Vulnerable Road Users Accident Prevention via Smart City Data Fusion: Experimental Evaluation of a 5G MEC Architecture

Enhancing the safety of Vulnerable Road Users (VRUs) poses a significant research challenge in the context of connected mobility and a plethora of technological opportunities trying to balance efficiency and widespread applicability. This paper presents a VRUs’ safety application focused on applying 5G Multi-Access Edge Computing (MEC), commercial mobile devices, public cellular networks, and data fusion between vehicle positioning and city camera infrastructure. The application showcases the designed system and its experimental evaluation in the Modena Automotive Smart Area (MASA) through an experimental 5G MEC infrastructure to build a secure and efficient connected mobility environment.