Green-Tech CAV: Next Generation Computing for Traffic Sign and Obstacle Detection in Connected and Autonomous Vehicles

Abstract

In recent years, advanced technologies are used in automobiles, which make it simpler to drive on roads. However, driving is not trouble-free considering the unexpected hindrances and difficulty in recognizing traffic signs while driving at high speeds. Due to the advancement in technologies such as image recognition, several automated vehicles and techniques are developed to assist the drivers while driving. In this paper, an integrated intelligent system is designed using YOLO V3 neural architecture for recognizing the obstacles and visualizing the traffic sign through the input image from the camera of the moving vehicle. A Vehicular Adhoc Network (VANET) is being used with 5G connectivity to share the information to the other passing vehicles present in the vicinity. Apart from this, a notification is sent to the nearby centre for clearing any obstacle if found on roads during transportation. Real-time images of every possible obstacle such as a crack on roads along with traffic signs are trained using machine learning algorithms, thereby making the system more efficient and accurate. These techniques are developed in order to provide an pollution free environment and reduce accidents in roads with the concepts of green computing. The proposed automated system performs exemplary in recognizing the obstacle and traffic sign, making it easy for the drivers to drive more freely and reducing the pollution thereby producing a eco-friendly environment. According to the algorithms proposed in this paper, the results show that the algorithm used produces accurate results compared to the existing techniques.