Athens-Patras highway becomes the first in Greece to deploy smart lighting system
Athens-Patras highway, part of VINCI Highways’ network, becomes the first in Greece to implement a smart lighting system that automatically adapts the intensity of the highway’s lighting to the level of traffic and to the quality of driving conditions. This initiative is step forward in VINCI Highways’ commitment to achieve operational Net Zero Emission on its network by 2050. The adaptive lighting system deployed on Athens-Patras highway is part of the best environmental projects recognized by the VINCI Group, through its Environmental awards.
The system uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to guarantee the highest safety standards. It determines the optimal lighting level by processing live data (traffic, weather, road incidents) from multiple sources.
Constant monitoring of the vehicle traffic at each interchange of the highway allows the system to calculate the total traffic and make forecasts for the next hour. When traffic decreases and predictive traffic remains low, the system progressively reduces intensity of lighting.
The system also includes real-time data from the highway’s weather stations and cameras so as to immediately increase lighting in case of change in the driving conditions. The system is put into trial operation on the Elefsina-Corinth section of the highway and will be progressively will implemented along the entire length of the highway.
The adaptive lighting system, combined with the energy performance of the LED lights already fully implemented on Athens-Patras highway, will allow to reduce the highway’s annual energy consumption for night lighting by up to 75%.
The Adaptive Lighting system has been developed in collaboration with the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) and specialized start-ups including Extrabit, Ex Machina (EXM), Invision AI, and National Technical University of Athens.
