployment, and platform engagements to bring technical and practical improvements directly to our entire user base,” said Rob Zimmer, director Cirrus, Panasonic Smart Mobility Office.
“Our new platform features align with the US DoT and Federal Highway Administration primary V2X deployment goals, and customers know that Cirrus 2.0 can help them achieve the same goals on their roadways.”
Operating as a “data broker” between various connected systems and core Cirrus applications, according to Panasonic, Cirrus seamlessly manages the variations in data elements produced by connected systems. This includes different units of measurement, naming conventions, and variations in the contextual factors of IoT platforms operating in very different domains (such as how traffic signal data might differ dramatically from utility work order systems).
By handling these domain specific data translations independently, Panasonic claims, Cirrus 2.0 allows many different tools to “talk” to connected vehicles in a consistent way. It also uses automation to reduce the cognitive load of users and expand the range of source data available for connected vehicle safety and mobility solutions.
V2X deployments require highly flexible and customisable user interfaces to effectively meet workflow needs, and the Cirrus 2.0 UX focuses on data ecosystem access. Distributed dashboard and reporting tools with mobile device support, combined with SQL-based research functionality provides customers with both unrestricted access to the data and clear visual workflows.
“Panasonic applies learnings drawn from over seven years of statewide V2X technology installations, deployment, and platform engagements to bring technical and practical improvements directly to our entire user base”
In addition, Cirrus 2.0 insights are designed to be integrated directly into existing applications already in place. By providing easy-to-attach application programming interfaces, Cirrus 2.0 now delivers insights, warnings, and configuration options directly into the existing workflows of staff. This minimises re-training of users, embeds V2X capabilities into existing incident response formulas, and brings collected V2X data to roadway operators seamlessly.
Enhanced incident detection
The new Cirrus 2.0 platform also includes enhanced incident detection, with tools for leveraging connected vehicle data in different operating environments. It uses an advanced data architecture with insights that can be shared across a variety of information systems.
Additionally, its health monitoring capabilities have been refined and enhanced to improve system uptime, and the efficacy of a deployment from a cost management perspective – user device recovery operations can be completed remotely and automatically by Cirrus 2.0, reducing the potential for costly field repairs.
“Our new platform features align with the US DoT and Federal Highway Administration primary V2X deployment goals, and customers know that Cirrus 2.0 can help them achieve the same goals on their roadways.”
Operating as a “data broker” between various connected systems and core Cirrus applications, according to Panasonic, Cirrus seamlessly manages the variations in data elements produced by connected systems. This includes different units of measurement, naming conventions, and variations in the contextual factors of IoT platforms operating in very different domains (such as how traffic signal data might differ dramatically from utility work order systems).
By handling these domain specific data translations independently, Panasonic claims, Cirrus 2.0 allows many different tools to “talk” to connected vehicles in a consistent way. It also uses automation to reduce the cognitive load of users and expand the range of source data available for connected vehicle safety and mobility solutions.
V2X deployments require highly flexible and customisable user interfaces to effectively meet workflow needs, and the Cirrus 2.0 UX focuses on data ecosystem access. Distributed dashboard and reporting tools with mobile device support, combined with SQL-based research functionality provides customers with both unrestricted access to the data and clear visual workflows.
“Panasonic applies learnings drawn from over seven years of statewide V2X technology installations, deployment, and platform engagements to bring technical and practical improvements directly to our entire user base”
In addition, Cirrus 2.0 insights are designed to be integrated directly into existing applications already in place. By providing easy-to-attach application programming interfaces, Cirrus 2.0 now delivers insights, warnings, and configuration options directly into the existing workflows of staff. This minimises re-training of users, embeds V2X capabilities into existing incident response formulas, and brings collected V2X data to roadway operators seamlessly.
Enhanced incident detection
The new Cirrus 2.0 platform also includes enhanced incident detection, with tools for leveraging connected vehicle data in different operating environments. It uses an advanced data architecture with insights that can be shared across a variety of information systems.
Additionally, its health monitoring capabilities have been refined and enhanced to improve system uptime, and the efficacy of a deployment from a cost management perspective – user device recovery operations can be completed remotely and automatically by Cirrus 2.0, reducing the potential for costly field repairs.