Hankook to help develop road risk detection solution

Hankook Tire is collaborating with SK Planet, a leading data and test company, to jointly develop a solution that preemptively detects potential hazardous risks on the road.

The pair’s ‘Road Risk Detection Solution’ effectively analyses road noise acquired from a moving vehicle through artificial intelligence and deep learning technology to identify potential risk factors on the road such as rainfall, snow, black ice, accidents, and other factors that may contribute to hazardous situations.

This information is then transferred in real-time to various public departments related to road safety and maintenance for a response such as removing excess snow or repairing potholes. SK Planet holds a patent for sound processing and deep-learning technology that is an integral part of this solution.

Hankook say it will provide diverse noise data to SK Planet and contribute to improving the accuracy of the technology by collecting data from its test driving tracks such as Geumsan, Korea, and Ivalo, Finland.

As soon as the development is complete, the solution is expected to be adapted to road control and contribute to road traffic safety in the winter, the tyre maker adds.