Data solutions

2.5 B KILOMETRES OF

ROAD / MONTH

MORE THAN 65

COUNTRIES

16 B TRACE POINTS

(GPS) / MONTH

We unlock the power of data through data science capabilities, such as machine learning and artificial intelligence, to enable sustainable mobility, data-driven decisions for smart cities and tomorrow’s logistics operations.

We develop advanced solutions by leveraging raw anonymised data from Bridgestone and Webfleet connected assets, an ecosystem further enriched with data from third-party sources. Our innovative solutions revolve around data as a service and insights as a service for mobility providers, such as governments and city authorities, traffic and map providers, commercial fleets, data marketplaces and connected vehicle hubs. By bringing telematics data beyond the vehicle, we are enabling our customers to take advantage of new opportunities arising from a connected world to improve road safety, business operations, traffic management, predictive maintenance and sustainability efforts.

OUR KEY OFFERINGS

VEHICLE DATA

We empower our customers to build data driven solutions by providing world-class mobility data. We enable solutions like live traffic services, road safety and sustainability applications.

Our mobility data, or vehicle data, is collected from fleets extracting over 450 vehicle signals directly from our telematics devices or from the vehicle’s OBD and CAN bus.

The most common applications are the GPS positions, vehicle speed, heading, and time stamp which, combined with the vehicle type, form our Floating Car Data set (FCD).

Other variations of data signals could be acceleration (3d), harsh breaking and cornering (ABC data), wiper state, ambient temperature, fog lights, hazard lights and so on.

ROAD CONDITIONS

We specialise in enabling solutions to make faster and more impactful decisions on road safety and quality.

Using advanced AI algorithms, we can detect irregularities in road conditions, such as potholes, as well as compute the International Roughness Index (IRI).

We can also generate valuable insights into the condition of roads and their evolution. This is achieved by analyzing traffic volumes, especially the number of heavy vehicles, and weather conditions.

Another solution is object detection in our video telematics devices, that provides information such as traffic signs, speed signs, cracks in the road, pavement conditions, lane markings and road constructions.

HOW DATA SOLUTIONS CAN BE USED

Fleet
management

Connected vehicle
data hubs

B2B
mobility services

Traffic and
map service providers

Road management
authorities

Municipalities and
smart city projects

The Bridgestone Data Solutions team, in partnership with Analyze (by KbenP), developed the Unsafe Road Situations Monitor for the city of Alkmaar, the Netherlands. This monitor provides the data and insights relevant to city authorities, enabling them to take data-driven decisions regarding their city’s infrastructure that ultimately improve everyone's quality of life.