A new feature to control train traffic and report the closure of level crossings to minimize the risk of accidents while crossing. Skoda is working to test a new safety feature of the Traffication infotainment app with the start of a test phase as part of a pilot project in the Czech Republic. The app now also warns of approaching trains, thus integrating with other functions already operational, such as the warning of wrong-way vehicles and warning the driver of the risk of entering a motorway against the flow of traffic, to further improve road safety.
For Škoda domestic market customers, who already use the app, an update notification will now appear in the infotainment. The updated application will be installed only after that confirmation by the user. The warning of an approaching train, when approaching a level crossing, is shown on the central infotainment display, together with an acoustic notification and a pop-up. At the heart of the app’s operation is the transmission of the train’s position in real time to the cloud, which communicates the relative information to any Škoda vehicle that uses the Traffication app based on the geo-location of the vehicle itself. Škoda is already working on the integration of other railway companies across Europe and has extended the integration request to many others. The Traffication app is available for download in the Shop section of the on-board infotainment as well as in the Shop of the Škoda Connect portal and can be installed on all current Škoda models, except the Enyaq iV, provided the vehicle is equipped with the third generation Infotainment systems (called Amundsen or Columbus depending on the model). Once installed, the application activates automatically in the background without driver intervention, immediately showing warnings on the central infotainment display, whenever dangers are encountered in the immediate vicinity.
In addition to the new ones experimental warnings on approaching trains, the app is already able to display other warnings, either from external suppliers or directly derived from information provided by other Škoda cars. Traffication can alert you to inclement weather, bad road conditions, or an accident. Furthermore, the app can detect that a car has entered the motorway in the wrong direction and thus warn motorists of the potential danger. Similarly, the system can detect a situation of poor visibility when the fog lights are switched on by a Škoda vehicle and then send this information to the cloud which distributes it to authorized vehicles near the danger zone.
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